KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor, arguably the country’s economic powerhouse that contributed 25.5 per cent of last year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), stands to lose out if it does not remain under the Unity Government’s administration after state elections take place on Aug 12. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: All broadband internet service providers have been instructed to reduce internet prices starting September, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the matter was in line with the implementation of the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP) which would lead to a reduction in internet wholesale
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed that semiconductor company Infineon Technologies (Infineon) AG had voiced concerns about the country’s political instability when considering additional investments recently. He said, however, after being assured of the strength of the unity government and that it would remain until the end
WASHINGTON: A Colombian court has granted bail for Nicolas Petro Burgos, the son of President Gustavo Petro, and his ex-wife Daysuris Vasquez, after the pair agreed to cooperate with a money laundering investigation. Nicolas Petro and Vasquez were arrested a week ago in connection with a money laundering case, according to
DHAKA: At least eight bodies were recovered, including children and women, after a bulkhead hit a passenger boat late Saturday in the Bangladeshi central district of Munshiganj. “We resumed the rescue operation on Sunday morning to search for five missing passengers as claimed by the locals and their families,” Louhajung Fire Service
SONGKHLA, Southern Thailand: A Thai couple who owned the firecrackers and fireworks warehouse that exploded in Mundok, Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat were arrested after surrendering to police on Saturday (Aug 5). Narathiwat police chief Maj Gen Anuruth Imarb said the two individuals, both aged 42, surrendered to the Malaysian Police yesterday and were handed over
SEOUL: Typhoon Khanun is forecast to hit South Korea’s southeastern region later this week, changing its course northward from the west of Japan, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Sunday, calling for the nation to take precautions against heavy rainfall. The typhoon passed through the northeast of Japan’s Okinawa at around
KUANTAN: A skipper was reported missing while two crew members were rescued after the local fishing boat they were on capsized about 26.8 nautical miles off the waters of Kuala Pahang. Pahang Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Maritime Admiral Kamal Ariffin Jusoh said there were claims that the incident occurred at 2am on
CHUKAI: Fishermen in Kemasik here claim that the RM7 million breakwater project implemented by the PAS-led state government has failed to solve the shallow estuary problem they have been facing for the past five years. Kemasik Fishermen’s Association Committee member Rozali Ismail also questioned why the project, which cost a lot
PERMATANG PAUH: Malaysia and Turkiye will cooperate to form a movement to tackle Islamophobia at the international level, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The matter was discussed during a phone conversation with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan this afternoon, he added. “We discussed Islamophobia. Erdogan and I agreed to head