KANGAR, The issue of drug abuse and addiction among primary and secondary school students in the country shows a worrying trend based on National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) statistics, recording an increase from 2020 to 2023.
AADK deputy director-gener…
KUALA LUMPUR, The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Labour Ordinance of Sabah (Amendment) Bill 2024, the first amendment in 20 years since the previous one in 2005.
Ten MPs spoke during the debate on the bill, which was passed by
Top defense officials of South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are set to hold a rare meeting on the occasion of this week’s defense ministerial meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), sources said Monday.
The gathering come…
President Yoon Suk Yeol decided Monday to name his former chief of staff Kim Dae-ki as the new ambassador to China, his office said.
Presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk announced the decision in a press briefing, saying Kim was
South Korean shares closed sharply higher Monday, helped by strong advances in tech and financial shares. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 26.38 points, or 1.02 perc…
Private equity firm MBK Partners and Young Poong Corp. said Monday they have secured a 5.34 percent stake in Korea Zinc Inc. in a multibillion-dollar tender offer to take control of the world’s largest zinc smelter.
In the tender offer
KUALA LUMPUR, The government is offering a voluntary rehabilitation programme to members of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) and followers of its doctrine, who are still at large, to help them return to the true teachings of Islam.
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SINGAPORE, Amidst a global stock market resurgence, EBC Financial Group (EBC) is enhancing liquidity for five major stock indices, including the U.S. Dow Jones, Nasdaq, SandP 500, the A50 (China), and the Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong). This strategic mo…
SEREMBAN, The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) hopes that the upcoming Budget 2025, set to be tabled this Friday, will drive transformation in the fisheries sector, with a focus on enhancing the well-being of fishermen.
LKIM chairma…
KUALA LUMPUR, ‘No amount of money can help you to summit the Mount Everest,’ that’s the advise given to aspiring climbers who wish to conquer Mount Everest by the renowned Pasang Tendi Sherpa, who has sumitted the world’s highest peak