BANGKOK: Thai Airways International (THAI) is changing its passenger luggage allowance for certain economy class tickets from 25 kilogrammes to 23kg from April 1 onward. In an internal announcement to its ticket-selling partners, THAI said the new luggage rules will be applied to booking classes L, W (Saver Fare Family) and V, S, K (Standard Fare...
JAKARTA: (Bernama) Mass layoffs have affected more than 60,000 workers across 50 companies in Indonesia between January and February 2025, according to the Labour Party and the Indonesian Workers’ Confederation (KSPI). KSPI President Said Iqbal said its research has indicated that 30 per cent of these companies, including the renowned textile firm Sritex, have gone bankrupt, emphasising the...
BUTTERWORTH: A 39-year-old worker died after falling from a factory roof while conducting repairs in Perai on Thursday morning, says Penang Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department director Hairozie Asri. In a statement on Friday (March 14), Hairozie said the deceased was an employee of a contractor that had been engaged for repair work at the factory for...
PUTRAJAYA: After around six hours of questioning, former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for the day. Friday (March 14) was the second straight day he was at the graft buster's offices and it is believed he will return for further sessions on Monday (March 17). ALSO...
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for a former lorry driver convicted of murdering his wife and seven-month-old daughter in 2016. Notably, the decision coincided with Satvender Singh’s 39th birthday. A three-judge panel comprising Justices Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, Datuk Abu Bakar Jais, and Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil allowed the prosecution’s appeal to...
KUALA LUMPUR: A video depicting four robbers entering a house in Desa Vita, Sepang, before three of them were shot dead early Friday morning (March 14) has gained viral attention on social media. Based on CCTV footage, the suspects were seen entering the house through the back fence at about 1.41am. However, after barely a minute, all...
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesia posted an unlikely budget deficit as of February due to a double-digit drop in state revenues, adding to concerns about the health of government finances this year. The shortfall stood at 31.2 trillion rupiah in the first two months of 2025, equivalent to 0.13% of gross domestic product, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati...
KUALA LUMPUR: Close to 5,000 transactions were made at the pioneer Sentuhan Madani kiosks in January, says Pantau Madani unit director-general Mohd Khalid Mohamed Latiff. Mohd Khalid said the kiosks at the Alamanda shopping mall in Putrajaya recorded 4,689 transactions. Of the number, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) service at the kiosk recorded 2,981 transactions, making up...
PETALING JAYA: From April 1, tobacco products can no longer be put on open display at shops in several states. Instead, they must be kept hidden from view in closed cabinets. The move is in line with the Smoking Products Control Act for Public Health 2024 (Act 852), which prohibits point-of-sale display of smoking products at eateries...
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited the Ramadan Bazaar in Section 2 Thursday (March 13). Accompanied by Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and state Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneurship Committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi, Anwar arrived at 6.15pm and spent approximately 20 minutes engaging with traders and visitors at the bazaar, which...
