JAKARTA: ASEAN member states are preparing to start negotiations for the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) by year-end to propel their digital economies and unlock US$2 trillion (US$1=RM4.64) by 2030. The study on the ASEAN DEFA, which envisioned a harmonious digital landscape beyond existing agreements, was endorsed during the 55th ASEAN
JOHOR BAHRU: State-level engagement sessions to receive input related to Budget 2024 will begin tomorrow, starting with Malacca, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He said the Finance Ministry engagement sessions in several states are expected to take a month, and the tours to the states will begin tomorrow in Malacca with a dialogue on
KOTA BHARU: The National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) will only use local kenaf seeds next year, as they are more suitable for the local ecology compared to previous imported seeds. Its director-general Idris Mohd Salleh said currently, 1,500 hectares throughout the country are being planted with kenaf for this purpose. “The crop is
TAIPING: Taiping Bird Week (TBW), which has been organised since 2017 at Taman Tasik Taiping here, has succeeded in attracting international tourists from various countries, especially bird enthusiasts. Taiping Zoo and Night Safari (ZTNS) director, Dr Muhamad Ridhwan Affendi said that among the tourists who came to the event were from the
KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of nine more victims of the plane crash incident at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Thursday were buried today. They were brought out gradually from the Forensics Department of Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang, for funeral rites and prayers at Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahimiah, located just about two kilometres
SEMARANG: Chairperson of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) 2023 Arsjad Rasjid hopes to establish food security cooperation with Russia and India at the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, reported ANTARA news agency. He conveyed hope after India and Russia recently implemented restrictive policies related to their food
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has allocated RM80 million for corporate responsibility (CR) programmes this year, which is part of its initiative to drive the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) agenda. Group president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli said the banking group aspires to build a better world
BANGKOK: Thailand’s self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on Tuesday (August 22), the same day a joint sitting of the bicameral legislature will vote for a new prime minister. His daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is also the Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate, said this in a
BERLIN: A state of emergency has been declared in Canada’s British Columbia province as devastating forest fires continued to tear through the region on Friday, according to the dpa news agency. British Columbia Premier David Eby made the announcement for the entire province on the Pacific coast on Friday evening on
KLANG: The late Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh, a p-hailing rider killed in the recent plane crash incident in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, was working hard to help fund his younger sister’s wedding, scheduled for Aug 26. This was shared by his friend and fellow rider Mohd Rosmaini Sahlan, 42, who described the 32-year-old deceased, fondly known
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