Day: September 8, 2024

DUBAI, Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs in Malaysia are elated to finally realise their dream of marketing products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This achievement is the result of a business matching session organised by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), in collaboration with leading supermarkets such as Lulu Hypermarket, Lotus’s Stores Sdn Bhd, and AEON Co (M) Bhd. The session aimed to identify suitable products for entry into the UAE, China, Thailand, and Japanese markets through the Taste of Malaysia programme. MSME entrepreneur, Ciinndey Wong, the director and founder of Rhymba Hills,

TUARAN, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor emphasised that the Sabah government, led by Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) Plus, remains committed to fairness, extending this principle even to the opposition, despite differing political views. Hajiji acknowledged that his administration has faced criticism and slander, but reaffirmed that justice remains a core principle. The GRS chairman said that based on that principle, he is committed to giving fair treatment to everyone in the state, including in the matter of state government scholarships, ensuring that all students – regardless of their political affiliation, race, or religion – are

KUALA TERENGGANU, A grass cutter was sentenced to 42 years in prison and 30 strokes of the cane today after being found guilty of three counts of raping his sister-in-law three years ago. Sessions Court Judge Nooriah Osman handed down the sentence to the 39-year-old defendant following the conclusion of his defense proceedings. According to the charges, the father of two was accused of raping the victim, who was 12 years old at the time, once in February and twice in July 2021 at a house in Marang. The defendant was charged under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code, which

JOHOR BAHRU, The Malaysian Immigration Department busted a street begging syndicate involving persons with disabilities, and detained six Chinese nationals during Op Serkap last Thursday. State director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the six individuals, comprising three men and three women aged between 51 and 63, were detained around 4.20 pm. He said the operation was a result of public tip-offs and two months of surveillance on foreign nationals using a city apartment as a meeting point to hand over their earnings from begging. “The syndicate was led by two women who collected the earnings from their male counterparts,

JERANTUT, The plight of Palestinians is expected to be among the issues to be addressed in the 70th PAS Muktamar (Assembly) next week, said PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. He said the delegates will also discuss the economy, cost of living, sensitivity towards the Muslim community, and the implementation of the Syarikat State Government (SG4) Group Sdn Bhd. ‘We are open to providing feedback to the leadership, but I anticipate that several issues will become key topics that we will hear from the delegates,’ he told reporters after the PAS Supporters’ Congress convention here today. The