KUALA LUMPUR: The Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry has introduced a new initiative called Empowering Indian Entrepreneurs (EIP), aimed at helping Indian entrepreneurs enhance their business management skills. Deputy Minister Datuk Seri R Ramanan said the programme, launched for the first time, offers free business management training in collaboration with Tekun Nasional. "This is part of the...
IPOH: The driver of the vehicle that allegedly rammed into a pregnant woman near the Menora Tunnel last Sunday has had his statement recorded. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 20-something-year-old driver from here had come forward to the district police station on Saturday (April 5) to give his statement. "Investigation is...
BEIJING (Reuters): China said on Saturday "the market has spoken" in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, and called on Washington for "equal-footed consultation" after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chinese retaliation. State-run Xinhua news agency also published the Chinese government's stance, saying the U.S. should "stop using tariffs as...
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar): The Special Search and Rescue Team of Malaysia (SMART) to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar will end its operations and return home on Monday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that apart from the search and rescue (SAR) operation by SMART having ended, it needs to be stopped because no more survivors...
MELAKA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he is engaging senior figures close to US President Donald Trump, to initiate discussions over the recently imposed 24% tariffs on Malaysian exports to the country. "I have personally reached out to individuals who have strong connections with Trump," he said during the Madani Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has been successfully elected to the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) for the term 2026-2030 during the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Meeting in New York on April 4, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. It said Malaysia’s four-year term will commence at the 60th CPD Session in 2026...
SYDNEY: (Bernama-Xinhua) An out-of-control bushfire burning in the suburbs of Perth, the capital city of Australia's state of Western Australia (WA), has prompted an emergency evacuation warning, reported Xinhua. Residents of parts of the suburb of Ferndale, 10 km southeast of central Perth, were on Thursday (April 3) morning advised to leave immediately due to the...
Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei might have announced his plans to marry his 38-year-old girlfriend Chris Wong back in 2023. However, the 74-year-old recently made things official by proposing to Wong, who’s currently serving time in prison. Wong, a Chinese national whose real name is Wang Qingxia, was sentenced to jail by the Shatin Magistrates’ Court...
Hong Kong star Casper Chan has left behind the glitz and glamour of the entertainment scene, embracing a more modest life as a hawker instead. She recently revealed on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, that she’s following in the footsteps of former actor Vin Choi and setting up her own stall to sell chicken feet. The 42-year-old...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights on Tuesday have been granted permission to work from home (WFH), according to Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz. He assured that this arrangement would not disrupt the continuity of public services. "Department heads have the discretion to approve WFH requests...
