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JASIN, The waters around Sebatu in Sungai Rambai will be turned into crab farming project that uses the transfer of seed production technology from South Korea. Sungai Rambai state assemblyman Siti Faizah Abd Azis said the project, expected to begin at the end of this year, will be implemented in collaboration with Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), which successfully received a grant of almost RM1 million from the country concerned. “The Sungai Rambai state assembly has established cooperation with UPM in an effort to establish a research and seeding centre for marine livestock

ALOR SETAR, The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) is confident it will fully complete the 2024 Agricultural Census by the set Oct 10 deadline. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin stated that currently, the census, which began on July 7, is 30 per cent complete. “In Kedah, we have completed visits to 19,700 residential areas involved in agricultural activities. Based on our current progress, we expect to complete the census within three months, by Oct 10. “The cooperation and commitment from all parties have been excellent, with agricultural agencies, in particular, recognising the importance of giving this census

FUZHOU, China, From July 28 to July 31, Zhou Zuyi,Secretary of Fujian Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial People’s Congress led a delegation to Japan. Acting on the consensus reached between the state leaders of China and Japan, the delegation continued traditional friendship, further deepened the exchanges of sister-city relationships, promoted cooperation and development, and made new contributions to the comprehensive promotion of strategic and reciprocal relationship between China and Japan. Japan has served as Fujian’s sixth largest trading partner, fifth largest export market and an important source of foreign investment.The economic and trade cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR: MN Holdings Bhd’s share price edged up in the early trading session after its wholly-owned subsidiary, MN Power Transmission Sdn Bhd bagged a contract worth RM86 million from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). At 10.30 am, MN Holdings’ shares inched up half-a-sen to 94.5 sen, with 2.83 million shares traded. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the company said the contract entails the supply, erection, and commissioning of a 132/11-kilovolt Gas Insulated Substation in Pahang, including remote end substations work, complete with relevant secondary and ancillary equipment, as well as associated civil works. In a note today, Hong

MANILA: A fire razed a five-story building in a commercial district in Binondo, Manila on Friday morning, killing 11. Investigators from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 7:28 a.m.at the ground floor of the Pingco Building, a mixed residential and commercial building in Carvajal St., Barangay 289. The fire reached the second alarm at 8:14 a.m. and was declared out at 10:03 a.m. The cost of damage was placed at PHP100,000 while the cause of the fire was still under investigation. In a radio interview, village councilor Nelson Ty confirmed that firefighters found 11