KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): A total of 158 Malaysians who are victims of job scam syndicates are still stranded in foreign countries as of last month, the Dewan Negara was told on Thursday.

158 job scam victims still stranded overseas, says deputy home minister

A total of 26,645, or 86.43%, out of 30,841 loan applications were approved for the youth group under the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme (SJKP) from 2008 to Sept 30 this year.

For youth group, 86% of loan applications approved under Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme — deputy minister

Felcra Bhd and the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) are not directly affected by the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), said Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Felcra, Risda not affected by EU's deforestation rules, says Zahid

New and existing airlines must go through an evaluation and audit process by various levels within the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) before they can obtain or renew their air service licence (ASL), said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

Airline companies need to be evaluated, audited before air service licence is issued, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): The second reading of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill  2023 and the Electricity Supply (Amendment) Bill 2023 in Dewan Negara has been postponed by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC).

Energy efficiency, electricity supply bills’ second reading postponed

A Dewan Negara member on Wednesday urged that Malaysia explore a new way to increase national income via carbon credit sales as a new potential source.

Govt urged to explore carbon credit sales as new income source

The Senate has allowed an urgent motion to protest and condemn the cruelty and tyranny of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people to be debated this evening.

Dewan Negara to debate urgent motion on Palestinian issue this evening

The government, through the Foreign Ministry, is playing an active role in calling for the international community to bring the issue of the Israeli atrocities to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Senate was told on Wednesday.

Foreign Ministry plays active role to bring Israel to ICC, ICJ

Strategic cooperation between government agencies will be increased to ensure that the Central Database Hub (Padu) system has complete data profiles, and is utilised as a monitoring and overview tool for the government to furnish targeted aid.

Govt agencies to increase cooperation to ensure Padu has complete data for targeted aid, Dewan Negara told

The setting up of the Malaysian Gig Economy Commission (SEGiM) needs to be expedited to protect the industry ecosystem and welfare of youths who form the majority of those in the sector, Senator Datuk Aziz Ariffin said today.

Senator wants establishment of gig economy commission expedited to protect industry ecosystem

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): The Ministry of Transport (MOT) will continue providing subsidies to allow people in the interior of Sabah and Sarawak to continue to enjoy the rural air service (RAS), the Dewan Negara sitting was told on Tuesday.

Loke: Govt to continue providing subsidies for rural air service in Sabah, Sarawak

Allowing the import of completely built-up (CBU) cars with small engine capacity will lead to the dumping of such vehicles in the local market and hamper the government’s goal of developing the local automotive industry, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

Allowing import of CBU cars with small engine capacity will hurt local industry — Miti

The amount of tax from the special Voluntary Declaration Programme (VDP) 2.0 implemented by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) of Malaysia and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) that was successfully collected until Oct 31 this year is RM128.85 million.

Total VDP 2.0 tax collection at RM128.85 mil as at October 

Efforts underway to separate the powers of the Attorney General’s Chambers and the public prosecutor's office will be a lengthy process, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

Separation of AG-public prosecutor’s powers to take time, Azalina says 

CAIRO (Dec 10): Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation dropped to 34.6% in November from 35.8% in October, pulled down by a slowdown in the rate of food price increases, data from the statistics agency Capmas showed on Sunday.

Egypt's headline inflation dips to 34.6% in November

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): It is important to establish the chief information security officer position within every ministry to effectively address the issue of data breaches, following recent incidents such as the breach of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) database.

Fahmi: Ministries need to appoint chief info security officer to combat data breaches

HONG KONG (Dec 10): Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were arrested on Sunday, just before voting began in a "patriots only" district election that has marginalised formerly popular opposition figures in the city, amid a national security clampdown.

Hong Kong activists arrested in city's 'birdcage' election

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Malaysia has expressesed its utmost concern on any frivolous and vexatious attempts by any parties employing various tactics to undermine and disrupt the course of criminal proceeding currently ongoing against Gonzalo Stampa.

Malaysia expresses utmost concern over attempts to disrupt criminal proceedings against Gonzalo Stampa

BENGALURU (Dec 10): Social media platform X will reinstate the account of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site's users backed his return, X owner Elon Musk said on Sunday.

Musk says conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be reinstated on X after poll

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A company and its director, a Singaporean, have been charged in the Sessions Court here on four charges of offering RM15 million worth of Islamic redeemable preference shares (iRPS) to the public between Aug 2020 and Aug 2021.

