Day: September 18, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, National men’s doubles professional pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi had to work their socks off to beat Taiwan’s Lee Jhe Huei- Yang Po Hsuan 13-21, 21-16, 21-15 in the first round of the China Open in Changzhou today. The Malaysians needed 44 minutes to subdue the sixth-seeded Taiwanese pair and set up a second-round date with either Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen, also of Taiwan, or Indonesians Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. In the mixed doubles event, Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei cruised into the second round after taking just 26 minutes to dispose of

SERDANG, The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) is targeting sales at its Laman Usahawan Desa@MAHA 2024 to reach RM500,000 in the 12-day Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture, Agrotourism Show (MAHA) 2024. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister said so far, the value of sales recorded at its exhibition site has grossed RM360,000 and received 100,000 visitors. “We have 170 village entrepreneurs under MARA (Majlis Amanah Rakyat) and several regional development authorities. “This is the first time we (KKDW) have our own pavilion (site) at MAHA, before that, we only

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia pared losses at the close on Wednesday but overall market sentiment remained weak as most traders remained on the sidelines ahead of an expected US interest rate cut later tonight. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 3.69 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 1,660.59 from Tuesday’s close of 1,664.28. The FBM KLCI opened 0.05 of-a-point higher at 1,664.33 and moved between 1,654.0 and 1,664.78 throughout the day. Decliners outpaced gainers in the broader market 526 to 442 while 489 counters were unchanged, 1,048 untraded and nine suspended. Turnover eased to 2.30

SERDANG, The Cabinet meeting today focused on the welfare, training, future prospects and religious education of children and teenagers rescued from charity homes linked to GISB Holdings, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Speaking after his visit to the Laman Usahawan Desa@MAHA 2024 in Serdang, Ahmad Zahid said this would be the government’s commitment to these youths, including providing religious education. He said the Social Welfare Department(JKM) will set up dedicated facilities to ensure proper care for the rescued children and teenagers. ‘This is to ensure they are well taken off,’ he said. On whether these

KUALA LUMPUR, The Sessions Court hearing the money laundering and corruption trial involving former Bersatu Information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, was informed today that there was a deposit of RM38,160 into the Maybank account of Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd two years ago. Ahmad Arabbi Mustafa, a 36-year-old Maybank officer from the Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) branch, said that according to Sinar Karangkraf’s bank statement, the money was deposited into the company’s account via an online transaction on Nov 3, 2022. “I confirm that the Maybank current account under the name of Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd was opened