MERSING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested 20 Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching into the country’s waters today. Mersing maritime zone director Khairul Nizam Misran said two boats and fishing equipment, estimated to be worth RM3 million, were seized during an operation dubbed Op Khas Pagar Laut, eight nautical miles…
PETALING JAYA: PAS will not give way to Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal to contest the Bagan Serai parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15), says the Islamic party’s Bagan Serai chief Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid. “He received no mandate from the Perikatan Nasional (PN)…
PUTRAJAYA: The government should revive the food security council that was previously established to handle food crises, chairman of the National Recovery Council (MPN) Muhyiddin Yassin said today. The former prime minister said reinstating the council could increase domestic food production. “This is a global problem and Malaysia is no…
Daripada Vikneswaran A/L Raman HANOI, 16 Mei (Bernama) -- Atlet lempar cakera kebangsaan, Queenie Ting Kung Ni menampilkan satu lagi aksi bertenaga untuk meraih pingat perak Sukan SEA dengan mencatatkan rekod kebangsaan yang baharu, hari ini. Atlet berusia 24 tahun berasal dari Sarawak itu, melakukan lemparan sejauh 52.36m di Stadium…
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases spiked last week by 119.2% to 19,137 from 8,732 recorded a week before, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his weekly update ending May 14, Noor Hisham said the increases in cases, which came following the Hari Raya festivities, also…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has called on the government to facilitate the use of micromobility transportation instead of banning it. “The use of micromobility vehicles can play an important role in the success of ‘first mile’ and ‘last mile’ connectivity,” he said on Facebook, referring to the…
PETALING JAYA: Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s future as prime minister appears to be hanging in the balance after Umno unanimously voted to allow party elections to be further postponed until after a general election. One political analyst believes the decision puts party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi “firmly in charge” and opens…
PETALING JAYA: For several years now, the once-mighty United Sabah National Organisation has been trying to find its way back into Sabah’s political mainstream without much success. Last Monday, that changed when the party officially became a member of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, the coalition in charge of Malaysia’s second-largest state.…
PETALING JAYA: The durian supply has gone down by nearly 60% because of factors like bad weather and pests while prices are set to increase by 10% this year, says a durian farmers’ group. Save Musang King Alliance (Samka) president Wilson Chang said the supply issues also meant that most…
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has received the interim report by the special task force set up by the federal government to review actions and legal issues regarding the Pulau Batu Puteh (Pedra Branca), Middle Rocks and South Ledge case. According to a post on the sultan of…
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Mei (Bernama) -- Dakwaan harga tiket penerbangan mahal sehingga mencecah RM3,283 dari Ipoh ke Singapura ketika perayaan Tahun Baharu Cina tahun depan adalah tidak benar, kata Menteri Pengangkutan Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Beliau berkata berdasarkan semakan Suruhanjaya Penerbangan Malaysia (Mavcom), kos penerbangan AirAsia membabitkan destinasi tersebut adalah RM196…
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Mei (Bernama) -- Sejumlah 36 pemula niaga peringkat awal yang berkualiti tinggi telah dipilih untuk mengambil bahagian dalam program prapemecut “MYStartup” yang baru-baru ini telah dilancarkan oleh Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (MOSTI). MOSTI dalam satu kenyataan bersama dengan agensi pelaksananya, Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd berkata program itu bertujuan…
JOHOR BAHRU: The sustainable oil palm planters cooperatives (KPSM), which undertake fresh fruit bunches (FFB) trading activities through 65 weighing centres nationwide, recorded sales of 82,612.37 tonnes as of March 31, 2022. Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng said the participation of smallholders in…
Penduduk luar bandar di negeri ini dinasihatkan tidak terburu-buru mengusahakan penanaman pokok ketum di kawasan tanah milik mereka walaupun ada cadangan agar daun ketum dibenarkan dieksport ke luar negara bagi tujuan perubatan.Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid berkata penduduk sebaiknya perlu menunggu keputusan rasmi kerajaan persekutuan berkaitan perkara…
NEW YORK: Global shares rose on Friday as Wall Street rallied to end a volatile week of trading, while oil jumped 4% on the back of record-high U.S. gas prices. Global markets and U.S. stocks were down sharply most of this week as investors grew anxious about the possibility of…
Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. — Bernama pic KUANTAN, May 14 — Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today instructed the relevant authorities to expedite works to clean and deepen the rivers and drainage in the state that have become shallow…
KOTA KINABALU, 14 Mei (Bernama) -- Srikandi Bersatu Sabah telah menyenaraikan calon untuk bertanding sekurang-kurangnya di empat kawasan Parlimen, dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15 (PRU15) akan datang. Ketuanya Datuk Seri Azizah Mohd Dun berkata kawasan berkenaan termasuk di utara, pantai timur dan pedalaman Sabah, yang difikirkan mampu memberikan kemenangan kepada calon…
KUALA LUMPUR: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade cautiously next week, tracking the movement in the underlying cash market. Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd senior analyst Kenneth Leong said the FBM KLCI is expected to trend sideways, with sentiments largely…
NEW YORK: Elon Musk sent mixed messages Friday about his proposed Twitter acquisition, pressuring shares of the microblogging platform amid skepticism on whether the deal will close. In an early morning tweet, Musk said the $44 billion takeover was “temporarily on hold,“ pending questions over the social media company’s estimates…
Kerajaan perlu meneliti terlebih dahulu prestasi kewangan negara walaupun terdapat cadangan supaya Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) mengambil alih Sapura Energy Bhd (Sapura Energy) untuk mengelak daripada syarikat perkhidmatan minyak dan gas (O&G) itu diisytihar muflis.Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Ekonomi) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed berkata pertimbangan lebih teliti terhadap cadangan…