KUALA LUMPUR: The bill to amend the Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 (Act 585) was tabled for the first reading at the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday. The bill, cited as the Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2024 was tabled by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia surges to the 14th place among the world's top tourist destinations. According to WP Travel, a website offering free web plugins for tour operators, travel booking and trekking agencies, Malaysia improved its ranking from 15th place last year. It said Malaysia has advanced to claim the 14th spot this year by welcoming 26.1 million...
"IF you build it, they will come." That's the often-misquoted line from the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams". The real quote heard by Ray Kinsella, the role Kevin Costner plays in the movie, is actually "If you build it, he will come." Whether it is a "he" or a "they" hardly matters really if you are one...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 318 complaints have been logged through the MyHelp system, the Health Ministry's reporting channel for bullying cases, since its launch on Oct 1, 2022. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said of the complaints received, 72 were filed by medical officers, with four identified as having elements of bullying. "These four...
KUALA NERUS: A young girl's dream to rear goats became a reality in 2020 when her father ventured into goat breeding as additional income for the family. Wan Rania Amanda Wan Mohd Faizal, 11, has formed an extraordinary bond with 228 goats reared by her father, Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Zulkefli, 37, in Kampung Baroh Tok...
Crypto market analyst Ali Martinez expects a price rebound for the Bitcoin (BTC) price in July after a month of bearish momentum. According to Martinez’s X post on Sunday, the Bitcoin price recorded an average price rebound of 7.98% in July after a “negative June.” Data shows that the BTC price plunged by 9.25% over the...
The global Bitcoin ATM market has seen significant growth. There are now over 38,000 Bitcoin ATMs worldwide, up from just over 10,000 in October 2020 and down by 2,000 from its all-time high (ATH) of nearly 40,000 in December 2022. According to data available on Coin ATM Radar, the global tally of installed Bitcoin ATMs stands at 38,279 as of...
Bitcoin’s (BTC) one-month bearish momentum seems to have ended as the miner selling pressure declines. BTC is up by 2.2% in the past 24 hours and is trading on the verge of the $63,000 mark at the time of writing. The asset’s market cap is sitting at $1.24 trillion. Bitcoin’s daily trading volume increased by 57%, reaching $21...
Russia’s sanctioned business association considers a national Bitcoin fund to enhance the use of digital financial assets in foreign trade. The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), a sanctioned Russian union representing the country’s wealthiest business figures, is considering launching a national crypto fund to use crypto in foreign trades as Russian business explores options...
It took almost nine years for Bitcoin to hit $10,000 for the first time, and a little over 12 years to crack $50,000. McKinsey argues patience will be needed with tokenization, too. There’s been no shortage of excitement about how the tokenization of real-world assets can change the world as we know it. One report by 21.co, published last October, enthusiastically...
