KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants new areas of cooperation related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives to be explored by Malaysia and Japan through projects and programmes implemented under the Look East Policy. He said this included diversifying cooperation in the field of disaster
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to peg the ringgit to the US dollar as such a move is fraught with high risks and a large trade-off, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. He said a peg would not be the best move for the
DOUALA, Cameroon: Eight people, including two policemen and a civilian, were killed in an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) at the central prison of Kakwangura in Butembo in the Congo, according to an army spokesman. Eighty ADF members attacked the prison overnight Tuesday to free 13 comrades, including
CANBERRA: The “clock is ticking” to protect the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) from global warming, a research has warned. In a study published on Thursday, a team of international climate scientists including researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra examined how much global sea levels could rise
PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali has been reappointed as Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) on a contract basis for two years, effective today, announced the Prime Minister’s Office. The re-appointment of Mohd Zuki as KSN was consented by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
SYDNEY: Eating salt substitutes could lower the risks of early death from cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by an international research team including Australian and Chinese experts. Bruce Neal, executive director of the George Institute for Global Health and Professor of Medicine at the University of New South
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s second quarter gross domestic product is expected to expand by 8.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), way stronger than the consensus forecast (at 6.9 per cent), driven mainly by the robust external trade performance which improved by 30 per cent y-o-y, AmBank Research said. The second quarter (Q2
WELLINGTON: Google Cloud has decided to establish a New Zealand cloud region, a move welcomed by the New Zealand government. The decision was made through Google Cloud’s independent due diligence, and it is not a government procurement, according to New Zealand Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications David Clark
TOKYO: The entire Japanese government has resigned, Sputnik reported quoting a Kyodo news agency report. A special meeting of the cabinet started at 11.30am local time. The new Japanese government led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to be announced soon. Originally, the government reshuffle was supposed to be
MELAKA: The Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM) is planning to enforce new conditions for climbers who want to enter a Permanent Forest Reserve (HSK) in the peninsula, including using the service of mountain guides starting next year. Its director-general Datuk Mohd Ridza Awang said the use of mountain guides is
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