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Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu is youth and sports minister

(March 1): A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane struck a bird while departing Newark Airport, New Jersey, on Saturday, and made an emergency landing with one engine on fire.

NTSB, FAA to investigate FedEx plane engine fire, emergency landing

WASHINGTON (March 1): US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered a new trade investigation that could heap more tariffs on imported lumber, adding to existing duties on Canadian softwood lumber and 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods due next week.

Trump orders new tariff probe into US lumber imports

MaMing Group of Companies director Lee Yan Yaw anticipates a very busy year ahead, with the planned roll-out of six projects. Lee himself is surprised at the company’s growth as it was set up less than five years ago. In this week’s cover story, he talks about the new launches this year that have a total estimated gross development value of just under RM530 million in Selangor, Perak and Melaka.

Persistence the key to growth

What happens when you invest in emerging-market entrepreneurs and teach them to scale their businesses? They grow and pay it forward by mentoring and helping the next generation, says Endeavor Malaysia’s newly appointed managing director Shan Li Tay. From a background in accounting, to working within the entrepreneurial ecosystem and founding her own start-ups, Tay brings her diverse experiences, profound passion for empowering companies, and a firm faith in Endeavor’s network to her new role. Read all about how the non-profit organisation inspired her, and how she plans to propel Malaysian entrepreneurs towards the international stage.

Scaling new heights

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) phenomenon DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its “theoretical” profit margin could be more than five times costs, peeling back a layer of the secrecy that shrouds business models in the AI industry.

China's DeepSeek says theoretical profit margin is 545% for its AI models

The Norwegian government will soon ask that Parliament increases its financial backing for Ukraine, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told public broadcaster NRK on Saturday.

Norway PM plans to raise financial support for Ukraine

The Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 (Act 522) does not have clear provisions for prosecuting people involved in the 50-year-old practice of mixing imported white rice (BPI) and local white rice (BPT), according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

No provision in Act 522 against 50-year-old practice of mixing imported and local white rice — ministry

The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) strong performance reflects investor confidence in the Madani government’s growth-friendly policies, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday.

EPF’s strong performance reflects investor confidence in govt's growth-friendly policies — PM

Malaysians can now check the status of their Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) or their applications for the cash aid at the official STR portal using MyDigital ID.

MyDigital ID can now be used to access Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah portal, says IRB

The Perak government has expressed its hope that the Kerian Integrated Green Industrial Park (KIGIP) development can be completed within the stipulated time frame by the end of 2028.

Perak wants Kerian Integrated Green Industrial Park completed by 2028, says MB

<p>WASHINGTON (March 1): US&nbsp;President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered a new trade investigation that could heap more tariffs on imported lumber, adding to existing duties on Canadian softwood lumber and 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods due next week.</p>


<p>MaMing Group of Companies director Lee Yan Yaw anticipates a very busy year ahead, with the planned roll-out of six projects. Lee himself is surprised at the company’s growth as it was set up less than five years ago. In this week’s cover story, he talks about the new launches this year that have a total estimated gross development value of just under RM530 million in Selangor, Perak and Melaka.</p>


<p>What happens when you invest in emerging-market entrepreneurs and teach them to scale their businesses? They grow and pay it forward by mentoring and helping the next generation, says Endeavor Malaysia’s newly appointed managing director Shan Li Tay. From a background in accounting, to working within the entrepreneurial ecosystem and founding her own start-ups, Tay brings her diverse experiences, profound passion for empowering companies, and a firm faith in Endeavor’s network to her new role. Read all about how the non-profit organisation inspired her, and how she plans to propel Malaysian entrepreneurs towards the international stage.</p>


<p>(March 1): A&nbsp;FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane struck a bird while departing Newark Airport, New Jersey, on Saturday, and made an emergency landing with one engine on fire.</p>
