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Food Bank gives free classes to help prevent student dropouts among the poor

ALOR SETAR: Food Bank Malaysia (Food Bank), a non-governmental body, has taken the initiative to provide free education classes to children of the asnaf group in Kampung Bakau Hijau, Bedong. Its chairman, Mohd Azrul Mohd Razak said the initiative known as the Bakau Hijau Class project is aimed at ensuring

Severe weather causes flight delays, cancellation across UAE airlines

ABU DHABI: Due to adverse weather conditions including heavy rain in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, some Etihad Airways flights may face delays, reported the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “Guests are advised to regularly check etihad.com for the latest information on their flight departures and to allow plenty of time to

Singapore’s key exports shrink further

SINGAPORE: The non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore declined 20.7 per cent year-on-year in March, following a 0.2 per cent contraction in February, according to the government agency, Enterprise Singapore, Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The decline was driven largely by the non-electronics sector, which fell 23.2 per cent year-on-year in March.

SMEs need to digitalise, automate operations to cope with rising costs: Samenta

KUALA LUMPUR: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should embark on digitalisation and automation to boost productivity and tackle rising costs, Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) national president Datuk William Ng said. He said the cost of doing business has been on the rise, especially with subsidy rationalisation

Huawei Malaysia anticipates 5.5G adoption among industries

KUALA LUMPUR: Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia) is envisioning the transformative potential of its 5G-Advanced (5.5G) technology and its forthcoming implementation among major industries in Malaysia. Huawei Malaysia chief executive officer Simon Sun said the 5.5G technology is not targeted at individual consumers but provides greater connectivity capabilities

Over 14,000 takaful plans purchased from PruBSN using EPF Account 2

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 14,000 takaful protection plans have been purchased from Prudential BSN Takaful Bhd (PruBSN) by Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members under the i-Lindung initiative. PruBSN chief executive officer Wan Saifulrizal Wan Ismail said the second iteration of the EPF i-Lindung initiative will assist more people in protecting

Raya songs with urumi beats captivate Malaysian hearts

PUTRAJAYA: In a bid to ease ‘racial tensions’ on social media, a group of youths from the Sai Naga Urumi Melam team have put together a special performance of traditional raya songs ‘Suasana Hari Raya’ and ‘Seloka Hari Raya’, accompanied by the rhythmic sounds of ‘urumi’ drums. To their surprise,

6,034 new contract teachers placed in schools nationwide  

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 6,034 new contract teachers have been placed in schools nationwide starting April 15, according to the Education Ministry (MoE). In a statement today, the MoE said that 1,858 teachers were placed in secondary schools, while the remaining 4,176 were in primary schools. “The placement of

Two friends charged with bribing policeman of RM60,000

MELAKA: Two men, believed to be scammers, were charged in the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here yesterday with bribing a policeman of RM60,000 to avoid action taken against them for an offence. Friends Teo Teck Qing, 26, and Keong Kah Wai, 19, pleaded not guilty to the charge made against

CNN names Vietnamese dumpling among world’s tastiest

HANOI: Banh bot loc (Vietnamese tapioca dumpling), a specialty originating from the former imperial capital of Hue, has been selected as one of the world’s 35 tastiest dumplings by CNN, according to Vietnam news agency (VNA). As introduced by CNN, Banh bot loc is Vietnamese pork and shrimp dumpling with