Day: October 16, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, SME Bank Malaysia Berhad (‘SME Bank’) reaffirms its commitment in playing a pivotal role to advance the Government’s Halal Industry Master Plan 2030 (‘HIMP 2030’) through its five-year Halal Roadmap, anchored by the Bank’s robust Islamic financing propositions, as well as its ongoing capacity-building and capability development initiatives to stimulate the vibrancy of the Halal sector. Datuk Dr. Mohammad Hardee Ibrahim, Acting Group President/Chief Executive Officer of SME Bank said, ‘Our commitment in supporting the Government’s HIMP 2030 is reflected through the development of our five-year comprehensive Halal Roadmap, which encompasses effective Shariah-compliant financial solutions. This roadmap supports

SERDANG, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will chair a special Cabinet meeting today to discuss Malaysia’s preparations as the ASEAN Chair for 2025. Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the special Cabinet meeting is being held to ensure proper cross-ministerial coordination. ‘The Prime Minister has called a special Cabinet meeting today. The usual Cabinet meeting, which is held on Wednesdays, has been moved to Friday due to the Parliament session. ‘So, there will be a special Cabinet meeting at 1 pm today to discuss Malaysia’s preparations ASEAN chairmanship,’ he said during the

KUALA BERANG, Six encroachment cases involving both foreigners and locals have been recorded at Taman Negara Terengganu since 2019. Taman Negara Terengganu Superintendent Sharena Sapri said these cases involved the arrest of 13 individuals, including Cambodian and Vietnamese nationals. She said the most recent case involved a 60-year-old Cambodian who was arrested earlier this year and sentenced to four years in prison under the Terengganu National Park Enactment 1939. “Eight of the arrests involved foreigners, while five were locals. The most recent case involved a Cambodian national who is believed to have been operating in the park for about a

KUALA LUMPUR, The Online Safety Bill 2024 will require social media platform providers to comply with three main responsibilities, namely ensuring platform safety, protecting children under 13 and restricting access to harmful content. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said these platforms would also need to submit an annual Digital Safety Plan detailing their safety strategies and accomplishments. ‘Yesterday, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department (BHEUU) held a briefing on the Online Safety Bill 2024, which aims to regulate online activities, particularly on platforms such as Meta, X and TikTok. ‘The main goal is to combat cybercrimes

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of evacuees across several states has risen to 4,423 individuals seeking shelter in 34 temporary relief centres as of 10 this morning, a notable increase from the 4,147 reported last night. In KEDAH, the Disaster Info portal of the Social Welfare Department (JKM) reported that 1,477 evacuees from four districts namely Baling, Kota Setar, Pendang and Pokok Sena were placed in 11 relief centres compared to 1,285 people recorded last night. According to the official Public Info Banjir website, the water levels in Sungai Anak Bukit at TAR Bridge and Taman Aman in Kota Setar exceeded