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The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) is organising the Indian Community Cooperative Conference (PKKI) at the Bank Rakyat Twin Towers here on Oct 13. Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said the main objective of the conference is to increase the knowledge of the Indian community co-operators about the Malaysian Cooperative Policy 2023 (DaKoM 2030). He said the conference, expected to be attended by 800 participants, will be held to also identify governance issues and best practices in the management of Indian entrepreneurs. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

All civil servants are reminded not to make any public statements, including on social media, unless given the authority or mandate by ministries or departments. In a post on the Public Services Department’s (JPA) Facebook page, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said the reminder was issued under the 2024 Prime Minister’s Department’s administrative meeting. “If found guilty and in violation of any regulation in effect, disciplinary action can be taken against the civil servant,’ he said in the post, which contained information explaining that civil servants cannot make public statements that harm the government’s

Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher on Friday amid rising crude oil prices, a dealer said. Palm oil trader David Ng said the price hike was driven by the expectation of a strong export CPO pace and escalating tension in the Middle East. ‘We see support at RM4,180 and resistance at RM4,350,’ he told Bernama. At the close, the spot month October 2024 contract surged RM133 to RM4,400 per tonne, November 2024 rose RM123 to RM4,355, while the benchmark December 2024 increased RM118 to RM4,300. The January 2025 contract gained RM110 to RM4,243 per tonne,

The recent clash between several Palestinians and security personnel at Wisma Transit Kuala Lumpur cannot be used as an excuse to send them back home. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said it did not make sense for the government to do so as their country was embroiled in war and urged Malaysians not to come to any general conclusions based on the incident and blame Palestinians in general. ‘What’s important is that we seek solutions on how we can use existing laws with their presence here. ‘The Home Ministry is ready to cooperate as the related Acts (for

There was slight increase in the number of flood victims in Kedah and Perak but the flood situation in Selangor continued to improve, resulting in a drop in the number of flood victims at the Temporary Flood Relief centres (PPS). In KEDAH, the number of flood victims in the state increased by another four victims, bringing the number of flood victims to 218 people from 68 families as of 8 pm tonight compared to 214 people from 67 families in the evening. State Civil Defence Force Deputy Director Major (PA) Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Zain said all the victims were placed