Category: General

MANILA: For the first time, artworks and photo masterpieces of officials and employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA) are featured in its week-long KaLIKHAsan Art and Photo exhibit and Music festival. Framed photographs, colorful canvases, and other themed paintings were highlighted in the opening of the exhibit on Wednesday, in collaboration with the ARTipolo group. Jobelle Villanueva, 31, DA-Office of the Secretary staff and one of the featured artists, expressed her delight as her masterpiece themed ‘equilibrium’ found its spot in the KaLIKHAsan exhibit for a cause. ‘So, when I was informed that the benefit of this photo and

KUALA LUMPUR, A company director recently lost RM1.9 million after claiming she was cheated by a law firm. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 47-year-old woman had appointed the law firm to manage four civil claims filed against her. “In early 2023, the court issued a Mareva injunction against her property, which prevents the disposal of assets while legal proceedings are ongoing,” he said. Following this, the suspect, who owns the appointed law firm, offered to transfer the complainant’s assets and cash to him for safekeeping during the legal process. “Trusting

KUALA LUMPUR, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released updated Policy and Finance Net Zero Roadmaps, which among others conclude that the air transport industry’s energy transition is feasible on the 2050 horizon. Director-general Willie Walsh said the updated roadmaps make it clear that decarbonisation by 2050 is possible. ‘They also sound a warning bell that, to achieve this, all stakeholders, particularly policymakers, must collaborate more broadly and act with greater urgency. ‘To be successful, we need clear policy and financial frameworks that will support air transportation’s needs in a way that is realistic and coherent with the massive

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended their upward trend to close higher for the fifth consecutive day although the gains were smaller, nearly half of yesterday’s on the most active December contract. Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Dr Sathia Varqa told Bernama that the December contract retreated to stay below the psychological RM4,000 level during the second session as the ringgit strengthened against the US dollar and the export outlook dimmed. He also noted that significant stimulus measures announced by China’s central bank broadly impacted Asian currencies. ‘A stronger ringgit is negative for

KUCHING, The Sarawak Integrated Transport Master Plan 2025-2040 will be an initiative to create a comprehensive framework for the development of an integrated, modern and sustainable transport system that meets the evolving needs of the state. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said while there had been various city and regional development master plans devised in the past, none had fully consolidated or addressed the complexity and opportunities within the transport sector. ‘This Master Plan aims to address that gap and chart a unified and strategic way forward,’ he said in a statement issued in conjunction with the