Category: General

Kuala Lumpur, The police will submit three investigation papers related to the ‘Op Global’ operations to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) for further action, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain today. He explained that two of the papers pertain to investigations under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act in Negeri Sembilan, while the third involves a case under Section 354 of the Penal Code. During the first phase of the investigation, a total of 10 papers were opened – six in Selangor and four in Negeri Sembilan. ‘For the second phase, 23 investigation papers have been opened across four

KUALA LUMPUR, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures rose in early Tuesday trading on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives, tracking gains in the underlying cash market. As of 9.25 am, September 2024 contract rose 9.5 points to 1,657.0, October 2024 advanced 10.5 points to 1,660.5, December 2024 gained 11.0 points to 1,665.0, and March 2025 added 9.0 points to 1,650.0. Turnover stood at 999 lots, with open interest at 45,392 contracts. The FBM KLCI rose 1.42 points to 1,653.57 after 25 minutes of trading.

Manila: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded the reissued 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday. With a remaining term of nine years and four months, the T-bond fetched an average rate of 5.967 percent, lower than both its previous reissuance and the prevailing secondary market rate. “The 10-year Treasury bond average auction yield eased to 5.967 percent, lower versus the comparable 10-year PHP BVAL yield of 6.06 percent as of September 16, 2024,” Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ricafort said in a Viber message. Ricafort said the auction yield was also from the previous 10-year T-bond

KLUANG, Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Mahkota state by-election, has emphasised that enhancing the ‘Maju Johor’ concept will be a central agenda. He said ‘Maju Johor’ encompasses various aspects, highlighting the importance and well-being of all residents in the state. ‘It covers every aspect and layer of society, including youths, the elderly, women and children. Therefore, reinforcing the ‘Maju Johor’ concept will be one of our main focuses in the Mahkota constituency,’ he said. Syed Hussien, who is also the Kluang UMNO Youth chief, said this to reporters after attending a meeting with entrepreneurs

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Secretary-General for Consumer Empowerment of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, has been appointed as the new Director-General of Immigration, effective today. Zakaria replaces Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), also effective today. The Immigration Department (JIM), in a Facebook post, announced that the handover ceremony for the Director-General position from Ruslin to Zakaria was held at the Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya today. With over 25 years of experience in public service, Zakaria began his career at KPDN before