Day: July 28, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat) today signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) to form holistic cooperation in empowering the visually impaired community. Its president and chief executive officer (CEO) Khairul Kamarudin said the long-term collaboration was the bank’s social responsibility initiative in empowering the visually impaired persons with disabilities (PwD) community through access to financial facilities, training and its products and services. ‘I hope with this MoC, Bank Muamalat will be able to help the visually impaired PwD community to generate their own income as well as bridge the

PARIS, Despite winning the first heat in the women’s 100 metre (m) breaststroke event, national swimmer Tan Rouxin’s effort was not good enough to finish among the top 16 to enter the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games aquatic competition here, today. Competing at the Paris La Defense Arena, Rouxin clocked one minute and 12.50 seconds (s) to finish ahead of Moroccan Imane Houda El Barodi, who came in second with 1:14.57s while Ellie Shaw of Antigua and Barbuda finished third with a time of 1:14.78s. The 18-year-old debutant finished 33rd overall while Tatjana Smith of South Africa, who

GEORGE TOWN, Licensing under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 is to hold all social media platform providers accountable, tighten standard operating procedures and curb cyber crimes, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching. She that this measure is essential to curb the rising cases of cybercrimes, particularly sexual crimes against children and online fraud in Malaysia, which have become increasingly alarming. She noted that there were 360 cases of sexual crimes involving children on social media recorded in 2022, which increased to 525 cases in 2023 while 288 cases were reported from January to June this year. “In terms

ALOR SETAR, The Kedah Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) arrested two Thai nationals suspected of smuggling petrol in local vehicles to a neighbouring country. Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said both suspects, a 21-year-old man and 39-year-old woman, were nabbed at a roadblock in Jalan Durian Burung towards the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS) in Kota Putra, Durian Burung at noon yesterday. ‘The enforcement team received a case handover from the General Operations Force (GOF) involving two vehicles with local registration numbers and two Thai drivers, suspected of possessing a controlled substance, that is petrol,

KUALA LUMPUR, The Audit Act 1957 (Act 62) marked a new era last Wednesday after 33 years of status quo when the Dewan Negara passed amendments to grant the Auditor General broader powers to ensure efficient management of public funds. These amendments are expected to have a positive impact, particularly by incorporating more current and dynamic auditing methodologies to meet the needs of the digital era. Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIA Malaysia) president, Mohd Khaidzir Shahari, stated that the amendments also allow the Auditor General to issue internal audit guidelines to ensure they add value and provide advisory services