Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, Despite a thriving operation in major ASEAN countries, AirAsia’s persistent difficulty in obtaining an operating licence in Singapore highlights a key challenge in the aviation sector-the conflict between national protectionism and the need for open competition. Besides Malaysia, AirAsia operates in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Cambodia. However, the low-cost airline has faced rejection three times from the island state. Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology economist (aviation and aerospace) Associate Professor Mohd Harridon Mohamed Suffian advocates for establishing AirAsia Singapore and procuring aviation entities in Singapore by AirAsia. ‘The open market concept should be embraced

LEGAZPI CITY – More than 500 residents from six barangays in Tabaco City, Albay received medical, dental, and livelihood assistance during a mission organized by the Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-list on Monday. AKB Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon said the mission, called the “Tarabangan Caravan,” aims to bring essential government services to remote areas. “We are visiting various towns across six provinces, and this is our 22nd Tarabangan Caravan,” Bongalon said. In an interview, 59-year-old Alicia Brozo from Barangay Bantayan expressed gratitude for the free medical services that helped ease her pain. “My legs have been hurting for some time, and

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Offices (FO) in northern Luzon, has prepositioned family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items for augmentation support to local government units (LGUs) along the track of Typhoon Julian. ‘Two weeks ago ay nakapagpadala tayo ng FFPs in Batanes kaya mayroon tayong naka-preposition na food packs na nasa mahigit 17,000 [boxes]. ‘Yan po ay madaling maa-access ng ating mga kababayan (Two weeks ago, we already sent FFPs in Batanes so we already have prepositioned food packs of at least 17,000 boxes. That could easily be accessed by our

KUALA LUMPUR, The mother of the suspect in the Ulu Tiram police station attack, which resulted in the deaths of two officers and injuries to another, pleaded not guilty in the High Court today to a charge of omitting to provide information about crimes related to the ideology of terrorism. Rosna Jantan, 59, was charged with committing the offence at a house in Kampung Sungai Tiram, Johor Bahru between April 2017 and May 17, 2024. The charge under Section 130M of the Penal Code carries a prison sentence of not more than seven years or a fine or both, if

KUALA LUMPUR, The revolution of artificial intelligence (AI) will create new roles that are currently uncommon in the job market but are expected to gain significant prominence in the near future, said Human Resource Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong. He highlighted emerging positions such as machine learning specialists, cloud engineers, digital transformation and adoption analysts and employee well-being officers as examples of roles that will become increasingly important as AI technology evolves. However, he noted that approximately 16 per cent of 97 existing job roles, particularly in the financial sector, are likely to be affected by AI revolution, which might