Day: 10 May 2023

Services sector revenue up 13.1% in Q1 2023

MALAYSIA’S services sector revenue grew 13.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM560.3 billion in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023) from RM495.5 billion in the same quarter last year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said. This performance was mainly driven by contributions from the wholesale and retail trade, food and beverages and accommodation segment which rose 13.1% y-o-y […]

Pole vault star auctions off winning shoes for Philippine kids

POLE vault star Ernest John Obiena will auction off his gold-medal-winning spikes to raise money for children back home in the Philippines who practise in a sawdust pit. World-ranked no. 3 Obiena took his third consecutive gold at the SEA Games in Phnom Penh on Monday.

Azam Baki is MACC chief for another year

AZAM Baki has been reappointed MACC chief commissioner for another year effective May 12, Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali said today. He said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to the reappointment.

PAS leader urges Putrajaya to scrap Coldplay concert

WHILE Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim welcomed British rock band Coldplay for their concert scheduled in November this year, a PAS leader has called on the government to nix the event.  Former Temerloh MP Nasrudin Hassan, in a Facebook post, said the concert will not bring any good to race, religion and the country. 

Chinese chipmaker plans Shanghai listing after swerving US export curbs

A TOP Chinese chipmaker is moving forward with a stock listing in Shanghai after receiving assurances its suppliers in the United States will not be affected by export curbs imposed on Beijing, a report said today. American manufacturers of tools for making semiconductors have informed ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) that they will be able to […]

Azam Baki reappointed MACC chief for another year

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Azam Baki has been reappointed as Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner effective May 12, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. Read full story