Investment scam syndicate busted, 29 suspects nabbed
KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate operating dubious investment schemes has been busted with the arrest of 29 people in four states. Read full story
Capitalise on prime location
JOHOR BARU: Setting up the Iskandar Malaysia economic zone puts Johor in a prime position to attract more foreign investments, especially from Singapore which is facing high rent and operating costs, say business groups. Read full story
Actual results boil down to effective implementation
KOTA KINABALU: The multibillion-ringgit allocations for Sabah and Sarawak in Budget 2023 may look good on paper, but actual results boil down to effective implementation, says an analyst. Read full story
RM50mil grant will help preserve Unesco sites
GEORGE TOWN: The RM50mil grant to Melaka and Penang for conservation and management of their Unesco World Heritage Sites will help promote the peaceful coexistence and celebration of their multicultural heritage here, says George Town World Heritage Inc (GTWHI). Read full story
French prosecutors drop ‘sexual assault’ probe into cardinal
FRENCH prosecutors said today they had closed an investigation into sexual assault charges against a cardinal as the statute of limitations had passed. The probe was launched in November last year after Jean-Pierre Ricard, a retired bishop made a cardinal by pope Benedict XVI in 2006, admitted in public he had “behaved in a reprehensible […]
Woman injured in cooking gas cylinder blast dies
GEORGE TOWN: A woman who was seriously injured in an explosion involving a cooking gas cylinder in her home at the sixth floor of Taman Sri Bayu Flats, Jalan Kampung Bukit, Bayan Lepas near here on Thursday (Feb 23) has died in Penang Hospital here on Saturday (Feb 25). Read full story
Iran still seeking to kill Trump, general says
AN Iranian general warned his country is still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump and his secretary of state Mike Pompeo in revenge for assassinating top commander Qasem Soleimani. Tehran has repeatedly vowed to avenge the killing of Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ foreign operations, in a US drone […]
Shahelmey leaves fate to Umno disciplinary board
TANJUNG Keramat assemblyman Shahelmey Yahya, who expressed support for the current Sabah government, will leave his fate to the Umno disciplinary board. Shahelmey, the Deputy Chief Minister III and also Putatan member of parliament, said he was ready to face any action from the board.
Germany’s Scholz in India to press on EU trade deal
GERMAN Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited India today seeking to deepen business and defence ties between the two major economies and jumpstart progress on an EU trade deal despite differences over Ukraine. “We want to further strengthen our bilateral relationship with India and our cooperation on global issues, such as mitigating climate change and transforming our […]
Suppy of chickens, eggs enough for Ramadan, says Mat Sabu
GEORGE TOWN: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has confirmed that the supply of chicken and eggs in the country is enough to meet the high demand ahead of the coming Ramadan month. Read full story