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BACOLOD CITY: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is eyeing a satellite office in Mindanao as sugar farmers in the southern part of the country formed an alliance recently. In a statement to the media here on Wednesday, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said the regulatory agency will improve its presence in Mindanao. ‘We will look into establishing an SRA satellite office in Bukidnon to bring our services closer to the farmers,’ he added. Azcona met with the Mindanao Federation of Sugarcane Planters Inc. led by former Bukidnon Third District Rep. Manuel Antonio Zubiri on the sidelines of the Philippine Sugar

KUALA LUMPUR, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mixed on Tuesday, following the downward trend observed in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean oil market, said palm oil trader David Ng. He told Bernama that there are additionally growing concerns about the slow pace of exports, which contributed to the lower CPO futures. “Currently, we observe that the support level for CPO is at RM3,650 a tonne, while the resistance level is at RM3,880 a tonne,” he said. Meanwhile, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said the export volume of Malaysia’s palm oil products

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Fraud Portal (NFP), a technology-based platform that aims to detect, verify and track fraudulent activities reported to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) was launched today. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the NFP will be able to boost the country’s strategy to combat online fraud by changing the NSRC process which was previously handled manually and took a lot of time. ‘The NFP is the leading automation platform in the region, providing secure access to key databases to support fraud prevention, as well as giving NSRC members a dynamic ability to detect

KUCHING, Five new meet records, including three in athletics, were set at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) today. Sprint queen Nur Afrina Batrisyia Mohamad Rizal of Selangor became a double gold medallist and double record holder when she won the 200-metre (m) final at the Sarawak Stadium here in 23.89 seconds (s), erasing the previous Games mark of 24.37s set by Perak’s Noor Eewan Syafiah Mohd Sabri in the 2016 edition at the same venue. Yesterday, the 20-year-old snatched the 100m gold in 11.64s, eclipsing the 16-year-old Games mark of 11.82s set by Johor’s Siti Fatima Mohamad at the 2008

KUCHING, A total of 48 gold medals will be at stake tomorrow, including two in chess as the sports makes its Malaysia Games (SUKMA) debut in this edition. The two chess gold medals will be on offer in the men’s and women’s individual rapid events that will be held at Dewan Jubli Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Kota Samarahan. Meanwhile, the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre will see 11 gold medals up for grabs, with eight in swimming and three in diving. The Sarawak Stadium will be just as busy as the athletics competition enters its third day with eight golds at