Day: September 25, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) should be granted legal authority to defend the identity and elevate the status of the Malay language as the national language in this country. Malaysian Indian Writers’ Group (Kavyan) founder Uthaya Sankar SB, is of the view that DBP, as a statutory body, could only enforce measures to preserve the language’s identity if it is empowered through legal provisions. ‘I strongly agree with the suggestion, but we should not blame DBP in this matter, as there are too many constraints and obstacles that continue to hinder DBP from asserting its authority in this

KUCHING, The people of Sarawak, especially those in rural areas, were given the opportunity to access various services directly provided by agencies under the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) during the Kembara KASIH KPWKM 2024 (Kembara KASIH) programme from Sept 14 to 21. Spanning eight districts and covering a journey of 1,456 kilometres, the programme started in southern Sarawak in Kuching and continued to Sibu, Kapit, Bintulu, Sibuti, Miri, Limbang before concluding in Lawas in the north. The programme benefited approximately 12,000 people who visited the agency counters at each stop. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri hailed the

KOTA BHARU, Four individuals allegedly linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) have been remanded for three days beginning today to help in police investigations. The remand order for the four males, aged 15 to 45, was issued by Magistrate Ahmad Syafiq Aizat Nazri at the Kota Bharu Court Complex here today. The investigation is being conducted under Section 8(2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. On Sept 11, police rescued 402 children and teenagers from 20 charitable homes allegedly linked to GISBH in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, who were suspected of being victims of labour and sexual

HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands, LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced it signed a power purchase agreement with Eneco N.V. This agreement brings LYB’s total secured renewable electricity capacity to 100% of its renewable electricity procurement target. ‘Taking climate action is a key part of our strategy to create value for our stakeholders, the environment and society. I am therefore delighted that this latest agreement will help us reach our 2030 renewable electricity goal once all projects become operational,’ said Peter Vanacker, LyondellBasell CEO. ‘Power Purchase Agreements are a critical lever in our efforts to reduce our absolute scope 1 and 2

TANJONG KARANG, The process of evaluating the children rescued from premises linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) in various aspects of education is expected to take some time, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. She said the evaluation, conducted by officials from the Ministry of Education (MOE), is critical to determine whether the children would be placed in mainstream schools or provided with special modules to ensure no one falls behind. According to her, the assessment includes aspects such as their background, educational level, psychosocial factors, and the 3M literacy skills (reading, counting, and writing). ‘We will look at various