Day: September 23, 2024

PETALING JAYA, Local cinema operator Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taylor’s University, through its School of Media and Communication, to collaborate in nurturing future film industry talent. GSC said the partnership would benefit students of the Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons) (Digital Media Production) programme, providing them with opportunities such as in-depth mentorship, interactive workshops, guest lectures, and screening opportunities for student films at GSC locations. ‘As a homegrown brand, GSC has continuously championed local films with its #GSCKeepingitREEL efforts, including co-producing, investing, and advocating for local titles to elevate the local film

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan state government has presented incentives worth RM251,000 to 37 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) medal-winning athletes and their coaches. State Youth, Sports, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) and Community Unity Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad said the incentives were based on the categories, including individual and team events. “In 2024 SUKMA, Kelantan won seven gold, 13 silver and 17 bronze medals, so for individual events, gold medallists are given RM2,500, silver medallists, RM2,000 and bronze RM1,500, while team events with three to six players received RM3,000 for gold, RM2,500 for silver and RM2,000 for bronze. “For team events with seven

KUALA LUMPUR, Additional allocations are needed in Budget 2025 to upgrade the Malaysian Halal Certification System (MYeHALAL), aimed at expediting the halal application and certification process, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said the development and enhancement of the system were among key proposals by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), and that he participated in an engagement session with Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, expressing various aspirations and suggestions, including efforts to upgrade MYeHALAL. “Currently, halal issues are among the matters being raised. Therefore, we have

BUTTERWORTH, Penang Port Sdn Bhd is expected to exceed a container handling capacity of 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by the end of this year, said its chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan. He said the target was slightly higher than last year’s 1.44 million TEUs despite the company facing various challenges such as geopolitical crisis and shortage of containers throughout the year. ‘The Red Sea crisis came to light post-April and it made a huge impact on us as we lost about 20,000-70,000 containers during that period,’ he told reporters in a presentation here today, adding that Penang

KUALA LUMPUR, LyondellBasell (LYB) advanced its journey toward sustainable growth and value creation by laying the foundation of its first, catalytic advanced recycling plant at its Wesseling, Germany site. German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and North Rhine-Westphalia Minister-President Hendrik Wst attended the celebrations, underscoring the project’s importance for both the region’s and Germany’s goals for a circular, low carbon economy. Targeted startup for the new unit is set for 2026, as part of the company’s strategy to build a profitable Circular and Low Carbon Solutions business. Its Chief Executive Officer, Peter Vanacker said with investments like these, the company is