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Day: July 25, 2024

TDM-YT PLANTATION, JAKS SOLAR POWER INK MOU TO DEVELOP RM800 MLN LARGE SCALE SOLAR FARM

KUALA TERENGGANU, Terengganu state-owned company TDM Bhd’s subsidiary, TDM-YT Plantation Sdn Bhd, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with JAKS Solar Power Holdings Sdn Bhd to develop a RM800 million large-scale solar farm. TDM-YT Plantation board of directors chairman Burhanuddin Hilmi Mohamed @ Harun said the proposed 700-hectare solar farm in Setiu, Terengganu, will have a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW). He said the collaboration is part of the state government’s initiatives to diminish reliance on fossil fuels and to advocate for the use of cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. ‘TDM-YT Plantation is expected to sign a lease

DA: No reason for rice price spike despite habagat, ‘Carina’

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said there is no reason for rice retail prices to spike despite the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon and super typhoon Carina. “There’s no reason to worry na magtaas iyong presyo ng bigas dahil sa ngayon maganda iyong harvest natin noong (that the prices of rice will increase because our harvest is good during the last) dry season. We have enough harvest. Iyong ating importation, mataas din iyong level (our importation is also on a high level),” DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in a phone interview. As of July

FIRST DAY RESULTS OF PARIS OLYMPICS: JULY 25

PARIS, Following are the first-day results of the Paris Olympics, today: ARCHERY: ————— Ranking Round: Women’s Individual: 1. Lim Sihyeon (KOR) 694 points (WR) (OR) 2. Nam Suhyeon (KOR) 688 pts 3. Yang Xiaolei (CHN) 673 pts …… 14. SYAQIERA MASHAYIKH (MAS) 663 pts 50. ARIANA NUR DANIA MOHAMAD ZAIRI (MAS) 633 pts 60. NURUL AZREENA MOHAMAD FAZIL (MAS) 622 pts *WR – World Record *OR – Olympics Record Source: BERNAMA News Agency

DBM: Over P11-B calamity fund still available

MANILA: More than PHP11 billion or still half of the government’s calamity fund for 2024 is at its disposal as the country reels from the effects of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat. According to the Department Budget and Management (DBM), some PHP11.123 billion remains in the calamity fund out of the allocation of PHP22.736 billion for 2024, including a carryover amount of PHP2.236 billion from last year’s budget that may be used until yearend. ‘Our government is prepared. We are ready to support all operations for disaster rescue and relief with the necessary budget. Identified frontline

PM ANWAR ANNOUNCES RM1 MLN DONATION TO NCCIM

PETALING JAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced a RM1 million donation to the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) in recognition of its support for the government’s efforts to encourage domestic and international investment. He also expressed his gratitude to the chamber for its support in coordinating and understanding government policies, empowering the people and assisting in every foreign visit to attract new investments. “The efforts by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and other government agencies could not have succeeded without the full support of NCCIM,” he said at NCCIM’s 62nd Anniversary Gala

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