Day: September 23, 2024

KANGAR, The sales value recorded by 10 Perlis entrepreneurs during the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism (MAHA) Exhibition 2024, from Sept 11 to yesterday (Sept 22), was RM394,787.40 which exceeded the set target of between RM200,000 and RM250,000. Perlis Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) director Mohd Anzara Azizan said the sales value was based on five clusters namely the Perak Pavilion, Kingdom of Agrofood, Food Empire and Viral, Foodtruck Fiesta and Agrobazaar Online. ‘In MAHA 2024, a total of 10 entrepreneurs from Perlis successfully participated in sales involving 13 sales lots at the Perak Pavilion, Kingdom of Agrofood, Food Empire

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia trended in a tight range and closed easier today as it has entered into a consolidation mode following two days of uptrend, said an analyst. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 3.52 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 1,665.30 at the close from Friday’s close of 1,668.82. It opened 1.09 points firmer at 1,669.91, trading between 1,658.48 and 1,671.62 throughout today’s session. In the broader market, decliners outpaced gainers 675 to 458, while 500 counters were unchanged, 894 untraded and 30 suspended. Turnover fell to 3.36 billion units worth RM3.17 billion from Friday’s 4.19

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