KUALA LUMPUR: The demand for Mokara orchid and its high sales value in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opens up new market opportunities for the country’s orchid industry as the city is one of the world’s leading tourism and financial destinations. The Agriculture Department said that Mokara orchids produced in Malaysia
SHANGHAI (China): Global 5G users are expected to reach 5 billion in 2030 from 1.5 billion anticipated in 2023, according to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Chief financial officer and rotating chairperson Sabrina Meng Wanzhou said 5G has been in commercial use around the world for four years and it has
KUALA LUMPUR: Former national hockey player and coach Gurmit Singh is the latest Malaysian to ply his trade overseas after receiving an offer from the Hong Kong Hockey Association (HKHA). The 60-year-old has been appointed as the senior and junior national team’s head coach, as well as HKHA development officer
MUAR: An unemployed man was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering his mother at a house in Taman Temiang Utama here last week. Lim Seng Chai, 47, was alleged to have murdered his mother, Tan Choo Gek, 73, between 7 pm and 8.20 pm on June 18.
ARAFAT (Saudi Arabia): The Hajj season of this year has attracted 1,845,045 pilgrims from 150 countries, says Saudi’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq Fawzan Muhammed Al-Rabiah. Speaking at a press conference held at the ministry’s camp at the Arafat Site, Al-Rabiah highlighted the tireless efforts of the ministry’s
TORONTO: Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) trip planner at the Collision conference in Toronto on Tuesday, emphasising that China is a “hotbed for technology” and that it may step up its expansion in that market in the future. In an
KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang has been appointed as 100PLUS brand ambassador for the next two years in his quest to be an Olympic champion. F&N Beverages marketing business director Leong Wai Yin said the Dungun-born track cyclist is undoubtedly amongst the best track cyclists
PARIS: Tensions erupted in Paris on Tuesday after a police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old delivery driver in a suburb of the capital, with residents setting barricades alight and police responding with tear gas. The teenage boy was fatally shot by the officer earlier in the day in the
SEREMBAN: The Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun had an audience with the Yang Dipertuan Besar, Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir this morning to seek ruler’s consent on the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly. The audience was held at Istana Hinggap, near here. Earlier, Aminuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank’s Secure2u authorisation will be moved to the MAE App, effective July 1, to ensure a safer banking experience for customers, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) said. The bank said it has successfully completed the migration to Secure2u for online banking services including bill payments and DuitNow, FPX, and