SYDNEY: Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (pic) said on Monday (June 23) that Canberra supported the United States strike on Iran and called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy. "We support action that the US has taken to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," Wong said in a television interview with Seven Sunrise. In a...
PETALING JAYA: Despite alarming numbers of children riding motorcycles and thousands of underage deaths recorded over the years, warnings alone have proven ineffective – largely due to poor parental oversight and lax enforcement, says the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam). Suhakam Children’s Commissioner Dr Farah Nini Dusuki said enforcement efforts are often futile without stronger...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies on Monday despite a strong US Dollar Index (DXY) as ongoing geopolitical tensions, with the United States’ (US) involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, in focus, said an analyst. At 8 am, the local note rose to 4.2420/2655 against the greenback from Friday’s...
PETALING JAYA: Four state police chiefs will be moved to Bukit Aman, with three taking over as department directors. Police secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Abdullah announced the high-level reshuffle in a statement on Friday (June 20). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan will be the new Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director, while Kuala Lumpur police chief...
PETALING JAYA: Flash floods early Friday (June 20) morning left a senior citizen here trapped in a house after water levels rose. When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the department was alerted to the incident in Bukit Kemuning at 8.29am. "The victim was then brought out with help from...
KLANG: The Selangor government agrees with the stand taken by the state’s religious authorities that the Federal Court decision favouring Sisters in Islam (SIS) Forum Malaysia may create a conduit for others to disseminate unacceptable religious teachings among Muslims. State Islamic affairs and innovation committee chairman Dr Mohammad Fahmi Ngah (pic) agreed with the Selangor Islamic...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government is committed to consistently reducing the country's fiscal deficit to ensure a more sustainable economy and to maintain investor confidence. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the fiscal deficit was at 5.5% when he assumed leadership in 2022. It was reduced to 4.1% in 2024,...
PETALING JAYA: Refined sugar, commonly known as white sugar, will remain untaxed under the revised sales and service tax (SST) framework set to take effect from July 1, says the Finance Ministry. Addressing concerns raised by manufacturer MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad, the ministry said the government's targeted taxation approach would ensure that essential goods including sugar,...
JOHOR BARU: As a young graduate who has just entered the job market, Hanie Yunus has an observation when it comes to the idea of raising the retirement age from 60 to 65. “Towards 60, I notice many at this age are just waiting for retirement. Often, younger staff end up covering for them. Their productivity...
KUALA LUMPUR: There was little to move the Malaysian market barometer on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve announced its widely expected decision to keep the interest rate unchanged, followed by a flat performance on Wall Street. The domestic benchmark index eked out a 1.05-point gain to 1,512.94 at the start of trading, suggesting investors remained...
