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Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said that India’s lifting of its export ban on non-basmati rice may help soften global price pressures. ‘We hope that (the) world price of rice will go down a bit,’ DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a text message. On Sept. 28, the government of India ordered the export floor price of non-basmati white rice to be USD490 per metric ton. In a separate interview, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said this will help ease global pricing considering that India supplies 40 percent of global rice imports. ‘Nawawala iyong

Manila: At least six persons were killed while 57 others were hurt in a collision between a passenger bus and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Majayjay, Laguna province. In a report on Monday, the Majayjay Municipal Station said the mishap occurred along a road in Barangay Bakia at around 3:25 p.m. Sunday. An APR Transportation bus coming from Lucban, Quezon was traversing the curved downhill portion of the road when it collided with a Hyundai SUV traveling in the opposite direction. The bus then rammed into a tree after wrecking the SUV. The Majayjay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management

KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed higher on Monday due to an uptrend in the regional rubber futures market and gains in benchmark crude oil prices amid mixed Chinese economic data, a dealer said. She said Japanese rubber futures hit a 13-year high, buoyed by a weaker yen and higher oil prices. ‘Nevertheless, further gains were capped by a stronger ringgit against the US dollar and pressure from the Middle East crisis,’ the dealer told Bernama. The sentiment was also boosted by supply disruption due to adverse weather conditions in Thailand and the expectation of further economic stimulus

PUTRAJAYA, The National Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) today launched the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) 2.0, an updated policy that introduces a new framework for Malaysia’s transition towards a low-carbon economy. Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the policy reaffirms the country’s commitment to achieving its climate pledges, including reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. He said NCCP 2.0 is an umbrella policy that ties together all climate initiatives, provides a clear pathway for governance, low carbon development, adaptation, climate financing, and partnerships, as well as serves as the backbone for the drafting of Malaysia’s very

SEREMBAN, A family’s journey home ended in tragedy when two of them were killed after the Perodua Axia car they were travelling in crashed into a bridge wall at Km21 of Jalan Kuala Pilah-Tampin yesterday. Kuala Pilah police chief Supt Amran Mohd Gani said in the 3.45 pm incident, the 64-year-old man, who was driving the car and his 31-year-old son died on the spot. His 62-year-old wife and 28-year-old daughter sustained injuries. ‘Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident occurred while they were on their way home after sending another child to Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Lendu, Melaka, and