PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (Efta) have successfully concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz. Efta comprises Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Investment, Trade and Industry Minister said this marks a significant milestone in Malaysia's international trade agenda. Zafrul said the agreement, formally known as the...
KUANTAN: The Federal Government has agreed to proceed with the preliminary works for five priority projects in Pahang, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said these five projects include the construction of the Bukit Rangin elevated interchange, the Kuantan-Chukai road (FTO3), the upgrading of the FT012 Kuantan-Segamat road spanning 51 kilometres, and Package Six of...
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized in Rio Grande do Norte state on Friday after getting sick with abdominal pain, his son Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said in a statement. (Reporting by Luciana Magalhaes; Writing by Isabel Teles)
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong actress’s daughter who attends two kindergartens, eats, naps, and uses the toilet in her car has earned her mother the label “monster parent”. Li Tianzong, 37, also known online as Lena, was born in Hong Kong to a mother who is a renowned pipa player. The former Miss Hong Kong contestant has...
NEW DELHI (Bernama-Xinhua) -- At least three people have died and hundreds are suffering following the massive outbreak of rabies in India's northeastern state of Manipur, reported Xinhua. The outbreak has been reported in the Churachandpur district, about 88 km south of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. Authorities have imposed restrictions and declared containment zones to tackle...
SEPANG: The Sessions Court here on Monday (April 7) acquitted and discharged the founder of The Sky Clinic, Dr Roland Victor, on a charge of making and initiating the transmission of offensive videos about the Covid-19 vaccine. Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman ordered the doctor to be freed after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish...
IPOH: Veteran actress Datin Noor Azizah Azizul Hassan, 79, who passed away on Monday morning (April 7), was laid to rest at Masjid Paloh Muslim Cemetery here at about 2.50pm. Over 100 individuals, comprising family members and close friends, attended the burial. Among them was 1970s singer and Yayasan Kebajikan Artis Tanah Air (YKAT) president Datuk DJ Dave. Noor...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will adopt various proactive measures based on a 'whole-of-nation' approach to counter the impact of the newly imposed US tariffs, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said despite facing global economic uncertainty, Malaysia's economic resilience was strong and capable of weathering the impact...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must be exposed to new technologies to enhance their efficiency, thus reducing reliance on foreign and external consultants, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the current demands require civil servants to change and the potential possessed by each of them must be harnessed for...
SHANGHAI: A 27-year-old Japanese man has trended on social media because his unconventional name of “Happy” has brought him just the opposite. After Terauchi Happy’s story was reported by ABEMA Prime TV at the end of March, a heated discussion about unusual names was triggered on the internet. His name was given to him by his mother...
