Category: General

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

Cooperation between Malaysia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries is vital to attract, develop and maintain the flow of highly skilled and dynamic talents, Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said. Speaking at the ASEAN Skills Forum (ASF) yesterday, he said that since the mid-20th century, Malaysia received investments from high technology industries worldwide, such as Intel Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Keysight Technologies, Agilent Technologies and Hitachi. ‘Today, Malaysia is host to global tech players such as Nvidia, Micron, Infineon, Geely, Rongsheng, Microsoft, Google, Bytedance and AWS with over RM30 billion in investments,’ he said in a quote by a

Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rebounded to end higher on Friday, driven by steady demand. A dealer noted that investors flocked to gold as a safe-haven asset, driving up its demand and price amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East and caution ahead of the critical US nonfarm payrolls data to be released later tonight. Spot month October 2024 gold futures contract increased to US$2,669.80 per troy ounce from US$2,655.80 per troy ounce on Thursday, while November 2024 rose to US$2,691.10 per troy ounce from US$2,677.60 yesterday. Meanwhile, the December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025 contracts all settled

A total of 10 resolutions proposed by the Perdana Fellows Alumni Association, including the establishment of a National Youth Innovation Fund aimed at producing more youth entrepreneurs in the green economy and digital economy sectors, will be presented to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for scrutiny. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said this after chairing the association’s closed-door roundtable discussion today, in conjunction with the Oct 26 Youth Economic Forum 2024 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). Zambry said what was presented today were proposals towards further improving talent, education and the

The Sessions Court here today ordered an activist to defend himself on a charge of issuing a statement on his Facebook page that was mixed with sedition and for insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, three years ago. Judge Datuk MM Edwin Paramjothy made the ruling after finding that the prosecution succeeded in proving a prima facie case against Iswardy Morni, 47, at the end of the prosecution’s case. ‘Therefore the accused was ordered to defend himself,’ he said. The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Iznina Hanim Hashim while the accused was represented by counsel Faizal Rahman. A total