Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has ordered his press secretary Mohamed Farhan Akmal Mohd Iqbal to lodge a police report against a PAS-friendly social media influencer using the handle @RichardPower_ account for making false accusations. Through a post on X, Rafizi denied the influencer’s claim and insisted that he never paid any individual as was alleged. “This Richard is said to be close to the PAS leadership and hiding behind a fake account on social media. The time has come for legal action to be taken to prevent such slanders,” he said. In the posting, Rafizi also shared a

KOTA KINABALU, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil hopes the specific plans focusing on creative content creators in Sabah and Sarawak as proposed by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) will become a reality. He said the film and music industries in Sabah and Sarawak are very diverse and require the relevant parties to provide specialisation, including management. “I also hope their work (that of creative content creators from Sabah and Sarawak) can be enjoyed not only in the Peninsula but also all over the world. We have a lot of good content coming from

SERDANG, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today stressed that cartel practices in the country’s agriculture sector must and will be stopped. He said the outdated system of importing seeds through cartels and monopolies must end without delay, and future decisions must be data-driven while prioritising the welfare of farmers, fishermen and smallholders. ‘To guarantee productivity, the entire ecosystem must be streamlined, especially with the involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) and other relevant ministries. Seeds and fertilisers can no longer be controlled by cartels and monopolies like before. ‘That’s why it’s essential to have a

KUALA LUMPUR, Gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) is likely to trade in consolidation mode next week, ahead of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on Sept 17-18. SPI Asset Management managing director Stephen Innes said that gold prices surged on Friday, driven by hopes of a larger-than-expected rate cut by the US Federal Reserve (Fed), with markets having already priced in an aggressive easing cycle. ‘The real question is not whether the cut will happen, but whether it will be 50 basis points (bps). ‘However, even if the cut is only 25 bps, thus

BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a demonstration of the automated counting machine (ACM) in every local government unit (LGU) in Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the voters’ education campaign for the May 2025 national and local elections. NIR Election Director Lionel Marco Castillano said they intend to show the ACMs to various sectors to encourage acceptance of the counting system. ‘There will be one machine for each city and municipality. Before, there were only two counting machines that made the rounds in each region. This time, we will show the ACMs to each