Day: July 31, 2024

SEPANG,, National swimmers Khiew Hoe Yean and Tan Rouxin cherish the experience of competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hoe Yean, 21, acknowledged that both of them, who made their Olympics debut through wild card slots, need to work harder to improve their performance if they want to make an appearance at the Los Angeles 2028 edition. “It was our debut, so the experience and the whole environment was just different. We were there to learn as well, so I think it was a very good chance for me to learn. “So looking forward to working hard again and then

KUALA LUMPUR,, Malaysia’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector has scaled up as growth data indicates positive development, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. He said there was a 16.9 per cent drop in micro-sized enterprises, from 923,667 in 2022 to 767,421 in 2023. However, there was a 35.8 per cent increase in the number of small-sized enterprises and a 7.9 per cent rise in the number of medium-sized enterprises. “MSMEs are the backbone of any economy worldwide. In Malaysia, MSMEs account for 1.1 million enterprises or 96.9 per cent of all businesses in 2023,” he

KUALA LUMPUR,, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower due to concern over rising output in the coming weeks, a dealer said. Palm oil trader David Ng said the stronger ringgit against the US dollar which have soften the palm oil export demand also influenced market sentiment. ‘We see support at RM3,850 a tonne and resistance at RM4,000 a tonne,’ he told Bernama. According to reports, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) estimated exports of Malaysian palm oil products for July at 1.49 million tonnes from 1.20 million tonnes shipped in June. Meanwhile,

KUALA LUMPUR,, Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Berhad (KHSB) today said that reports by online portals claiming that the company’s board of directors meeting would take place in Perth, Australia, from Aug 23 to 27, did not provide a clear picture and seemed intended to spread slander. In a statement, KHSB clarified that the matter was an internal proposal and had not yet received approval from the board of directors. ‘Any report suggesting that KHSB intends to travel abroad solely for a board of directors meeting is malicious and illogical,’ it said. KHSB said that, if implemented, the trip would be part

SEREMBAN,, The family of Nour Rania Asyifaa Yuseri, affectionately known as Baby Syifaa, faced a challenging period during the inquest into the death of their 15-month-old daughter. They are now relieved and grateful to have received a substantial defence in the case. The baby’s mother, Anida Idrus, 43, acknowledged that nothing can bring her toddler back, but the family remains resolute in their quest for justice for their daughter. ‘The inquest results provided some solace, when the Coroner confirmed that my daughter was ‘brought in dead’ upon arrival at the clinic,’ Anida said, referring to the condition where a person