KUALA LUMPUR: The National Industry Environmental, Social and Governance framework (i-ESG) for the Manufacturing Sector, to be launched by September 2023, could tap into the growing green businesses in Southeast Asia estimated at US$200 billion by 2030. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the
By Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR: Subsidies are, by nature, a short-term fix and need to be gradually removed as they can distort prices if allowed to continue for a protracted period. Running a budget deficit, Malaysia has seen its fiscal position strained by the cost of keeping essentials at
ST. PETERSBURG: An inspection was being carried out on the possible poisoning of school students after their visit to a restaurant in St Petersburg, the city’s prosecutor’s office reported Monday. According to the prosecutor’s office, many students did not feel well after eating at a restaurant. The prosecutor’s office has
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has advised the public to be extra cautious when receiving invitations to join or download the harmful application called “Pink WhatsApp”, as it poses a serious security risk. In a statement today, MCMC said the application is falsely advertised to offer better
SAN FRANCISCO: Nearly half of respondents in Seattle, northwestern US state of Washington, identified drug use as their biggest public safety concern, while 33 per cent were most concerned about gun violence, according to a poll published on Monday. The poll by Seattle Times and Suffolk University also finds that
ROME: Italy’s population is greying further amid falling birth rates, rising average life expectancy and people getting older, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) said in its annual Noi Italia report Monday. For every 100 people aged under 15 in the country, there are now 187 people aged 65
VIENTIANE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was accorded an official welcoming ceremony by the Laos government at the Prime Minister’s Office building here in conjunction with his two-day official visit to the country. Upon arrival, Anwar, who was accompanied by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail,
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden maintained Monday that the US “had nothing to do with” last weekend’s aborted rebellion by a Russian private military company that saw paramilitary forces rapidly move towards Moscow. Biden said during a White House event that the Wagner Group’s assault “was part of a struggle within
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang State Legislative Assembly will be officially dissolved tomorrow to enable the state election to be held. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he had obtained the consent of the Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak on the proposed date during an audience at Seri
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued its positive movement to open marginally higher against the US dollar today on the back of a slight retracement of the greenback against major currencies. However, the US dollar continues to appeal as a safe-haven currency and would see upside pressure following the uncertainties in