Number of job vacancies advertised online up by 29.5pc in Q3 of 2023, says Stats Dept

PUTRAJAYA: Job vacancies advertised online recorded an increase of 29.5 per cent with 338,305 vacancies in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 compared to 261,231 vacancies recorded in the second quarter (Q2) last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In the Big Data Analytics Job Market Insights and My Job Profile: Job Vacancies...

Used car dealers can now transfer ownership of vehicles online, says Lokeq

SEREMBAN: From April, used car dealers will no longer have to go to the Road Transport Department to temporarily transfer the ownership of vehicles they buy from sellers, says Anthony Loke Siew Fook. The Transport Minister said dealers will be able to do so online once the scope of the e-STMS (Sistem Tukarmilik Sementara/Temporary Vehicle Ownership...

Unapproved meds and cosmetics worth RM400,000 seized locally as part of Interpol worldwide ops

PETALING JAYA: Unregistered medication, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products worth over RM400,000 have been seized in Malaysia by local authorities as part of the Interpol-coordinated worldwide Operation Pangea XVI. The Malaysian operations, coordinated by the Health Ministry's Pharmacy Enforcement Division, also involved Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) Malaysia, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department and the Malaysian Communications...

60 cockroach eggs found in shampoo bought online

PETALING JAYA: A woman in Hubei, China, had the shock of her life after discovering about 60 cockroach eggs in a shampoo bottle she had bought online, China Press also reported. She paid 76 yuan (about RM50) for two bottles of shampoo. When her son used the product, he screamed upon seeing the cockroach eggs. The two bottles...