IPOH: The Perak state government will ensure that non-radioactive rare earth element (NR-REE) products remain the property of the state government, and not managed by any government-linked companies (GLCs) such as Petronas, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. The Mentri Besar said that the matter is a concern for all state governments in the country because they...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may have been ranked as the second worst in the world for work-life balance, but the rating was possibly dragged down by two of the nine metrics used, says an employment legal practitioner. Chia Swee Yik said the minimum wage (about US$1) and LGBTQ+ inclusivity (score 15) seem to have affected Malaysia’s ranking. Commenting...
PETALING JAYA: Bosses are keen on keeping workplaces safe but they simply do not have the resources to do it.It has been a month since the new occupational safety and health rules were implemented but many employers are still in the dark about the details of the law, and those who are aware are struggling...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has studied all the implications and possibilities before expressing its intention to join BRICS, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the current priority was strengthening trade and the economy, as well as expanding the country's economic network to benefit the country and the people, particularly traders, the business sector, and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday said it would add three energy-efficient liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to its North American operations. The addition of the vessels, which brings the total number in Petronas' fleet in North America to six, comes ahead of the start-up of LNG Canada's gas-export facility...
KUALA LUMPUR: A whistleblower incentive programme and the use of advanced data analytics are among efforts that should be considered to curb cases of malfeasance by officials in ministries, departments, agencies and government-linked companies, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Integrity Institute of Malaysia member said since traditional checks and balances have failed to produce...
PHNOM PENH: A recent parliamentary exchange in Singapore has sparked debate over the deportation of seven convicted money-launderers to Cambodia. The discussions centred on the decision to send the criminals to the Kingdom, in spite of the fact that some of them do not hold Khmer citizenship. In August last year, Singaporean police concluded a years-long...
KOTA KINABALU: A four-metre-long python was captured Sunday night (July 8) after it slithered into a cat's pen at a house in Taman Pulatan in Manggatal. Kota Kinabalu Civil Defence Force officer Captain Aizex Junior said they received a distress call from the house owner at 7.14pm. "On arrival, the owner of the house informed that the...
SUBANG JAYA: Over 15 house break-ins cases have been solved with the arrest of five suspects in Klang Valley. In a statement on Monday (July 8), Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said that investigations into a house break-in on July 4 led to the arrest of the five. Previously, a complainant came home...
KOTA TINGGI: Police crippled a housebreaking syndicate that specialised in stealing cables and hardware tools following the arrest of five individuals, including a woman. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Hussin Zamora said the suspects, aged between 30 and 40 years old, were arrested during a raid that was conducted on Thursday (July 4) at 7pm at a...
