MANILA: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday killed at least two and injured some 30 others, reported Xinhua, quoting government officials. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed the death of one person in Benguet province in the northern
DHAKA: Drowning has become the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in Bangladesh as over 14,000 children in the South Asian country die due to drowning each year, reported Xinhua. In a joint press statement issued on the World Drowning Prevention Day which falls
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health will distribute three more types of medicines in its buffer stock to the private medical facilities to overcome shortage of certain medicines in the market. Its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry had distributed paracetamol and would distribute promethazine for the treatment of flu
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has successfully produced a new generation of rubber composites for the manufacture of aerospace balloons, the first of its kind in the world, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The research for the new-generation rubber composites, created by combining graphene extracts with natural rubber, was led by Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal for a new agreement to replace the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) deviates from the country’s nationalism struggle, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He stressed that to ignore MA63 is to reject the Federation of Malaysia. “The Malaysia Agreement 1963 is a sacred and foundation document of the formation
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia International Agri-commodity Expo and Summit (MIACES) 2022 will be a platform to counter allegations such as those on forced labour and sustainability issues in the agri-commodity sector. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said the government will ensure that the companies and ministries in the
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is capable of becoming a biomass hub through the development of a circular economy in line with the country’s status as the world’s second largest exporter of palm oil and the largest contributor to the biomass industry. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said to drive the
KUALA LUMPUR: The amendment to the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2012 is expected to be tabled at the Parliament latest by next month, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister (KPDNHEP) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said the amendment which would provide a more comprehensive legal framework related to the rehabilitation of business entities also includes the introduction of
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Kim was today awarded RM300,000 in damages after winning a defamation suit against Sungai Besar UMNO division leader Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos over alleged misuse of Yayasan Warisan Anak Selangor (Yawas) funds. This followed Judicial Commissioner (JC) Datuk Mohd Arief
KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Malls, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is having a giveaway until Aug 14 at its shopping malls — Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Velocity Mall, Sunway Carnival Mall, Sunway Putra Mall and Sunway Big Box Retail Park — to reward shoppers for their continued loyalty. In a statement
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