PUTRAJAYA: A total of 16 companies and facilities, as well as six factories participating in the Malaysian Energy Efficiency and Solar Thermal Application Project (MAEESTA) programme managed to save energy of 351,055 megawatts per hour (MWh) a year, which is worth RM26.2 million, since 2018. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to take part in the G20 summit in Indonesia in November, his aide announced Monday. But the decision about the format — in-person attendance or videoconference — has not been made yet, Yury Ushakov was reported as saying in a press
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2022 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships commenced with what could be the tournament’s biggest upset, as the women’s world number one Akane Yamaguchi was ousted by Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the first round. The 25-year-old Japanese was stunned by a straight-set 14-12, 14-21 defeat to Gregoria in
CANBERRA: Health authorities in Australia’s capital Canberra have warned of a new wave of coronavirus infections, reported Xinhua. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith revealed that modelling has indicated the territory is currently experiencing another wave of COVID-19 infections. “We are seeing those case numbers starting to increase
KUALA LUMPUR: Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has elected Oliver Wee Hiang Chyn as its new president for the term June 2022 to June 2024. In a statement today, it said Wee, who is also Tim Sekata Sdn Bhd’s director of business development, succeeds Tan Sri Sufri Mohd Zin. Wee was
KUALA LUMPUR: With the number of people over 65 years in Malaysia projected to triple from two million at present to over six million by 2040, Malaysia needs to learn from Japan on how to manage its ageing population. Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Katsuhiko Takahashi said Japan, which already has a huge greying population, is keen
KUALA LUMPUR: Emilia Hanafi, the former wife of well-known businessman, Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal, was sent to Kajang Prison to serve a seven-day jail sentence starting today, for failing to comply with a Syariah High Court order on visitation dates for her three children. On Sept 4, 2019,
HANOI: Vietnam jumped 39 steps to become the 62nd best country worldwide for quality of life in 2021, according to a report released by CEOWORLD, the world’s leading business and trade magazine. The Southeast Asian country scored 78.49 points, ranking 62nd out of the 165 countries, a great leap from
KUALA LUMPUR: Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (GTJAI) announced that Institutional Investor has released the ‘2022 All-Asia Executive Team’ rankings recently to evaluate the performances of financial disclosure, market value management of listed companies in Asia in the fiscal year 2021. This year, GTJAI won 16 awards (including 10 in
MEXICO CITY: The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Peru, the country’s Health Minister Jorge Antonio Lopez said. The monkeypox case was registered in Peru’s capital city of Lima, Sputnik quoted Lopez as telling TV Peru on Sunday, specifying that lab tests were done on Saturday. The patient
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