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KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today after the latest US producer price index (PPI) data pointed to cooler inflation. The annual PPI came in lower than expected at 2.2 per cent in July against consensus estimate of 2.3 per cent and the 2.7 per cent recorded in the previous month, signalling that the US Federal Reserve was on track to cutting interest rates in September. At the end of trading, August 2024 rose to US$2,485.90 per troy ounce from US$2,468.90 per troy ounce at yesterday’s close. Meanwhile, September 2024, October 2024, November 2024,

GUA MUSANG, The Orang Asli community has called on the Nenggiri state assemblyman elected in this Saturday’s by-election to make regular visits to their area, allowing them to become familiar with their new representative. Dendi Abdullah, 33, a resident of Pos Simpor, said former assemblyman Mohd Azizi Naim rarely visited the Orang Asli area even a year after taking office. According to Dendi, the residents of the settlement never met Mohd Azizi during his tenure. “The Temiar tribe in the interior is disappointed with the previous representative’s lack of engagement. Mohd Azizi never visited our village, even though Pos Simpor

GUA MUSANG, Despite spending decades outside of Kelantan due to his duties as a police officer, an Orang Asli from the Mendriq tribe continues to preserve his community’s traditional lifestyle in his daily life. After serving for 37 years since March 15, 1985, Razman Periyak, 63, decided to move from Perak to his hometown in Kampung Orang Asli Kuala Lah here, following his retirement on Jan 1, 2022. Age was no barrier for him in fulfilling his dream of building a small wooden house for his five children and nine grandchildren to gather when they return to the village, ensuring

LIMA (Peru), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof arrived here today to attend the Energy Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Fadillah, who is also Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, was met on arrival at the Jorge Chàvez International Airport by Mohamed Shahiran Mohamed Shah, Chargé d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in Peru. This is Fadillah’s maiden official visit to the republic. APEC 2024 Chair Peru is hosting the two-day EMM meeting, the highest level for APEC economic leaders responsible for energy development. During his visit from Aug 14 to 16, Fadillah would be

SEREMBAN, The Negeri Sembilan is able to do better at the 2024 Malaysia Games from Aug 17 to 24, Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said. He also hoped that the athletes will provide great competition at the biennial Games. “We just need to add the number of participants in the future as we are still limited in SUKMA participants. “We need to be bigger so that we can win more medals. There are more events that need to be studied and recognised. Let’s take the various opportunities and see how to boost our medal tally,’ he said