Day: September 30, 2024

SEREMBAN, A family’s journey home ended in tragedy when two of them were killed after the Perodua Axia car they were travelling in crashed into a bridge wall at Km21 of Jalan Kuala Pilah-Tampin yesterday. Kuala Pilah police chief Supt Amran Mohd Gani said in the 3.45 pm incident, the 64-year-old man, who was driving the car and his 31-year-old son died on the spot. His 62-year-old wife and 28-year-old daughter sustained injuries. ‘Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident occurred while they were on their way home after sending another child to Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Lendu, Melaka, and

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants the welfare of vulnerable groups in this country to continue to be given attention in line with the concept of MADANI economy. Taking the example of the education sector, he said there are children of the rich who enjoy government-funded educational facilities compared to the poor. “As far as I understand, the majority benefits the elite groups such as senior civil servants, political leaders, leading entrepreneurs who are sending their children to the best schools funded by the government and this is unreasonable, unfair. “Should a child of the rich (who)

KUALA LUMPUR, Johor Plantations Group Berhad (JPG) or the Group, is championing a more sustainable future for the industry through its pioneering venture into commercial biomethane production. By capturing biogas from palm oil mill effluents (POME) and converting it into biomethane, a renewable natural gas, JPG will reduce its environmental footprint as well as create a new revenue stream for the company over the next five years. By turning palm oil waste into a renewable, environmentally-friendly revenue source, JPG is able to enhance energy efficiency while establishing itself as a leader in sustainable agricultural practices. This is in line with

SLIM RIVER, A female teacher was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trespassing into her ex-boyfriend’s office last March. The accused, N. Retha, 41, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to her before Magistrate G. Phulrani Kaur. Retha, a senior assistant for co-curricular activities, is alleged to have committed criminal trespass by entering the office of P. Navaneeth, 35, at about 3 pm at a clinic in the Muallim district on March 3. She was charged under Section 447 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail sentence of six months or a fine

KUALA LUMPUR, The official reserve assets amounted to US$116.77 billion, while other foreign currency assets amounted to US$88.9 million as at end-August 2024, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The central bank said for the next 12 months, the pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, which include among others, scheduled repayment of external borrowings by the government and the maturity of foreign currency Bank Negara Interbank Bills, amounted to US$16.44 billion. “The net short forward positions amounted to US$26.86 billion as at end-August 2024, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in the money market,” it said in