Category: General

The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) provided RM5,000 in zakat donations today to a former GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) member to help him begin a new life. Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said the council stepped forward to help the former GISBH member to live a proper life and re-enter society and free him from the influence of the group’s teachings. ‘The allocation is part of the decision agreed upon by the Perlis Fatwa Committee and is in line with the state fatwa declaring GISBH as deviant teachings,’ he told reporters after presenting

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,

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