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Day: 11 June 2023

Discriminatory EU rules squeeze Malaysia’s palm oil sector, says Fadillah

THE European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) and several other rules introduced by Europe are discriminatory towards restricting businesses and Malaysia’s palm oil industry, said Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof. He said the regulation, in addition to the “European Green Deal”, is a proposal to restrict the entry of products from Malaysia, which are more productive […]

Indigenous upbringing helped children survive Amazon ordeal

LOST for 40 days in the Colombian Amazon, four Indigenous children survived eating seeds, roots and plants they knew were edible thanks to their upbringing. And it was in part down to the local knowledge of Indigenous adults involved in the search alongside Colombian troops that they were ultimately found alive.

Restructure of kindergarten teachers salaries ongoing, says Rubiah Wang

THE Rural and Regional Development Ministry is still in the process of restructuring the salary scale scheme of kindergarten teachers under the Community Development Department (Kemas). Its deputy minister, Rubiah Wang said so far, the ministry had only announced an increase in the monthly allowance for Kemas volunteers from RM500 to RM800.

Govt wants every Malaysian to own a home, says Nga

IPOH: With a total of 76.9% of Malaysians owning a home to date, the government hopes to see the numbers increase following the stamp duty exemptions for first-time house buyers, says Nga Kor Ming. Read full story

Gerakan to contest 13 seats in Penang polls

GERAKAN, a component of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, plans to contest 13 seats in the upcoming Penang state polls. Penang Gerakan chairman Oh Tong Keong said the state seats that the party will contest are Pulau Tikus, Pantai Jerejak, Kebun Bunga, Padang Kota, Batu Lanchang while the eight others will be decided later.

African business leaders bemoan obstacles to trade

MORE than four years ago, African countries gave the ceremonial push to a deal to scrap internal trade barriers – a historic scheme that would create a continent-wide single market worth trillions of dollars.  But African business leaders say cross-border trade remains entangled in customs duties, administrative hurdles and varying national regulations.