Author: Bernama

Chandrayaan-3 mission aims for pivotal scientific contribution

KUALA LUMPUR: The scientific data collected by Chandrayaan-3 (CY3) mission, India’s third lunar exploration which successfully touched down on the moon’s surface on Aug 23 is expected to provide critical ground information for international remote sensing endeavours.  Dr T.V. Venkateswaran, a senior Indian scientist at Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation

Malaysians very patriotic, bank on Madani spirit to forge ahead

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia gears up for the National Day celebration on Thursday, a study by Kajidata Research shows its citizens have great patriotism and place high hopes on the Madani concept to build a glorious Malaysia. The study, conducted in July 2023 using 1,082 respondents from all major ethnicities

Four Myanmar men freed of countryman’s murder charge

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today acquitted and discharged four Myanmar nationals over the murder of their fellow countryman four years ago. Judge K. Muniandy made the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against Pau Deih Lian, Kai Lian Mong, Kai

Support PH for the sake of development: Ahmad Maslan

MUAR: Voters have a simple choice to make in the Simpang Jeram and Pulai by-elections – pick the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidates to ensure continued development and the people’s well-being, according to UMNO supreme council member Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Johor UMNO deputy chairman said a vote for PH

Businesses foresee improving situation for 3Q 2023  

KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses foresee an improving business situation for the third quarter (3Q) of 2023 with the confidence indicator turning positive to 0.7 per cent from -3.1 per cent in the second quarter (2Q), says the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said

UMW Holdings’ net profit surges to RM303.55 mln in 2Q

KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Holdings Bhd’s net profit almost tripled to RM303.55 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 (2Q 2023) from RM107.19 million in 2Q 2022 on the back of gains from the sale of an industrial land in Serendah. Revenue surged 20.2 per cent to RM4.48 billion

NZ scientists save endangered parrot through genome sequencing

WELLINGTON: New Zealand scientists have tried to save kakapo, a nocturnal, flightless, critically endangered New Zealand parrot, through genome sequencing, reported Xinhua. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of 169 kakapos, which were nearly all of the individuals that were alive when the researchers started the work in 2018, according to

Malaysia mulls nuclear in energy mix, further consideration needed

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is not ruling out nuclear power generation but needs to make further consideration before integrating it into the country’s energy mix, said Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli. He said to manage the energy trilemma, the country did not have the leisure to rule out anything while recognising

Sabah offers treasure trove of genetic resources for biotech, says minister

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah, with its immense biodiversity, offers a treasure trove of genetic resources that could be tapped for various biotechnological applications, said the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang. He said the state’s rich ecosystems including rainforests, coral reefs and deep-sea environments, house a plethora of organisms,