Premier attends Unity Govt consultation committee meeting
KUALA LUMPUR: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg attended the Unity Federal Government Consultation Committee Meeting here on Tuesday (Aug 29).The meeting which went for two hours was chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at Sri Perdana, Putra Jaya.Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof and component […]
Coach calls up 26 players for centralised training ahead of Syria, China friendlies
KUALA LUMPUR: National football team head coach Kim Pan Gon has called up 26 players for the Harimau Malaya centralised training camp at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya to prepare for the two Tier 1 international friendlies against Syria (Sept 6) and China (Sept 9) in Chengdu, China. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Pan […]
Chandrayaan-3 mission: India aims for historic lunar landing
KUALA LUMPUR: In a historic moment for India’s space endeavours, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is poised to achieve a ground-breaking feat as Chandrayaan-3 (CY3), the nation’s third lunar mission, is set to land on the moon’s surface on Wednesday (Aug 23) at approximately 6.04 pm IST (India Standard Time). This mission holds immense […]
Maybank allocates RM80 mln for corporate responsibility programmes this year
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has allocated RM80 million for corporate responsibility (CR) programmes this year, which is part of its initiative to drive the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) agenda. Group president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli said the banking group aspires to build a better world while undertaking its day-to-day business […]
Soon Huat-Shevon hoping to overcome medal drought at World Championships
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s professional mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie have targeted a semifinal spot to ensure a medal from the World Badminton Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark from Aug 21 to 27. Soon Huat, 33, said after having lost at the quarterfinal stages in the previous editions, he and his partner Shevon […]
Petrol, diesel prices unchanged till Aug 23
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged for the Aug 17 to 23 period. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement today, said that based on the weekly retail pricing of petroleum products using the Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM) formula, RON97 would remain at RM3.37 […]
Regulate foreign labour: Economist
KUALA LUMPUR: Prominent economist Prof Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram today called for the regularisation of foreign labour to recognise the participation of undocumented foreign workers in the country’s labour workforce under the MADANI Economy. He said currently, Malaysia did not include undocumented foreign workers in its per capita income. “One of the features of […]
Malaysia can play significant role in fostering peace in Ukraine, says lawmaker
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia can play a significant role in fostering peace in Ukraine by supporting the ten-point “peace formula” unveiled by President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at addressing the Russian aggression within Ukrainian territory. Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Ties of Ukrainian Parliament, Oleksandr Merezhko, said Malaysia could participate in the implementation […]
Astana becomes first world class team to confirm participation in LTdL 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Astana Qazaqstan Team (Astana), a World status team, became the first professional team to confirm their participation in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2023 from Sept 23 to Sept 30. LTdL in a statement said although the Astana Team did not produce a significant result last season, the team has become a […]
Avoid 3R sentiments to safeguard unity, country’s sovereignty
KUALA LUMPUR: There’s a Malay proverb that goes “Kuat berdiri pohon kerana akarnya, kuat akar kerana tanah”, which directly translates as the strength of the trunk derives from the roots, the strength of the roots derives from the ground. What it essentially implies is that the strength of a government is attributable to its great […]
