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A Malay Studies Chair will be established at a university in Russia to empower the study of the Malay language at the international level, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. Zambry, who is in St Petersburg, Russia, leading the Malaysian delegation to the Third Meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation Malaysia-Russia (JCESTC) said that he and his Russian counterpart, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, have agreed to the proposal. “This matter will be further discussed at a higher level before it is finalised as Bahasa Melayu is

The number of dengue fever cases has dropped to 1,639 during the 40th Epidemiological Week (EW40) covering the period from Sept 29 to Oct 5, compared to 1,760 cases reported in the previous week. In a statement regarding the dengue fever situation in Malaysia today, Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said that three deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported in EW40. He said that the cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported up to EW40 stood at 105,149, compared to 91,910 cases for the same period in 2023. “Additionally, there have been 95 deaths due

Inkia Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kallpa, received environmental approval for the expansion of its solar power plant currently under construction in Southern Peru, a leading global solar resource hub. The approval will bring the solar project, Sunny, from 228 MWp to 338 MWp, and is expected to be fully operational by the second half of 2025. Based in Peru, Inkia Energy is the country’s largest power generator and is controlled by global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital. Besides Sunny, Inkia has enabled the construction of two adjacent solar projects, by signing energy and I-REC off-take agreements for these developments.

Johor’s weekend adjustment which is set to start on Jan 1 next year should not be politicized in a way that could disrupt the state’s harmony, said Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said he believed that every decision made is in the best interest of the state and its people as a whole. As such, he said the state government upholds the recent decree of Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail regarding the change in the Johor weekend holiday from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday. ‘Insya-Allah, without compromising the importance of Friday prayers, the state government is

Bursa Malaysia’s barometer index opened lower, in line with Wall Street’s weaker performance, as traders reacted negatively to September’s United States consumer price index figure, which came in higher than anticipated, said an analyst. At 9.05 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.90 points to 1,639.04, compared to Thursday’s close of 1,640.94. The benchmark index had opened 5.15 points lower at 1,635.79. However, the market breadth was positive, with 146 gainers outpacing 120 decliners while 244 counters remained unchanged, 1,943 were untraded, and nine were suspended. Turnover stood at 98.93 million units, valued at RM101.40 million. The