KUALA LUMPUR: Individual statements made by any key component party leaders in Barisan Nasional (BN) do not reflect the official stance of the coalition, especially ahead of the upcoming six state polls. BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said in critical situations, such as in facing the six
ISLAMABAD: Ten people were killed and six others injured when lightning struck parts of Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Sunday, rescue officials said. The incidents happened in the Sheikhupura and Narowal districts of the province, where the lightning struck several houses after heavy rainfall, Xinhua quoted the state-run rescue organisation
KUALA LUMPUR: The increase in Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) and Amanah Saham Bumiputera 2 (ASB 2) investment limit and Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) fund size has brought in new money totalling RM3.5 billion in the last three months. Permodalan Nasional Bhd president and group chief executive Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn said
KUALA LUMPUR: The Hague Court of Appeal in the Netherlands will decide tomorrow on the Sulu claimants’ application for the recognition and enforcement of a purported arbitral award of US$14.9 billion (RM62.59 billion) issued against Malaysia in February last year. The court will also decide on whether the purported final
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman police inspector, who went viral on social media recently, was charged in separate Magistrate’s Courts in Selayang here today on charges of insulting the modesty of two men, including a police lance corporal, and criminally intimidating an elderly woman. Sheila Sharon Steven Kumar, 35, pleaded not
KUALA LUMPUR: To present a comprehensive and holistic plan in developing commercial activities at the national borders it was proposed that a special committee comprising members of four ministries be set up. Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said, apart from KPDN, the
KUALA LUMPUR: Mastercard has launched Mastercard Strive Malaysia, in collaboration with The Asia Foundation, to support the growth of 100,000 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the digital economy. The Asia Foundation is a non-profit international development organisation. Mastercard said in a statement that the programme focuses on women-owned and
PUTRAJAYA: Sarawak was third most visited state based on domestic visitor arrivals in 2022, according to the Domestic Tourism Survey (DTS) 2022 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today. The state welcomed 15.5 million domestic visitors. DOSM said Selangor emerged as the top visited state, attracting 22 million
BY FARHANA PONIMAN GEORGE TOWN: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), scheduled to launch its maiden satellite to space from Russia tomorrow, sees huge potential in developing the nation’s space technology ecosystem with the combined efforts of the academia, industry players and regulators. Dean of USM’s School of Aerospace Engineering Prof Dr
TOKYO: The rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government has dropped by 15 percentage points month-on-month to 41 per cent in June, reported Sputnik based on a poll released on Monday by Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. The decrease marks the biggest decline since the establishment of Kishida’s cabinet in