Korea Aerospace secures deal to sell 18 fighter jets to Malaysia for RM4.1bil
SEOUL: Korea Aerospace Industries Co (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, says it has secured a 1.2 trillion won (RM4.08bil) contract to sell 18 fighter jets to Malaysia, with delivery to begin in 2023. Read full story
Travel agency director claims trial to cheating senior citizen over haj package
KUALA LUMPUR: A travel agency director pleaded not guilty at the Selayang Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of cheating a senior citizen of RM24,000 in connection with a haj package involving furada visa, four years ago. Read full story
Budget 2023: PM Anwar leaves for Parliament to table revised budget (Live Updates)
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tables a revised Budget 2023 today with economic recovery still expected to be a focus. Read full story
Malaysia logs 1,202 new Covid cases in 6 days
DAILY Covid-19 cases remained below 250 in Malaysia for the week February 18-23. The country reported 1,202 cases in six days, down 8% from the February 11-16 week.
Consumer price index eases to 3.7% in January
MALAYSIA’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January eased to 3.7% from 3.8% in December, the Statistics Department (DOSM) said. DOSM in a statement today said the index stood at 129.5 versus 124.9 in the same month of 2022, the slower increase being recorded since October last year.
Kamil Othman is Finas chair
KAMIL Othman is the new chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas). He was previously the CEO of the agency. Kamil was creative industry adviser to the Communications and Multimedia Ministry from January 2017 to August 2018 and Finas director from 2014 to 2016.
Canadian privacy regulators launch TikTok probe
CANADIAN privacy protection regulators said yesterday they have launched an investigation into TikTok over its use and collection of users’ personal information. The Chinese-owned platform is under growing Western scrutiny, and Canada’s move came just hours after the European Commission banned the app from all employees’ work devices to “protect” the institution.
Tampin court sentences man to 10-months jail for threatening to kill his mother
TAMPIN: A 30-year-old man who had threatened to kill his mother was sentenced to 10 months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here. Read full story
Kamil Othman appointed new Finas chairman
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Kamil Othman has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas), says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Read full story
Sarawak to expand one-stop centres for special needs children to rest of state
KUCHING: Sarawak plans to expand its one-stop early intervention centre (Oseic) for special needs children from Kuching to the rest of the state within five years. Read full story