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JOHOR BAHRU, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has produced more than 500 copies of braille books to expand access to knowledge for the visually impaired (OKU) since 1998. UTM Library Chief Librarian Nor Asikin Mohamad said all the copies produced by the university through the Braille-Baca Celik Hati(mind literacy) Transliteration Project have been distributed to schools in Johor, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. “This project is one of UTM’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to the community and so far we have produced more than 500 braille books covering various scientific topics. “Recently, we have received many requests to produce braille books

KUALA LUMPUR, Analysts expect headline inflation to trend between 2.0 per cent and 2.3 per cent year-on-year (yoy) for the rest of 2024. RHB Invesment Bank Bhd and MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd have maintained their inflation forecast this year depending on the policy changes. In a note today, RHB IB said it anticipates that headline inflation will stabilise this year, assuming adjustments to RON95 fuel prices are delayed until December 2024 at the earliest. ‘We maintain our 2024 headline inflation projection at 2.1 per cent, with core inflation to average 2.0 per cent. ‘Inflationary pressures remain manageable after the

KUCHING, Kuala Lumpur archer Nursufiah Mohd Nizam may have finished 11th in the women’s compound event at the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) here, but it’s her sheer determination and unique technique that stunned everyone present at the venue. The 27-year-old displayed grit and extraordinary tenacity by using her teeth, instead of her hands, to release the arrows at the Petra Jaya Archery Range here today. Nursufiah, who lost the ability to use her right hand when she had a brain tumour seven years ago, will put the arrow in the bow using her left hand. She will then

PUTRAJAYA, The circulation of poison-pen letters urging Chinese voters to stay away from the Mahkota state by-election this Saturday will not affect the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, said BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The UMNO president said the entire machinery of the component parties within the Unity Government is working tirelessly to ensure all voters turn out to cast their ballots. “Yesterday, I spent the entire day in the Mahkota constituency and this matter was brought to my attention by the Johor Menteri Besar (Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi). “It was found that this (circulation of these anonymous

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) and Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn Bhd (BHPetrol) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop petrol stations in rural areas, leading to the creation of numerous job opportunities in villages. The MoU was signed between BHPetrol and eight agencies under the ministry, including the Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA) and the South Kelantan Development Authority (Kesedar). It was signed by BHPetrol chief executive officer Azizul Azily Ahmad and the general managers of the eight agencies. The signing was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and