Dr Wee to debate on Agriculture Ministry Budget 2023 allocation in Parliament
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong will be debating on Budget 2023 for the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (March 15). Read full story
Petros gets first carbon storage licence
PETROLEUM Sarawak Berhad (Petros) has been given its first carbon storage licence as part of the state’s first step to exploit its potential for carbon dioxide storage, estimated to be around 9 billion tonnes. The licence, issued by the Land and Survey Department, is for an area in the North Luconia shoals, around 100 km […]
China retail sales up in New Year after Covid reopening
CHINESE retail sales rebounded in January and February as Beijing abandoned its suffocating zero-Covid policy, reopening borders and ending mandatory quarantine, and the country celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday. The 3.5% growth, released by the National Bureau of Statistics, came in line with expectations and was much better than the 1.8% drop suffered in […]
Islamophobia, acts of violence must be rejected, says PM
ISLAMOPHOBIA and all acts of hatred and violence against individuals based on religion or belief must be rejected, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. He said to achieve that, Malaysia is ready to cooperate constructively and collectively with the world community.
Investors pitch mega industrial park, hydro dam projects to Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: An 8,100ha Sabah International Industrial Park and a new port at Kimanis in south-western Beaufort district have been proposed to the state government. Read full story
Salahuddin banking on more Rahmah initiatives
SUBANG JAYA: The Rahmah umbrella that covers the B40 group is set to spread wider with affordable insurance or loans on the cards. Read full story
April 18 fixed for decision on Peter Anthony's appeal
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fixed April 18 to deliver its decision in an appeal by former Sabah minister Datuk Peter Anthony against his conviction and sentence for using falsified documents. Read full story
Guan Eng sends Muhyiddin letter of demand for alleged false statement
LIM Guan Eng’s lawyers have sent a letter of demand to former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin for asserting that Lim had cancelled the tax exemption given to the Albukhary Foundation during his time as finance minister. The DAP national chairman posted on Facebook that his lawyers sent a letter of demand to Muhyiddin to […]
Japan parliament expels YouTuber MP who never came to work
A CELEBRITY gossip YouTuber-turned-lawmaker became the first MP expelled by Japan’s parliament in over 70 years Wednesday, having not shown up to work once. Yoshikazu Higashitani, known by his online moniker GaaSyy, had been ordered to apologise for his months-long absence earlier in March.
Australian subs deal could have ‘deadly’ consequences, says former PM
A FORMER Australian prime minister today rubbished the country’s landmark nuclear-powered submarines deal, saying it unnecessarily targeted China and could have “deadly consequences”. Australia announced on Monday it would buy up to five US submarines in an ambitious effort to bulk up Western muscle in the face of a rising China.