Ministry working to move kids out of immigration depots
THE Home Ministry is in the final stages of drafting a cabinet paper on follow-up proposals to move children currently in immigration detention centres to external shelters. Its minister, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, also called on stakeholders to assist the government in upholding children’s rights.
SpaceX plans to launch most powerful rocket ever Monday
SPACEX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the moon and eventually beyond. The launch is scheduled to take place at 7am (1200 GMT) from the sprawling Texas base of the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
内政部近期向内阁提呈 转移儿童扣留营文件
内政部长赛夫丁指出，内政部近期向内阁提呈一份针对转移移民局扣留营内儿童的工作文件，。 他说，内政部处于收集扣留营儿童人数、年龄及状况数据的最后阶段，同时与利益相关者和专家进行数次交流，包括大马医药援助协会（MERCY Malaysia）创办人洁米拉医生及前内长赛哈密。
PMO urged to take over management of migrant workers
FORMER Klang MP Charles Santiago today reiterated a call for the Prime Minister’s Office to take over the management of migrant workers from the Home and Human Resources Ministries. “Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should be the deputy chair of the management while a retired senior government servant should be the chairman,” said Santiago in a […]
Ringgit to trade with upside bias v dollar next week
THE ringgit is expected to trade with upside bias against the US dollar next week, moving in the range of 4.3750 to 4.4000, an analyst said. SPI Asset Management managing director Stephen Innes said the greenback is expected to trade off the back foot in the future on heightened expectations of a pause to the US […]
PRESERVING ARTS AND HERITAGE FOR NATION BUILDING
Khazanah Nasional and its affiliated entities continue to weave threads into Malaysia’s rich social fabric through their arts and heritage efforts – towards nation building Read full story
Leave for 80pc of Fire and Rescue Dept staff frozen during Hari Raya period
KUALA LUMPUR: Leave for 80 per cent of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department officers and personnel has been frozen in preparation for any emergency during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season. Read full story
Chairing WHO pandemic committee a lifetime experience for Dr Noor Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR: Chairing a World Health Organisation top-level committee is a lifetime experience, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Read full story
Govt needs to approve additional subsidised cooking oil quota to ensure supply
PUTRAJAYA: The government has to approve an additional quota of subsidised cooking oil for operational purposes and to ensure sufficient supply in the market, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry. Read full story
French unions defiant as court clears pensions overhaul
FRANCE’S constitutional court yesterday approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, but unions vowed to oppose the controversial reforms as fresh protests erupted nationwide. The ruling paves the way for Macron to sign into law the unpopular changes that have sparked months of protests and strikes.