‘Spend more on hiring local workers’
PETALING JAYA: Business operators should consider spending more on hiring local workers by offering higher wages rather than incurring costs acquiring foreign labour, suggests a group. Read full story
Contract pharmacists threaten walkout if not given consideration
PETALING JAYA: Contract pharmacists have urged the government to do away with the interview procedure for permanent positions, adding that they will stage a walkout if their absorption into the civil service is not given enough importance. Read full story
Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha’s golden footprints
DEVOTEES are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage. The Shwe Sat Taw pagoda in the Magway region, west of the military capital Naypyidaw, was built around footprints that, according to myth, the Buddha […]
More flood victims in Pahang, Sabah
THE number of flood victims in Sabah and Pahang continued to increase, Johor recorded a drop and the numbers in Sarawak remained unchanged as at 8pm. IN PAHANG, the number of evacuees in the Rompin district increased to 323 people from 97 families at three temporary flood relief centres, compared with 320 people from 96 families this afternoon.
Spain shaken after deadly church attacks
THE southern Spanish city of Algeciras was reeling today, a day after a machete-wielding assailant stormed into two churches killing a verger and badly injuring a priest. Spanish prosecutors immediately opened a terror probe following the incident near the city’s port yesterday evening.
MACC nabs duo over false claims
THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today arrested two individuals for investigations into a case of submitting false claims worth more than RM60,000 from 2020 to last year. According to a source, the two suspects, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 50s, were arrested at the Selangor MACC office in Shah Alam at […]
SMJ development plan effective in bringing revenue to Sabah, says Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) development plan has proven to be effective with nearly RM7bil of revenue raked in by the state government last year. Read full story
Govt mulls plans to streamline allowances for village committees, says DPM
PUTRAJAYA: Plans to streamline allowances for the Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) and the Federal Village Development and Security Committee (JPKKP) are being considered, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
MACC nabs duo from cleaning services company over false claims
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested two individuals, including a woman, for investigations into a case of submitting false claims worth more than RM60,000 from 2020 to last year. Read full story
India’s Adani Group exploring legal action over fraud claims
AN Indian conglomerate owned by Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani said today it was exploring legal action against a US investment firm that accused it of “brazen” corporate fraud. Hindenburg Research this week alleged that Adani Group had used undisclosed related-party transactions and earnings manipulation to “maintain the appearance of financial health and solvency” of […]