KUCHING: Proton’s All-New Saga has earned strong praise for its sharper design, spacious cabin and improved fuel efficiency, with the enhancements seen as a significant upgrade from earlier generations. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap said the improvements were evident the moment he stepped inside the car. He noted that he
KUCHING: Proton’s All-New Saga has racked up over 20,000 bookings nationwide — including more than 600 from Proton Supernau — underscoring strong demand as the model enters the Sarawak market. Supernau Motors owner and director Gary Quek Kuan Yong said the surge reflects Sarawakians’ confidence in both the brand and
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic resilience is at stake as the country’s linear production system strains under climate and resource pressures. The Tan Sri Omar Centre for STI Policy Studies at UCSI University and Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies Adjunct Professor, Professor Datuk Dr Ahmad Ibrahim, said Malaysia can no
KUCHING: The Sustainable Resources and Wastes Management Bill 2025 could unlock one of Sarawak’s largest untapped economic opportunities by turning waste into a resource that fuels new value chains in recycling, biomass, e-waste and waste-to-energy. UNIMAS senior lecturer Dzul Hadzwan Husaini said the Bill places Sarawak ahead of most Malaysian
KUCHING: Smarter infrastructure management has become the next frontier as Sarawak accelerates its digital transformation agenda. For Insights Analytics Bhd (IAB), the priority now is not introducing new technology but strengthening the data behind it. Managing Director Frank Wee said Sarawak is well-positioned to adopt intelligent asset-management systems across water,
KUCHING: Illicit tobacco is bleeding more than RM15 billion (US$3.6B, using 1 USD = RM4.176) annually from Southeast Asia’s tax revenue, eroding public finances and undermining health spending, according to a new report titled “Illicit tobacco trade and fiscal losses in ASEAN” by the Center for Market Education (CME). The
KUALA LUMPUR: Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) has released two limited-edition commemorative coin series to mark Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and the 75th anniversary of the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Available from noon on Friday until 8.59 am on Nov 17, 2025, the coins pay tribute to both
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has urged the financial industry to deepen collaboration and embrace innovation amid increasingly complex and costly digital-age crimes. Governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said financial institutions must work across sectors and leverage technology to tackle emerging threats such as online fraud, cybercrime and money
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s enhanced anti-money laundering (AML) framework is expected to strengthen investor confidence and reinforce the integrity of its financial system, following the country’s latest assessment by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said the FATF Mutual Evaluation 2025 marks
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has urged financial institutions to uphold ethics and integrity as the cornerstone of compliance in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). Governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said while technology can strengthen compliance systems, it cannot replace human judgment and accountability. “No algorithm