Day: October 1, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC), the largest private quaternary hospital in Malaysia, has pledged incentives worth RM75,000 via its partnership with the Rotary Club Shah Alam (RCSA) for the Save the Heart campaign. In its statement, SMC announced that 25 underserved individuals will be offered the complimentary heart screening package, while up to 100 selected recipients will be offered the subsidised heart screening package to mark its 25th anniversary. ‘The initiative was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with RCSA to support the club’s efforts to improve community health. ‘With heart-related ailments continuing to

KOTA KINABALU, PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), will continue supplying 16 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMscfd) to Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd. (SESB) for power generation under a newly formalised five-year Gas Sales Agreement (GSA). The agreement, signed on 30 June, was recently commemorated with a formal document exchange ceremony. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Consumer counters are poised to benefit from lower costs of raw material imports and improved margins as the ringgit continues to strengthen, according to Bursa Malaysia Bhd. In a post on X today, it said this has resulted in the Consumer Products and Services sector in the local bourse growing 1.0 per cent last week, followed by REITs with 0.3 per cent and the Plantation sector with 0.2 per cent. Meanwhile, in its Trade Performance and Fund Flow Week Ended Sept 27 report, Bursa Malaysia said the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI), pared its gains to close

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia has the capability and potential to assist neighbouring countries develop their Islamic financial products, said Singapore’s Pergas Investment Holdings chief executive officer and director Prof Saadiah Mohamad. Speaking as the panellist at the 2024 YaPEIM Regional Forum (FSY2024), she said, for instance, in Singapore, there are still no Syariah-compliant takaful products, inviting Malaysia to seize the opportunity to help develop products for Muslims in the country. ‘We should cooperate to see how we can structure Islamic finance in Singapore. There are many frameworks and systems (of Islamic finance) available in Malaysia that can be adapted in Singapore. ‘I

KUALA LUMPUR, The Federal Court is set to hear the application of seven Filipino men seeking a review of their death sentences, imposed for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the Lahad Datu incursion 11 years ago, at 9 am tomorrow. The application was filed by Datu Amirbahar Hushin Kiram, 60, the nephew of Jamalul Kiram, the self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu, along with Atik Hussin Abu Bakar, 52; Basad H. Manuel, 49; Virgilio Nemar Patulada, 59; Al Wazir Osman, 68; Tani Lahad Dahi, 70; and Julham Rashid, 75. They are seeking to have their death sentences commuted to