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Day: 14 May 2023

Panama Canal maintenance work aims to extend its life by a century

FROM their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinise the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In the middle of a gigantic ditch drained of water, workers scramble to complete maintenance work in one of the chambers, or lanes, of […]

Independence v accountability – the central bank dilemma

WHAT goes around also certainly comes arounds in politics as the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government now stands accused of the very thing it criticised when it was in the opposition. There was a time where the opposition was up in arms and chided the government of the day for allowing an Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) […]

Islam and Mother’s Day

IN PREPARING for his Friday khutba (sermon) before Mother’s Day, our Imam, Ilyas, related his experience “googling” ‘Islam and Mother’s Day.’ He was surprised and disappointed that the first two dozen or so entries were taken up with articles on such issues as the permissibility of celebrating it. That reflects a much bigger problem, the […]

Penang residents advised to store water, says corporation

 THE Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) has advised residents in the state to store water. The notice was made after Sungai Muda in Kedah, which supplies water to 80% of Penang, experienced an “extreme drop” in water levels.