Kulai teacher loses RM250,000 in Macau scam
KULAI: A 51-year-old woman has lost RM250,000 after falling prey to a scammer who pretended to be an insurance agent. Read full story
Felcra launches own brand of rice priced at RM13 per 5kg
BAGAN DATUK: Felcra Bhd launched its own brand of 5% quality broken rice priced at RM13 for 5kg on Saturday (April 1). Read full story
Chicken, eggs ceiling prices maintained until after Raya
THE Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has decided to maintain the ceiling prices for chicken and eggs until after Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Its minister Salahuddin Ayub said the supply of chicken and eggs was sufficient and sold according to the ceiling price set throughout the month of Ramadan.
Govt to build stronger ties with China
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his administration will prioritise building stronger bilateral relations with China. “Malaysia always has had very good and positive relations with China.
Inflation at 50-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan
PAKISTAN’S year-on-year inflation hit 35.37% in March – the highest in nearly five decades – as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout. Month-on-month inflation was 3.72%, according to government data released today, while the average inflation rate for the past year was 27.26%.
Pharmacists oppose proposal to exclude liquid, gel nicotine from poisons act
THE Malaysian Pharmacists Society said it is strongly opposed to the Health Ministry’s proposal to exclude liquid or gel nicotine from the Poisons Act 1952 and urged the government to reject the idea. It said the government should instead strengthen regulations concerning the use of e-cigarettes and vape devices, including restrictions on marketing and advertising […]
Finnish PM’s rival upbeat on election eve as he tops poll
FINNISH Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s centre-right rival Petteri Orpo was upbeat today on the eve of legislative elections after a poll put his party in top place. “We have done a great campaign. We have the best candidates all over Finland and we are first in polls so I’m optimistic,” National Coalition party leader Orpo […]
Govt to prioritise building stronger ties with China, says Anwar
BEIJING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says his administration will prioritise building stronger bilateral relations with China. Read full story
Johor Umno supports Onn Hafiz’s leadership
THE new Johor Umno leadership today expressed its support for the state government led by Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Johor Umno liaison committee chairman Mohamed Khaled Nordin said Barisan Nasional (BN) formed the existing state government after the Umno-led party won a two-thirds majority in the Johor state polls in March last year.
Cops tracking down motorist scattering nails on road in Batu Gajah
POLICE are on the hunt for the owner of a Nissan Almera car to assist in investigations regarding an incident of a motorist tossing nails on the road which went viral on social media yesterday. Batu Gajah district police chief Mohamad Roy Suhaimi Sarif said the incident is believed to have taken place at the traffic lights of […]