PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has secured over RM37.4 billion in investment commitments in the digital technology sector as of August 2023, promising the creation of at least 15,895 high-value jobs, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said that this remarkable achievement reflects foreign investors’ confidence in Malaysia Digital (MD),
KUALA LUMPUR: The national contingent is able to achieve more than the target of 27 medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, according to Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria. He said this was based on the current momentum and performance of the national contingent which
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia will likely move on a downward trend this week, easing to 1,400 points from the current 1,420 points, as most stocks are struggling to find their next direction. Inter-pacific Asset Management Bhd chief economist and fund manager Datuk Nazri Khan said investors have raised their expectation
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd needs to build coalitions with stakeholders to make meaningful progress on complex issues such as climate change, food security and economic development. Managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said no single entity, however powerful or influential, can tackle these issues
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) today launched Bulan Menabung Simpan SSPN (BMS) 2023 in efforts to become the community’s preferred savings product. Its chairman, Datuk Norliza Abdul Rahim said BMS is its annual signature programme, implemented in 2018 with the aim to improve savings practices in
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia strongly condemned the suicide bombing incident in Ankara, Türkiye on Sunday, which injured two police officers. “Malaysia stands in solidarity with the Türkiye Government and the international community in rejecting any acts of violence aimed at disrupting the legitimate political process,” said the Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra)
ISTANBUL (Turkiye): The perpetrators of Sunday’s foiled terrorist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara used a car they stole from a civilian they murdered, said the country’s Interior Ministry. The links of one of the dead attackers to the terrorist group PKK have been confirmed, the ministry said, adding that
LONDON: The website of the British royal family was temporarily disabled by a cyberattack on Sunday, German news agency (dpa) learned from Buckingham Palace sources. The internet presence of Britain’s royals was the target of a denial-of-service attack, in which requests from a large number of computers bombard a website
KUALA LUMPUR: Unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings have spread to 16 places involving nine states in the country as of 9 am today. Based on the Malaysian API Management System (APIMS) website, Cheras in the federal capital recorded the highest API at 164, followed by Nilai and Seremban in
HANGZHOU: The national men’s 4×100 metres (m) quartet ran a good race this morning to qualify for the Asian Games final at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium. Khairul Hafiz Jantan, Muhammad Arsyad Md Saat, Jonathan Nyepa and Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi clocked 39.40 seconds to finish third in Heat 1 of
