Day: July 24, 2024

MANILA: A lawmaker on Wednesday said the anti-illegal drug campaign under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is more ‘effective and humane’ and has achieved more the desired results without resorting to extra-judicial killings. Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the House committee on dangerous drugs, said the shift from bloody to bloodless anti-illegal drug campaign has completely stopped abuses by law enforcers in the enforcement of the law. ‘Ang kampanya laban sa droga nuong nakalipas na panahon ay parang ‘pitik bulag’ na naglikha ng maraming mga naulila na pamilya, na ang mga anak o kampag-anak

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia opened marginally lower today, mirroring the downbeat performance on Wall Street overnight, said an analyst. At 9.14 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 2.96 points to 1,626.72 from Tuesday’s close of 1,629.68. The index opened 1.63 points higher at 1,631.31. In the broader market, decliners led gainers 239 to 165, with 361 counters unchanged, 1,706 untraded and six suspended. Turnover stood at 334.74 million units worth RM135.80 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng said that given the current sentiment in Malaysian stocks and the ongoing bull run this