Day: September 12, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mostly lower on Thursday, tracking weaker soybean oil prices, a dealer said. Palm oil trader David Ng noted that lower crude oil prices also influenced market sentiment. ‘We see support at RM3,790 and resistance at RM3,950,’ he told Bernama. At the close, the spot month September 2024 contract surged RM53 to RM4,020 per tonne, while nearby October 2024 was RM28 lower to RM3,935, and benchmark November 2024 fell by RM49 to RM3,852. December 2024 and January 2025 fell by RM47 each to RM3,810 and RM3,857 per tonne, respectively,

SHAH ALAM, A total of 32,929 primary and secondary school students across the country have benefited from the Wira Anti-Rasuah (WAR) programme, implemented by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), as of yesterday. MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention) Datuk Seri Norazlan Mohd Razali said the WAR programme, which was introduced 10 years ago to raise awareness and understanding of the dangers of corruption, has also benefitted 4,434 teachers from 181 schools during the same period. He explained that the programme is one of MACC’s committed efforts to educate and gain support from all levels of society in combating corruption, using a

KOTA KINABALU, A total of 11 demands under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) negotiation platform have been successfully resolved, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said seven demands were settled under the administration of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, including the designation of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Sabah and Sarawak as a Technical Department; the handover of regulatory power over gas supply; and amendments to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Act 1995 [Act 533] to appoint representatives from the Sabah and Sarawak state governments as permanent members of the IRB. Fadillah, who is also

JINJU, Malaysia is ready to collaborate with other nations that are willing to share technology and assist in the development of its defence industry. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin stated that realising this focus does not necessarily mean Malaysia must become a producer of defence assets like other developing nations, instead, the country will focus on offering a variety of service platforms within the defence industry. He added that Malaysia could position itself as a producer of components, providing service oversight and maintenance for all military assets, strengthening the country’s capabilities in service provision. ‘As an example, we

KUALA LUMPUR, Former Inspector-General of Police, the late Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar, who led the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) for two decades from June 1974, played a pivotal role in establishing Malaysia’s premier anti-terrorism unit, the Special Action Unit (UTK). Datuk Meor Chek Hussien Mahayuddin, former UTK commander, praised Hanif’s foresight in creating the unit in 1975. At the time, there was growing concern about international terrorism, particularly from the Middle East, which Hanif correctly anticipated could impact Malaysia. ‘He proposed the establishment of the UTK to counter potential terrorist threats. His foresight was validated when Malaysia faced the AIA