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Permanent and pensionable civil servants who opt for the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) will not only have a permanent and unaffected pension, but will also receive salary adjustments.

Permanent civil servants opting for new remuneration system to keep pension, get salary adjustments

The chief executive officer of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Belvinder Kaur Sron, on Saturday called on the European Union to delay the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), in order to address flaws of the policy.

MPOC calls on EU to delay implementation of its deforestation regulation

Wars, disease, famine, pestilence and weather disturbances have marked 6,000 years of man’s recorded history. Yet mankind survived. The dropping of atomic bombs in 1945, followed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons have ironically not made the world less safe in the 80 years after the Second World War. The ravaging impact of climate change, on the other hand, has so far not spared any country or continent. Hence, unlike earlier threats to civilisation which were localised within a country or continent — even the Second World War was essentially a European and Asian conflict — global warming and climate change affect the entire world. It is a global crisis requiring global response. In consequence, climate crisis has emerged as the greatest existential threat, not just to mankind, but to our very Earth.

Practitioners of the law must be fully immersed in climate governance

The police carried out six months of intelligence and investigations before raiding 20 care homes linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings over allegations of child exploitation and abuse.

Care homes raided following six months of intelligence, probe — IGP

PAS has refuted that the party is related to a company that allegedly exploited children and religion, following raids on 20 charity homes around Selangor and Negeri Sembilan and the arrest of 171 individuals recently.

PAS denies link with company suspected of exploiting children, religion

The government is planning several megaprojects in the agricultural sector, including the first phase of a large-scale paddy cultivation initiative, with a total project value of RM5 billion, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

RM5b project to transform agriculture, enhance rice production, says Anwar

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc has picked banks for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its Indian business that could raise as much as US$1.50 billion (RM6.45 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.

Banks picked for US$1.5b listing of LG's Indian unit — Bloomberg

China's industrial output growth slowed to a five-month low in August, while retail sales and new home prices weakened further, bolstering the case for aggressive stimulus to shore up the economy and help it hit its annual growth target.

Downbeat Chinese factory output, retail sales make case for stronger stimulus

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is optimistic that Malaysia’s agricultural landscape will undergo a major transformation within the next one or two years.

Major agricultural transformation in two years — PM

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday stressed that cartel practices in the country’s agricultural sector must and will be stopped.

Cartel practices in agricultural sector 'must and will be stopped' — PM

Intel Corp&nbsp;has officially qualified for as much as US$3.5 billion (RM15.1 billion)&nbsp;in federal grants to make semiconductors for the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the matter, after the chipmaker reached a binding agreement with US officials.

Intel qualified for US$3.5b grants to make chips for US military — Bloomberg

India has hiked the import tax on palm oil and other edible oils by 20%, a move seen as helping local oilseed farmers.

The tax increase is effective from Saturday, according to a government notification on Friday.

India hikes import tax on palm oil, other edible oils by 20% to help oilseed farmers there

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday stressed that cartel practices in the country’s agricultural sector must and will be stopped.

US&nbsp;stocks advanced on Friday and gold continued to hit record highs, as investors looked to whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) might move more aggressively to cut rates at its policy meeting next week.

Prospect of steeper Fed cuts boosts stocks, drives record gold prices

Meta Platforms Inc&nbsp;entered into a 2018 deal with Google after concluding internally that it couldn’t successfully compete against the search giant, because of its monopoly over the technology undergirding online display advertising, a former Facebook advertising executive testified as part of a US Justice Department (DOJ) antitrust trial.

Even Facebook couldn’t compete with Google, ex-ad chief says

PAS has refuted&nbsp;that the party is related&nbsp;to a&nbsp;company that allegedly exploited children and religion, following raids on 20 charity homes&nbsp;around Selangor and Negeri Sembilan and the arrest of 171 individuals recently.

China's new home prices fell at the fastest pace in more than nine years in August, official data showed on Saturday, as supportive measures failed to spur a meaningful recovery in the property sector.

China's new home prices fall at fastest pace in over nine years

China's industrial output growth slowed to a five-month low in August, while retail sales and new home prices weakened further, bolstering the case for aggressive stimulus to shore up the economy and help it hit its annual growth target.

The Mahkota state by-election on Sept 28 will feature a straight fight between candidates from Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN).&nbsp;

Straight fight between BN and PN in Mahkota state by-election

The key focus at home this holiday-shortened week is August trade data, which will be released on Thursday. Monday is a stock market holiday in conjunction with Malaysia Day and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.

The Week Ahead: Eyes on August trade data, US Fed’s hotly anticipated first rate cut

The option for civil servants to choose between the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) or remain with the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM) will only be offered to those with permanent appointments who are serving as of Dec 1, 2024.

Option of Public Service or Malaysian Remuneration System only for civil servants with permanent appointments serving as of Dec 1, 2024

The chief executive officer of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC),&nbsp;Belvinder Kaur Sron, on Saturday called on the European Union&nbsp;to delay the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), in order to address flaws of the policy.

PAS, the party holding the most seats in Parliament, said it will not work with the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after months of speculation of a tie-up.&nbsp;

PAS rules out working with Anwar after months of speculation

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is optimistic that Malaysia’s agricultural landscape will undergo a major transformation within the next one or two years.

The police carried out six months of intelligence and investigations before raiding 20 care homes linked to&nbsp;Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings over allegations of child exploitation and abuse.

The government is planning several megaprojects in the agricultural sector, including the first phase of a large-scale paddy cultivation initiative, with a total project value of RM5 billion, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.&nbsp;

China’s steel production fell by more than 10% from a year earlier in August as the industry reeled from low prices and a damaging slump in demand.

Last month was a particularly brutal period for the world’s biggest steel sector, with top supplier China Baowu Steel Group Corp&nbsp;warning of increasingly bleak conditions. As mills fought deepening losses on every ton of steel they made, more of them chose to shut down furnaces.

China’s steel crisis sends August output to lowest since 2017

Officers who opt out of the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) will not be eligible for the salary adjustment, which will be implemented in two phases&nbsp;— on Dec&nbsp;1 this year and Jan&nbsp;1, 2026.&nbsp;

Officers opting out of Public Service Remuneration System not eligible for phased salary adjustment

European Union (EU) antitrust officials are considering ordering Alphabet's Google&nbsp;to end anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, but will not order a breakup as they had previously&nbsp;warned, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

EU's Google breakup order unlikely for now — Reuters

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc&nbsp;has picked banks for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its Indian business that could raise as much as US$1.50 billion (RM6.45 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.