Category: General

Manila: Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Thursday called on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to increase their staff at the country’s ports to expedite the unloading of rice shipments to help increase the supply and bring down market prices of the staple. Lee’s call came amid reported port congestions, which has been a significant hurdle in stabilizing rice prices as noted by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. in an earlier press briefing. ‘We need to work quickly and efficiently as every delay in unloading rice cargoes not only adds to costs,

Manila: Tourism’s demand for water and energy, and carbon dioxide emission continued to rise in 2023, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In a report released on Thursday, the PSA said the total tourism water consumption reached 202.20 million cubic meters (m3) last year, up by 117.2 percent from the 93.08 million (m3) in 2022. Of the total consumption, accommodation services for visitors accounted for the highest water consumption. The total energy consumption of tourism from the use of electricity and petroleum and other fuel products, meanwhile, reached 6,135.28 kilotonnes of oil equivalent (KTOE) in 2023, higher

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) intensified its crackdown today, arresting several key individuals associated with Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holding (GISBH), including the company’s top management, in operations conducted in Kedah and the capital. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the top management personnel were among 19 individuals arrested by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) D8 (Special Operations), D14 (Organised Crime) and the Special Integrated Investigation Team, in simultaneous raids at four residential units in Bukit Bintang here, early this morning. Those detained, consisting of 12 men and seven women, aged 25 to

ALOR SETAR, A total of 5,388.63 hectares (ha) of padi fields in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) areas across Kedah and Perlis have been affected by floods since Monday. In a statetment today, MADA said that according to the Submerged Padi Monitoring Report, the affected areas were 20ha in Perlis Region I, 1,525.6ha in Jitra Region II, 2,206.7ha in Pendang Region III, and 1,636.33ha in Kota Sarang Semut Region IV. ‘MADA will assess damage to padi crops through a census to be conducted once the waters have receded,’ it said. The statement said that, as of Sept 18, 93.6

SHAH ALAM, The 2024 National History and Unity Convention, which commenced today, places a significant emphasis on preserving historical elements as the cornerstone for building a Malaysia MADANI society. Minister of Unity, Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang, stated that the convention, themed Menelusuri Sejarah: Membina Perpaduan Negara Bangsa (Tracing History: Building National Unity), aims to disseminate historical information to the public, highlighting the importance of constructing a Malaysian nation-state based on its own unique identity. “This must be carried out by encouraging understanding, learning, and drawing lessons from past events,” he said. “History is more than just a record of the