PETALING JAYA: Domestic users of treated water in Selangor will see a minimum increase of 50sen in their monthly water bill soon. Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said this means the current minimum charge of RM6 will be raised to RM6.50 starting next month. He said for the domestic category, rates for water usage up...
KLUANG: A quaint kopitiam, hidden in a pineapple estate in the quiet town of Simpang Renggam here, has captivated people with its old-world charm and greenery. The second-generation owner of the coffee shop, Wong Swee Wan, said the shop has been around for more than five decades but started gaining more attention in the past 10...
PUTRAJAYA: The two-day 2024 Cabinet Retreat which ended on Thursday (Jan 18) night has strengthened the synergy and close cooperation between members of the Cabinet and the public service leadership, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. In a statement on his official Facebook page on Friday (Jan 19), he said various...
WICHITA, United States (AP): The panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner recently was manufactured in Malaysia by Boeing's leading supplier, says the head of the United States federal agency investigating the incident. Jennifer Homendy, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair, said her agency will look into how the part was produced by...
PETALING JAYA: Malay-language weekly Majoriti 7 has clinched a bronze award at the Putra Aria Brand Awards. The country's first premium weekly Bahasa Malaysia newspaper won the bronze award under the Media Networks category at the Putra Aria Brand Awards 2023, held in One World Hotel on Thursday (Jan 18) night. "Securing this recognition at the Putra Aria Brand...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Plantation and healthcare outfit TDM Bhd, a subsidiary of the Terengganu state government, has invested RM29.1 million to build two hospitals this year. Its executive director, Najman Kamaruddin said the group’s healthcare sector contributes more than 50 per cent to the overall profits and the two new hospitals are expected to increase the profits considerably. "An...
PETALING JAYA: The beginning of 2024 can be seen to mark a year full of challenges, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. "Some are complaining and many are sweating," said Dr Wee in a video posted on TikTok on Wednesday (Jan 17). "I read a summary of the challenges that have to be overcome for the...
JOHOR BARU: Over 4,000 commercial crime cases with losses amounting to RM267mil were recorded last year, says Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. The state police chief said the number of commercial crime cases Johor cops received last year was about twice that of the previous year. "In 2023, we opened up 4,383 investigation papers related to commercial...
CNN — Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, known in Iran as Jaish al-Dhulm, in the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan’s...
Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital says tokens with promising underlying protocols and product market fit are set to outperform in the upcoming cycle. According to a new report from Pantera Capital, tokens with promising underlying protocols and a demonstrated product-market fit are expected to outperform in the upcoming cycle “just as one would expect across other asset...
