Day: October 11, 2024

Despite never having participated in any acting or pantun (Malay oral poetic form) competitions, Ratna Atika Zainal Amin, 33, a clerk from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Zulkifli Muhammad, Slim River, Perak, struck gold on her first attempt, which she entered just for fun and to try something new. Tambun-born Ratna Atika never anticipated or had high hopes that her portrayal of Che Tom would captivate the judges and ultimately crown her as the champion of the 2024 Drama Pantun Final Competition. Organised by Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), the event was held at Balai Budaya

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) — With the culmination of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, the stage is set for Malaysia as we prepare for our own Chairmanship of the regional organisation in 2025. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks at the Summits on building an inclusive and sustainable future for the region are indicative of our focus as Chair. It is a natural segue from the theme of connectivity and resilience set by Laos, which, as ASEAN’s smallest member, has commendably maintained a steady hand on the regional organisation as the region continues to recover

Malaysia has successfully reduced its consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) by 70 per cent in 2023, surpassing the target of 42.9 per cent. This achievement stems from Malaysia’s ratification of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on Aug 29, 1989. Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Minister, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the government has taken various initiatives to reduce ODS consumption, including banning the import of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halon, and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and introducing hydro-chloro-fluoro-carbons (HCFCs) as substitutes for CFCs in refrigeration, air-conditioning

Internet service providers should offer cheap packages with higher speed to Malaysians in the future, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said that, based on his observation through the implementation of the Point of Presence (PoP) programme, he found that service providers could offer packages for as low as RM39 per month for 100Mbps speed. “Previously, under the PoP programme, I found service providers offering about RM49 for 100Mbps, with some offering up to RM39. “When we carry out through the National Digital Network Plan (JENDELA) Projects under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) or PoP via the Communications

The High Court here today acquitted and discharged a single mother for the murder of her six-year-old daughter. Judge Datuk Rohani Ismail ordered the woman to be released after finding the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against A. Mariyammah, 39, at the end of the prosecution case. “After listening to the testimony of the witnesses and considering the arguments presented by both parties and based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the evidence, I find that the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case. “The accused is acquitted and discharged without having to enter her