PETALING JAYA: Malaysian households paid RM100 for food items in 2024, while the same amount of foodstuff could be bought at RM30.90 in 1980 – no thanks to food inflation. According to a report by the Statistics Department (DOSM), the threefold increase in food prices in the past five decades also saw the purchasing power of...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s potential move to join a global treaty on plant varieties may criminalise traditional practices like seed saving and sharing, driving up costs and increasing farmers dependence on large seed companies, it was revealed. Federation of Vegetable Farmers Associations secretary Tan Chee Keong said many local farmers still use their own seeds as part of...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s food security goals are falling short, with data showing the country remains heavily dependent on imports for key produce like beef, mutton, cabbage and chilli. Latest data from the 2024 Agriculture Census Interim Report showed that the self-sufficiency level (SSL) for cattle and buffalo meat stood at just 15.9% in 2023, far below...
KOTA KINABALU: A proposal to expand the teaching of the Kadazandusun language in schools to include four other major ethnic languages in Sabah has been submitted to the Federal Government. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said the proposal came following engagements with various ethnic associations and teachers who called for broader representation of...
SANDAKAN: Historical tourism in Sandakan is set to receive a major boost with the planned establishment of the Martin and Osa Johnson Gallery at the vacant PWD 2002 Building, located near the iconic Agnes Keith House. State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Christina Liew said the new gallery would enrich the town’s heritage offerings...
PETALING JAYA: Constant pressure to succeed and outdo their peers, and concerns whether their degrees will land them suitable jobs are causing many university students to suffer from stress and burnout. Some of them also cited financial constraints, particularly those in private institutions having to take out loans for tertiary education. Compared to the days of their...
KUCHING: Senior energy officials from Asean will discuss energy policies in a three-day regional meeting starting here on Monday (June 16). The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) is hosted by the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry in conjunction with Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship this year. The ministry's secretary-general Datuk Mad Zaidi Mohd Karli said...
AHMEDABAD, India (AP): Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the...
US President Donald Trump reiterated his support for Chinese students in America on Thursday and pledged to help them remain in the country after graduation, distancing himself from initiatives that his administration has announced to limit or block international students because of national security concerns. “I’ve always been strongly in favour of it. I think it’s...
JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia aims to seal a free trade agreement with the European Union in 2026, Indonesian trade ministry official Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono said, after the two sides completed their latest round of negotiations. Indonesia and the EU have been in discussions on the agreement for about nine years, and are aiming to sign and ratify...
