Senior military officials from China and Thailand reached “important consensus” on strategic cooperation when they met on Thursday, according to the defence ministry in Beijing. The meeting was held between China’s chief of joint staff, Liu Zhenli, and Thailand’s top defence official, Songwit Noonpackdee, during his visit to the Chinese capital. The two military leaders “reached important consensus on...
JOHOR BARU: The proposal to abolish the power of the PKR president to allow new members to contest in general and party elections will be discussed further at a party meeting, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "We (will) raise (the proposal) at the meeting because my decision that day was made at the MPP (Central Leadership...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has deployed nearly 200 healthcare personnel to strengthen medical preparedness for the 46th Asean Summit and related events here. This includes setting up medical rooms at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), the main venue, and at official delegation hotels. Medical teams are also stationed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Kuala Lumpur and...
KUCHING: Sarawak's free tertiary education scheme aims to meet the state's workforce needs in high-skill sectors towards achieving developed status by 2030, says Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee. The state Deputy Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister said this was in line with Sarawak's target of having 30% of its workforce highly skilled in digital economy, green...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A retired teacher has lost RM67,573.63 to a syndicate involved in a non-existent online purchase scheme for Harumanis mangoes. Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 61-year-old woman from Wakaf Tengah here saw an advertisement regarding the sale of the pricey but popular mangoes on Facebook on Tuesday (May 20) and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Turkiye are committed to enhancing cooperation in family policy and inclusive social services through a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (pic) said the matter was discussed during a meeting with her Turkish counterpart, Family and Social Services Minister...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's positive trade performance in April 2025 was underpinned by a double-digit expansion in exports, led by a rebound in shipments to Asean and China, as well as a surge in trade with the US. According to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti), the country's exports grew 16.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM133.56bil...
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. Treasury yields steadied allowing a bit of a breathing room for the U.S. dollar as investors took stock of the debt load of the world's biggest economy and awaited trade deals. Moody's downgrade of its rating for U.S. sovereign credit last week - due to concerns about that...
KUCHING: The overall progress of phase one of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project stood at 29.89% as of April this year, the Sarawak Legislative Assembly was told. State Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said this was slightly behind the planned schedule of 33.86%. He said the operations of phase one would be carried...
PUTRAJAYA: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES), through the National Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG), has successfully reduced the approval time for the Mineral Licence (Without Storage Premises) from 61 days to just seven days under its Bureaucratic Red Tape Reform (RKB) project. According to NRES, the reform is expected to lower compliance costs for...
