Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, Government actions, including drafting of legislation, in addressing cyberbullying are expected to be the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat session. According to the Order of Business on the official Parliament website, a question regarding the government’s initiatives in drafting cross-ministerial laws to tackle rampant cyberbullying will be posed by Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas) to the Communications Minister during the Minister’s Question Time. Also in the spotlight is the government’s action plan to strengthen the halal industry in line with Malaysia’s goal to become a leader in the international halal market, with a halal export target of RM63.1

LOS ANGELES, Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announces the launch of Xsolla Instant Game Sales, Instant Launcher, and Instant Cloud Gaming following the release of Instant Web Shop in March 2024. We have listened to developers express their primary challenges-resource allocation is crucial, yet many struggle to quickly go live with their games and offerings. In response, our streamlined approach facilitates seamless integration and provides developers of any size with instant tools to open new revenue streams for their games. Xsolla partners with game developers and studios of all sizes, offering a swift process to sign license agreements,

TACLOBAN CITY: At least 30 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Matuguinao, Samar will soon own houses through the ‘Saad nga Balay’ (promised housing) program. Mayor Aran Boller said on Thursday the site preparation is now ongoing after the groundbreaking on June 19. The project, located within the town center, is primarily funded by the Samar provincial government. Each house costs PHP250,000 and has a 49-square-meter lot area, with a semi-concrete design. The town has about 50 former rebel surrenderers who are qualified to avail themselves of the housing project. ‘The priority to receive these houses are

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Halal Council is coordinating efforts with the state governments and agencies to identify abandoned land for use to expand the country’s production of halal products, Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the move was part of an effort to ensure that the halal industry continued to grow globally and not just focus on food and beverage products. “To go to the international level, we have to work on many other aspects such as halal vaccines, and the most important is the preparation of ingredients for halal-related products such as lemongrass, galangal, herbal ingredients which are very

MALASIQUI: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan has partnered with several businesses to offer up to 70 percent discounts on school supplies until the first week of August this year through its annual ‘Back-to-School’ Diskwento Caravan. In an interview on Thursday, Guillermo Avelino Jr., DTI-Pangasinan consumer and protection division officer-in-charge, said the participating stores are Unitop-Dagupan City, Magic Mall-Urdaneta City, Magic Mall-San Carlos City, Magic Mall-Tayug town, CSI The City Mall-Dagupan City, SM City-Rosales, CB Mall-Urdaneta City, and SM City-Urdaneta Central. DTI has also released the ‘Gabay sa Pamimili ng School Supplies for School Year 2024 -2025’