JOHOR BAHRU: Johor is expected to continue to be the air ‘gateway’ to the northern states in the peninsula, including Penang, just like it was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in 2020. Firefly Airlines chief executive officer Philip See Yew Jin said that starting in April, with three flights
IPOH: Only about 10 per cent of the people in Perak are believed to be aware of the importance of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) management for the environment. Perak Department of Environment (DOE) director Rosli Zul said the level is still low and the matter is closely related to
KINABATANGAN: A woman was found dead today, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing on a riverbank in Kampung Tanjung Bulat Sinar Jaya, Kota Kinabatangan, near here. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said the body of the woman, identified as Norsila Sayong, 32, was found
PUTRAJAYA: Re-entry of debris from China’s Long March 5B rocket into the Earth’s atmosphere was detected at 12.55am Sunday, according to the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA). MYSA, through continuous monitoring by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and a statement from the China Space Agency, informed that the rocket
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$109.02 billion (US$1=RM4.45) as at end-June 2022, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (IMF SDDS) format. In a statement on Friday, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said other foreign currency assets stood at US$5.9 million. The central bank
KUALA LUMPUR: Tax experts and industry players have proposed that the government should consider combining the best of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act and the existing Sales and Services Tax (SST) Act, and be called the Harmonised Sales and Services Tax (HSST) Act to improve the current consumption
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd recorded a net profit of RM329.0 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 (Q2 FY2022). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Maxis said its earnings were impacted by higher depreciation and amortisation charges. It was also impacted by the one-off increase in the corporate tax
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) welcomes applications to conduct clinical trials on products containing cannabis extract for medical purposes as no such clinical trials are being carried out in the country so far, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. He said the Dangerous Drugs Act
KUCHING: Sarawak’s total trade for 2021 surged by 27.8 per cent, reaching RM150.9 billion as compared to RM118.1 billion in the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In a statement today, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the trade balance also continued to record
KUALA LUMPUR: Honda Malaysia’s vehicle sales surged by 60 per cent to more than 39,000 units in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2021.The Japanese automaker said as at June 30, it contributed 12 per cent to the total industry volume. “(This puts) the company on track
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