Legal amendments necessary to prevent diesel smuggling

LEGISLATIVE amendments are needed to enable the Road Transport Department take action against modified foreign-registered vehicles in an effort to deal with the issue of diesel subsidy leakages. Deputy Finance Minister I Ahmad Maslan said he will bring the matter to the attention of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to ensure better enforcement to curb diesel smuggling using modified vehicles.

N. Korea wants UN to urge halt to US-S. Korea drills

NORTH Korea’s Foreign Ministry called on the United Nations to urge a halt to joint military drills by Seoul and Washington, state media reported today. The drills and rhetoric from the allies have pushed tensions to an “extremely dangerous level,” vice-foreign minister Kim Son-gyong said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News […]

Up to Finas, MCMC to act on 'Mentega Terbang' film, says Comms Minister

SHAH ALAM: The Communications and Digital Ministry is leaving it to the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to take action over the controversial film “Mentega Terbang”, says Fahmi Fadzil. Read full story

China raises defence budget 7.2% for 2023

CHINA today said said it would raise its defence spending by 7.2% in 2023, compared with 7.1% last year, as its outgoing premier warned of growing “external” threats to Beijing’s rise. The country will spend  ¥1.55 trillion yuan (RM1 billion) on defence this year, according to a report by the Finance Ministry published on the […]