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KUALA TERENGGANU, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Terengganu has remanded an executive officer of a government-linked company (GLC) on suspicion of abusing her position to support the appointment of her husband’s company in obtaining a RM1.4 million labour supply contract. The remand order for six days until Sept 15 against the female suspect in her 40s was issued by Magistrate Iffah Nabihah Mohd Ishak after granting the Terengganu MACC’s application at the Magistrate’s Court, here today. Meanwhile, another female suspect in her 50s who is the owner of the company was also arrested but was released on MACC bail.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia will develop a Centre of Excellence in Education and Training for youth from developing and post-war countries. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the countries to be selected include Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Timor Leste. He said the matter was agreed upon in a bilateral meeting with the president of the ASEAN and East Asian Economic Studies Institute (ERIA), Professor Tetsuya Watanabe and Lead Trade Specialist at World Bank Group, Dr. Roberto Echandi in his visit to Switzerland from September 6 to 9. “This is a great recognition for the country for getting the

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday expressed confidence in the efficacy of the AVAC live vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) after five fatalities and one morbidity out of the 41 vaccinated hogs were reported in Lobo as of Sept. 9. ‘For me, to say hindi (It’s not) effective, it’s not scientific. Kasi kailangan we have to observe all other pigs na babakunahan natin (We need to observe all pigs that we will vaccinate),’ DA Assistant Secretary for Swine and Poultry Constante Palabrica said in an interview. ‘All this data will be accumulated by the FDA (Food and

ILOILO CITY – Residents of this city, already enjoying one of the lowest electricity rates in the country, can expect reduced power rates in the coming month. In an interview on Tuesday, More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) chief executive officer Roel Castro said the residential rate in this city in August was at PHP12.67 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), one of the lowest rates in Panay and Guimaras islands. ‘Even for this month, we are one of the lowest. There was an aberration because of the ERC (Energy Regulatory Commission) order but if we normalize, we are still one of