Day: October 12, 2024

The initiative ‘Local To Global Retails Products of Local Entrepreneurs’ introduced by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) is to support Malaysian products in the international market by penetrating large supermarket chains that have retail branches abroad. KPDN secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohd Sayuthi Bakar said this approach was used in the ‘Malaysia Fair – Taste of Malaysia’ programme held at six AEON Co (M) Bhd branches around Tokyo in Japan. ‘This approach is under the Buy Malaysian Goods Campaign (KBBM) where we use an international retail platform under the control of our ministry and we use

Police are seeking the health report of the female driver, believed to be mentally unstable, who hit two motorcycles resulting in the deaths of three students of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Dungun campus in the incident on Wednesday, in order to complete the investigation. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan said the investigation into the suspect was being carried out according to normal procedures despite allegations that the woman had mental problems. “This case remains under investigation as usual, including arrest and remand; there are no exceptions. The police will obtain the

The visit of military ships from China to Penang Port is a common occurrence and should not be blown out of proportion, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He explained that warships from countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, or China docking at Malaysian ports was normal in the context of bilateral or multilateral diplomatic relations. ‘It’s a common occurrence if we have bilateral relations with the country. We have a very good relationship with them. “China has been our largest trading partner, ranked number one, for 15 years… so it’s not surprising or unusual,’ he

A tanker carrying a load of palm oil caught fire before losing control and veering into the opposite lane on the highway, involving an accident that involved three other vehicles at KM44.6 of the Northbound Elite Highway here today. Nilai district police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said preliminary investigations revealed that the accident occurred at 12 noon when the tanker driven by a 53-year-old local man lost control before crashing into the opposite lane. He said because of this, the tanker truck on its way from Jasin, Melaka to Klang, Selangor collided with a Proton Saga car that was

The Malaysian ‘qari’ (male reciter) and ‘qariah’ (female reciter) were crowned champions at 64th International Quran Recitation and Memorisation Assembly (MTHQA). In the event held at the World Trade Centre (WTC) here, Muhammad Husaini Mahmur secured first place in the Qari category with a score of 95.71 per cent. Abdur Rasheed from Pakistan came in second with 93.59 per cent, while Wahyu Andi Saputra from Indonesia took third place with 92.09 per cent. In the Qariah category, Nor Hidayah Abdul Rahman emerged as the champion with a score of 91.76 per cent, followed by Raihana Ambangaladi from the Philippines in