Day: September 17, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower for the third consecutive trading day, mainly driven by India imposing higher import tax on edible oils, according to a trader. Palm oil trader David Ng said market sentiment was also influenced by the stronger ringgit against the US dollar. ‘We see support at RM3,700 and resistance at RM3,820,’ he told Bernama. Mumbai-based Sunvin Group commodity research head Anilkumar Bagani said CPO futures saw a slight decline following a steady South American soybean oil free-on-board markets and a recovery in Black Sea sunflower oil prices. He noted

SEREMBAN, Three women, believed to have been involved in a child exploitation case and were arrested in Nilai and Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, have had their remand order extended till Sept 22. State police chief Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said another woman who was detained in Nilai was released on police bail after her remand ended today. “Today, police applied to extend the remand on an individual (arrested in Nilai) at the Seremban Sessions Court in order to continue with investigations into the case. Another woman was not remanded on bail because she is pregnant,” he told Bernama here

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Secretary-General for Consumer Empowerment of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, has been appointed as the new Director-General of Immigration, effective today. Zakaria replaces Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), also effective today. The Immigration Department (JIM), in a Facebook post, announced that the handover ceremony for the Director-General position from Ruslin to Zakaria was held at the Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya today. With over 25 years of experience in public service, Zakaria began his career at KPDN before

PUTRAJAYA, The Agrobank Aquaculture Aspire programme, launched by the bank in collaboration with the Education Ministry will involve 10 upper secondary vocational aquaculture schools (PMVA) and Special Education Integration Programmes (PPKI) nationwide. Agrobank president and chief executive officer Datuk Tengku Ahmad Badli Shah Raja Hussin said RM110,000 has been allocated for implementing the education programme, which will benefit 100 neurodiverse students. ‘Agrobank is collaborating with the local freshwater fish seed producer, ARC Berkat Agro Food Sdn Bhd (ARC), which supplies catfish and tilapia seeds,’ he said in a statement here today. He said the company will supply the relevant schools

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has no plans to ban the ‘We Are RXZ program’, instead, it wants órganisers to comply with existing procedures set by the relevant authorities. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said this includes procedures issued by the local authority (PBT), state government and police at the state level. “Before the organising of an event is allowed, it involves many parties, including the PBT responsible for issuing licences in addition to permission from PDRM. JSPT will focus on traffic control and safety based on the