RIYADH: Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom’s Prime Minister, Xinhua quoted a Saudi Press Agency report, citing a royal decree. The king meanwhile issued a decree ordering a Cabinet reshuffle, appointing Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman as
SIBU: A proposal to appoint full-time chairmen for the district councils would be brought up to the state Cabinet soon, said Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. “Politically appointed, the full-time district council chairmen who are close to the community are expected to
KUALA LUMPUR: Three associations representing the local banking industry are in full support of the five key measures to combat financial scams as announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The key measures were announced by BNM governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunos at the launch of the Financial Crime
KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia has invited Malaysian business community to invest in various projects under the kingdom’s Vision 2030 and to take advantage of the facilities granted by the country to foreign investors, especially that the Vision 2030 includes many new and attractive investment opportunities. In making the call, Saudi
MANILA: Super Typhoon Noru slammed Luzon island in the Philippines with heavy rainfall and winds over the weekend, leaving eight people dead and three others missing, a government agency said on Tuesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council confirmed the deaths of five rescuers swept by a flash
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering case involving Muar Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman closed its case today after calling 30 witnesses. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told the court that the prosecution was closing
KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi construction worker was found dead under the rubble of concrete that collapsed on the 51st floor of a building under construction at Oxley Tower, Jalan Ampang here early today. According to the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department’s operations centre, a team was sent to the
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MOHU) on Monday launched a new digital platform called “Nusuk.sa” to facilitate the arrival procedure for Umrah pilgrims from all over the world coming to Makkah and Madinah. According to the ministry in a statement via its official Twitter yesterday, the platform
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to collaboratively pursue mutual sustainability goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all nations to abolish nuclear weapons, which offer no security, just carnage and chaos, as amps up threats in his war against Ukraine. Guterres made his remarks Monday at a special UN General Assembly session on the International Day for the Total
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