Day: October 14, 2024

SIBU, Entrepreneurs of Sarawak heritage, cultural and artistic products can apply for easy financing from the state government to fund the organisation of classes or workshops for making these products. Sarawak Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan said RM10 million a year has been allocated for the fund which can be applied for by any non-governmental organisation (NGO) which wants to organise such classes and workshops. ‘Application forms as well as further information can be obtained through the website https://mtcp.sarawak.gov.my. The amount to be distributed will depend on the number of days and participants,

SINGAPORE, Amidst a global stock market resurgence, EBC Financial Group (EBC) is enhancing liquidity for five major stock indices, including the U.S. Dow Jones, Nasdaq, SandP 500, the A50 (China), and the Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong). This strategic move aims to provide investors with more optimised, efficient trading across all global sessions by reducing trading costs and offering greater access. The global stock market is going through big changes, with lots of money flowing in and companies going public again (IPO boom). This is making stock markets around the world rise. As market valuations rise and capital flows increase

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia is set to assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, embracing the future with a clear vision focused on inclusivity and sustainability, ensuring that “every voice matters” and ‘leaving no one behind’, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar stated that the chairmanship will mark the beginning of a new chapter under the ASEAN Community Vision 2045. ‘Under the guiding light of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, a new chapter will begin. This marks the start of a 20-year journey – a journey where we rise together to shape a shared destiny. ‘Selamat Datang. Welcome to Malaysia,’

KUALA LUMPUR, Fourteen years have passed, but the beautiful memories of the Harimau Malaya lifting the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup in 2010, now known as the ASEAN Cup, remain etched in the mind of former national defender Mahali Jasuli. The player who helped lift the trophy in 2010 said that the country’s first success at that time created a positive aura for the team, which was then managed by Datuk K. Rajagopal. ‘I had waited a long time (to lift the AFF Cup) just like the supporters now; the last time we won was in 2010, and that is

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, The King and Queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, were today accorded a state welcome at Istana Nurul Iman here, in conjunction with Their Majesties’ three-day state visit to Brunei, which commenced yesterday. The arrival of Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah to the largest palace in the world at about 11 am was welcomed by the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his consort, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha. Accompanied by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Raja Isteri, the royal couple proceeded to the royal dais, where they received