KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Consulting is planning further engagement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is mandated to advise the Sri Lanka government on the divestiture of SriLankan Airlines Ltd. The consultancy was responding to the latest news report on AirAsia being among six bidders for Sri Lanka’s state-run carrier
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has scheduled a two-day hearing for Datin Rosmah Mansor’s appeal against her conviction, 10-year imprisonment and RM970 million fine for corruption, starting Oct 23. Court of Appeal deputy registrar Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli set the dates following a case management session today. Rosmah’s lawyer Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the continued tragic massacre by the Israeli occupation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory following reports of mass graves recently discovered in the Nasr Medical Complex compound in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip. The OIC, in a statement on Monday,
TAIPEI: Taiwan was rattled early Tuesday morning by 6.3- and 6.0-magnitude earthquakes, authorities said, following a series of smaller tremors the previous day, reported German news agency (dpa). The 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2.32 am at a depth of 5.5 kilometres, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The epicentre was
KUALA LUMPUR: Two helicopters, a HOM (M503-3) and a Fennec (M502-6) collided at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Base in Lumut, Perak this morning. The incident occurred during the flypass training for RMN’s 90th anniversary celebration scheduled for early next month. According to sources, the two helicopters took off from
MELAKA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia has gained world attention as a premier investment destination due to its political stability and clear economic policies. Anwar said policies such as the Digital Transformation, National Energy Transition Roadmap and New Industrial Master Plan 2030 are helping investors see the
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is poised to become a powerhouse in clean and renewable energy in the Southeast Asian region, especially with the emergence of high-tech industries driving up the electricity demand, said industry players. Speaking at the KL20 Summit 2024 during a forum titled ‘The Future of Clean Energy’, OCI
IPOH: About 100 staff of Tasek Corporation Berhad staff, one of the oldest integrated cement plant in Malaysia, picketed in front of their factory at Tasek Industrial Park, near here yesterday, after management refused to accept a proposed impartial collective agreement (CA) that contains 44 articles. Peninsula Malaysia Cement Industry
GEORGE TOWN: Penang created its own history when it received recognition from the Malaysia Book of Record (MBOR) for Planting One Million Trees in One Day in celebration of Earth Day yesterday (Apr 22). The epic event, organised by Yayasan Amal Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) Pulau Pinang in collaboration with
KUALA LUMPUR: The Civil Defence Force (APM) tonight rescued a two-year-old child who was trapped inside a car in the city centre. Kuala Lumpur APM operations officer Lieutenant Shahrul Kamar Mohd Johari said in the incident at 8.30 pm in Jalan Bukit Bintang, the father of the child, a South