Company, director charged with offering RM15 mil worth of preference shares to public

GAZA/CAIRO (Dec 10): Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis and pounded the length of the enclave overnight, after the United States wielded its UN Security Council veto to shield its ally from a demand for a ceasefire.

Palestinians report Israeli battles in Khan Younis after US blocks Gaza ceasefire call

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A total of 351 sick and abandoned housing projects, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM32.87 billion, have been completed and restored by the Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) throughout one year of the Madani Government's administration.

Madani Govt one year anniversary: Restoring 351 problematic housing projects among ministry’s successes

SHANGHAI (Dec 10): China's securities regulator has published draft rules aimed at slashing trading commissions for mutual funds and addressing the conflict of interest between the securities trading and fund sales businesses of brokerages, the latest reform to the US$3.8 trillion mutual fund industry.

China proposes trading cost cuts for mutual funds, to regulate commissions

SHAH ALAM (Dec 10): A total of 97 individuals will receive the state awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the 78th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Monday (Dec 11).

97 persons to receive awards, medals in conjunction with Selangor Sultan’s birthday

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10):&nbsp;Husband-and-wife team Ng Han Yang and Rachel Leong, scions of property development and timber families, make their first foray into F&amp;B (food &amp; beverage) with the recent opening of Mellow at Petaling Jaya’s Seventeen Mall.

Days of wine + roses

KUANTAN (Dec 10): The installation of the first track for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will begin on Monday (Dec 11) — three years before the 665-kilometre (km) railway line that connects the East Coast and the West Coast in the peninsula starts operating in January 2027.

King to grace ceremony to instal first ECRL track on Dec 11

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A company and its director, a Singaporean, have been charged in the Sessions Court here on four charges of offering RM15 million worth of Islamic redeemable preference shares (iRPS) to the public between Aug 2020 and Aug 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10):&nbsp;Travilion Group of Companies launched its Parq Residence project on Dec 8, and it will be one of the tallest residential buildings in Kuching. Chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri John Lau and co-chief operating officer (co-COO) Peter Lau believe the project will do well, thanks to encouraging booking numbers and also their confidence that high-rise living is something Sarawakians are accepting now.&nbsp;

The sky’s the limit

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): The year 2023 saw Malaysia elevate its commitment toward an inclusive and sustainable public transportation service, which augurs well with the newly launched National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) that emphasises clean energy.

Sustainability: The buzzword in 2023 for transportation

DUBAI (Dec 9): Countries clashed on Saturday over a possible agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardising attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks.

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after Opec pushback

SHAH ALAM (Dec 10):&nbsp;A total of 97 individuals will receive the state awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the 78th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Monday (Dec 11).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Saitama Prefecture, which is ranked fifth in terms of population and economic productivity among the prefectures of Japan, is exploring further investment opportunities in Malaysia in the halal food and automated machinery industries.

Japan's Saitama Prefecture keen to invest in halal food, machinery industries in Malaysia

SYDNEY (Dec 10): Australia will triple fees on purchases of existing homes by foreign buyers, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday, as part of measures aimed at increasing the supply of affordable housing.

Australia to triple fees on foreign purchasers of existing homes

FOLLOWING a recent request for proposals (RFP) from the General Insurance Association of Malaysia aka Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (Piam) and the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As Malaysia) would like to explicitly state its dissatisfaction with the demand by Piam&nbsp;and MTA for the ownership and retention of agencies’ intellectual property.

Association of advertising agents oppose tenders that usurp ownership of intellectual properties of proposals submitted

SHANGHAI (Dec 10): China's securities regulator has published draft rules aimed at slashing trading commissions for mutual funds and addressing the conflict of interest between the securities trading and fund sales businesses of brokerages, the latest reform to the US$3.8 trillion mutual fund industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Malaysia has expressesed its utmost concern on any frivolous and vexatious attempts by any parties employing various tactics to undermine and disrupt the course of criminal proceeding currently ongoing against Gonzalo Stampa.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A total of 351 sick and abandoned housing projects, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM32.87 billion, have been completed and restored by the Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT)&nbsp;throughout one year of the Madani&nbsp;Government's administration.

BEIJING (Dec 10): The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.

Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision

GAZA/CAIRO (Dec 10): Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis and pounded the length of the enclave overnight, after the United States wielded its UN&nbsp;Security Council veto to shield its ally from a demand for a ceasefire.

BENGALURU (Dec 10): Social media platform X will reinstate the account of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site's users backed his return, X owner Elon Musk said on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): It is important to establish the chief information security officer position within every ministry to effectively address the issue of data breaches, following recent incidents such as the breach of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) database.

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