Day: August 6, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The first version of the code of conduct for social media platforms will come into effect on Jan 1 next year, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said engagement sessions with all social media platform stakeholders will be held soon to create the code of conduct, detailing all ethical requirements and responsibilities that all Internet messaging services and social media platform providers must adhere to. ‘They have several points that they want to share and we have told them that there will be an engagement session with all stakeholders. ‘The outcome of these engagement sessions will be taken

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia staged a swift comeback to close higher on Tuesday, driven by bargain hunting, amid a recovery in most regional peers after facing a global stock-market rout in the previous session, said a dealer. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rebounded 3,217.04 points or 10.23 per cent to 34,675.46 compared to yesterday’s massive losses of over 4,000 points, the worst since 1987. The Shanghai SSE Composite Index was up by 0.23 per cent to 2,867.28 and Indonesia’s IDX Composite increased by 1.31 per cent to 7,151.80. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) soared 37.91 points or

PUTRAJAYA, As of July 30, a total of 114 media practitioners facing hardships and requiring assistance have benefited from the Tabung Kasih@HAWANA initiative, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the agency responsible for managing the fund, has been asked to collaborate with media clubs nationwide to gather information about media practitioners who need assistance. ‘This will enable us to assist more media friends in need,’ he said in his speech at the Communications Ministry’s monthly assembly here today. Also present were Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching and secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa,

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah State Excellence Scholarship Award (BCNS) has benefitted a total of 755 students as of last year, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees chairman said scholarships amounting to RM132.6 million had been channelled to programmes run by the foundation since 1990 to support Sabah students in pursuing their studies in local and foreign higher education institutions. ‘The goal is to cultivate individuals who can compete globally, and it is hoped that the students will continue to strive for outstanding success in the future,’ he said here today. He was speaking

JOHOR BAHRU, ASEAN member countries need to work together to address various challenges in the agriculture sector, especially involving the issue of land shortages as a result of development and population growth. Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) secretary-general Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali said that modern farming methods should be widely used because they are capable of increasing the productivity and quality of agricultural produce. ‘The population density in all countries is increasing, so we need development, housing and industries, and these require the use of land, whether agricultural or forestry, thus affecting the production of agricultural and food products,’