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ALOR SETAR, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) emerged as the overall champions of the Higher Education Institution Games (SUKIPT) 2024 at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). UiTM bagged 38 golds, 20 silvers and 39 bronzes to be crowned overall champions, followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Politeknik Malaysia. UiPM and UPM shared the same number of gold medals but the former were declared overall champions based on their total number of 97 medals, compared to UPM’s 78. “Congratulations to all the male and female students who gave their best in the sports arena … not forgetting the coaches who always encouraged

KUALA LUMPUR, The 4th Malaysia International Durian and Cultural Fest (MIDCF) 2024, going on until Sept 16 at Piazza of Pavilion Bukit Jalil, is set to be the largest durian buffet festival. The event, hosted by Duricious Sdn Bhd’s marketing arm Dking in partnership with Durian Capital Bhd, was officiated by Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk P. Manoharan and with Malaysian supermodel Amber Chia serving as the event’s brand ambassador, recently. Dking in a statement said MIDCF 2024 not only celebrated Malaysia’s durian as the “King of Fruits”, but also aimed to educate the attendees about its significance and the durian

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has proposed a collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to conduct a study of e-commerce laws. Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali stated that this proposal was conveyed during a meeting with UNCTAD secretary-general Rebeca Grynspan in Geneva today. Also present was Malaysia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Datuk Nadzirah Osman. He said that the organisation had given its agreement in principle to the proposal. ‘UNCTAD also noted that this initiative aligns with its focus on assisting developing countries to benefit from

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade on a downward bias next week, given the persistent weak demand seen recently, a dealer said. Palm oil trader David Ng noted that the subdued demand, particularly from China and India, is driven by the decline in soybean oil prices. ‘As such, the CPO price is expected to move between RM3,750 and RM3,920,’ he told Bernama. Similarly, Interband Group of Companies senior palm oil trader Jim Teh expects CPO to trade lower next week due to high stocks, highlighting the Malaysian Palm Oil Board’s (MPOB)

Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his dedication to serving all teachers and learners as the country celebrates the President’s 67th birthday. ‘Ipagdiriwang po natin ang kaarawan ng isang dakilang Pilipino, isang mahusay at ehemplong lider ng ating bansa. Nakita ko up close, walang kapagod-pagod itong mama, patunay na may malasakit po sa atin (We are celebrating the birthday of a great Filipino, one who is competent and a leader by example in our country. I’ve seen it up close, the man is tireless, which only shows that he cares for us),’ he