Kimberly-Clark delegation calls on minister

KUCHING: Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri received a courtesy call from Kimberly-Clark Malaysia, a multinational health and hygiene company. The Ministry in a statement said the visit was led by managing director of Kimberly-Clark Malaysia Rahul Asthana. “The objective of the courtesy visit is to strengthen existing cooperation in […]

No plan to trim civil service: Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The government never had any plan or discussion to reduce the number of civil servants in the country. Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil said the government has always been grateful for the cooperation extended by civil servants over the years. “Awesome TV’s news programme Berita 757 reported that there seemed to […]

Singapore minister sheepishly admits woolly thinking over cotton

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean minister has sheepishly admitted to saying that cotton came from animals rather than plants in a slip-up during an interview that triggered bleats of mockery online. Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing made the error in a video interview on last Saturday while attempting to explain tiny Singapore’s reliance on foreign […]