Day: August 20, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mixed on Tuesday, following the downward trend observed in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean oil market, said palm oil trader David Ng. He told Bernama that there are additionally growing concerns about the slow pace of exports, which contributed to the lower CPO futures. “Currently, we observe that the support level for CPO is at RM3,650 a tonne, while the resistance level is at RM3,880 a tonne,” he said. Meanwhile, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said the export volume of Malaysia’s palm oil products

KUCHING, Perak’s silambam squad began the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) campaign by bagging three out of the four gold medals at stake at the Hikmah Exchange Event Centre here today. G. Aswin bagged the men’s kuthu aarisai (bare hands) gold with 8.67 points, while T. Yoganath (8.13pts) of the Federal Territories (FT) and Selangor’s S. Kahlisswaran (8.10pts) took silver and bronze respectively. Perak also dominated both the women’s events. B. Laashmita stole the show in the thanithiramai (individual artistic staff spinning) event by accumulating 7.87 points. Negeri Sembilan’s L. Kavinarasi (7.57pts) and Terengganu’s S. Keertika (7.37pts) completed the podium. In

SABAK BERNAM, Sabak Bernam District Council (MDSB) must meet several criteria, including controlling more than 50 per cent of residential housing, to be upgraded to a municipal council, said Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said that the local authority (PBT) is the only one in the state still holding district council status. Amirudin said for MDSB to achieve municipal council status, it must fulfil various criteria set by both the state government and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT). ‘The challenge for Sabak Bernam is that it has a large rural area. The district has

IPOH, The police are tracking down three local men suspected of being involved in an armed robbery at a house in Taman Bernam Baru, Tanjung Malim near here yesterday. Muallim district police chief Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said so far his team has found the getaway car, a Proton X50, in an oil palm plantation in Ulu Selangor last night at about 12.15. “The car was stolen from the house and it was found by the police after receiving a complaint from the public,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today. ‘We are conducting an operation to track

KUALA LUMPUR, The police have confirmed that a shooting incident occurred in Bandar Sunway near here this afternoon. Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said when contacted by Bernama that further details on the incident will be issued by Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan soon. It is believed that a foreigner, believed to be a criminal, was shot dead during the incident. Meanwhile, Selangor police chief said when contacted by Bernama that a criminal suspected of involvement in several robberies was shot dead in the PJS area, Petaling Jaya near here this evening. He