PHNOM PENH: AirAsia believes it is capable of confronting rising fuel prices and the continued unfavourable currency movements, which continue to heighten global challenges. Capital A Bhd chief executive officer (CEO) Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said his confidence is based on the returned elasticity of the aviation industry post-Covid-19 despite fares rising as much as 25 per...
MELAKA: Delegates from the Melaka government are in The Hague, Netherlands to examine a 265-year-old manuscript that could shed more light on the legendary Malay warrior Hang Tuah. The document, which is at Leiden University in The Hague, is the world's oldest Hang Tuah Tale manuscript dating back to 1758. Other documents include the Hikayat Hang Tuah,...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian universities have excelled in the Times Higher Education’s (THE) Asia University Rankings 2024 with all top six institutions improving compared to last year. For the second year running, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is the top-performing Malaysian varsity, having climbed 11 spots and is now joint 52nd. The country’s second-highest ranked university, Universiti Malaya (UM)...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has filed an application for leave to commence a judicial review against the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The application was filed at the High Court registry through Messrs Amir & Rajpal Ghai last Friday (April 26). It named the...
PETALING JAYA: When news broke of Leftenan Muda Chan Ming Youn qualifying for one of the world’s toughest military units, many Malaysians took to social media to congratulate the first Malaysian Chinese to pass out as a commando in decades. He earned his green beret to join one of the world's toughest military units - Gerup...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Army’s elite commando unit known as the Gerup Gerak Khas (GGK), or Special Service Group, is no regular outfit but a force to be reckoned with in the face of armed combat. Tough as nails, they have earned the admiration of their foreign counterparts for their combat and survival skills as well...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants will take home a minimum overall monthly income of RM2,000 under the revamped Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "Currently, the minimum overall income of civil servants is RM1,765. A new criteria and measurement will be introduced; the minumum overall income including allowances will be RM2,000," the Prime Minister...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim launched the National Human Resources (HR) Policy Framework on Wednesday (May 1). The framework addresses key aspects, including equitable compensation and job welfare. Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong stated that the framework, which comprises three cores and 11 strategies, was developed after considering feedback from stakeholders and the...
SINGAPORE: Zhang Ruijin, an accused in the S$3 billion money laundering case who told the court to put his lover in remand after their arrest, has been sentenced to 15 months’ jail. This is the highest jail term meted out in this case so far. The 45-year-old Chinese national, who also holds a passport issued by Saint...
(Reuters) - Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said on Monday that his 15-month-old son Kobe had died. Ngannou, 37, posted a black and white photo with his son on social media and wrote, "Too soon to leave but yet he's gone. My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and joy." Fellow...
