Services sector revenue posts 25.2% growth to RM506.5bil in Q2
KUALA LUMPUR: Revenue for Malaysia’s services sector grew 25.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM506.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022), the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said. Read full storyContinue Reading
Tengku Zafrul: Govt's proactive monetary policy ensures stable ringgit, financial market
KUALA LUMPUR: The government remains proactive in ensuring the stability of the ringgit and the financial market, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz told the Dewan Negara today. Read full storyContinue Reading
Thor: Love and Thunder pulled from screening as it did not pass Malaysia’s censorship guidelines: Minister
On Jul 28, Malaysia’s largest cinema chain, Golden Screen CInemas (GSC) posted on its social media confirming the movie would not be screened in the country. Competing movie chain TGV Cinemas also put up a social media post indicating the movie would not be screened. The confirmation by the cinemaContinue Reading
Inferno pub death toll rises
The death toll from the fire at Moutain B pub in Chon Buri province rose by one, to 17, on Thursday.Continue Reading
Cargill invests in Singapore startup ProfilePrint whose AI tech grades food ingredients quickly and cheaply
ProfilePrint’s platform provides a ‘digital fingerprint’ that shows the quality and profile of food ingredients, such as coffee beans, cocoa and rice, in a matter of seconds. Cargill has completed pilot programmes with ProfilePrint to validate the application of the technology across its portfolio. Read full storyContinue Reading
Cops arrest seven at roadblock for human trafficking
SHAH ALAM: A local man and six Myanmar nationals were detained in connection with a human trafficking syndicate. Read full storyContinue Reading
Bangkok governor has B42.85m in assets
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has declared assets worth 42.85 million baht including 18.6 million baht worth of land and 10.8 million baht in deposits, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.Continue Reading
Job scam: Only 30 have returned so far, 84 still missing, says Michael Chong
KUALA LUMPUR: Only 30 out of 114 human trafficking cases due to fake job scams reported to MCA have been able to return to Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Michael Chong. Read full storyContinue Reading
Buried, murdered couple may have links to drug smugglers, say police
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The slain Vietnamese woman and Nigerian man recently found buried in Chok Chai district were lovers, and their deaths may be linked to transnational crystal methamphetamine trafficking, according to police.Continue Reading
Australia defence force suicides ‘a national tragedy’
A royal commission inquiry interviewed hundreds of people over alarmingly high death rates.Continue Reading