Новости за 01.07.2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has poked fun at Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s Langkah Muar protest run, which began on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) approved investment performance, along with ongoing proposed investments in the pipeline, support UOB Global Economics & Markets Research's forecast of RM342.5 billion in committed investments for the full year.

ALOR STAR: The federal government has been urged to heed the decree of Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah to approve the state’s request for a fiscal incentive payment of RM200 million.

SYDNEY: Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.

KOTA KINABALU: More than 5,000 students across four districts in the state have been affected by the floods, as 10 schools were forced to close today due to inundated paths and school grounds since last night.

KUALA LUMPUR: A man was stunned when he discovered multiple scratch marks on his blue Perodua Ativa after his wife washed the car.

KUALA LUMPUR: Ride-hailing firm inDrive is projecting significant growth in the Malaysian market, expecting the number of drivers in its ecosystem to double from the current 10,000 by the end of 2024.

BUDAPEST: Diplomats are worried about Hungary taking over the EU's six-month rotating presidency from Monday, with nationalist leader Viktor Orban constantly at odds with Brussels since he returned to power in 2010.

PUTRAJAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam was spared a prison sentence for a contempt of court charge of intimidating a witness in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, after the Federal Court commuted it to a good behaviour bond.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia stayed in positive territory at midday, buoyed by continued buying interest in mid-cap and small-cap stocks.  

KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran actor Dharma Harun Al-Rashid of Adik Manja fame is happy to continue living in his current home in Wangsa Maju here.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is committed to achieving a 1:400 doctor-to-population ratio in the country by 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Plantations Group Berhad's  (JPG) subsidiary, Greenergy Ventures Sdn Bhd has been awarded BioNexus status for its achievement in transforming palm oil mill effluent (POME) into valuable biomethane.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) expresses its sympathies to the victims of the Genting Highlands road accident on June 29.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government does not foresee issues in ensuring all students who scored 10As and above in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exam obtain places in any matriculation and public university programmes.

EUGENE, (Oregon): Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the women’s 400 metres hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday after crossing the line in 50.65 seconds at the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to intensify its efforts to eradicate hardcore poverty in certain states where rates exceed the national level, the Dewan Rakyat heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a memorable birthday present for Pahang Hockey Academy Thunderbolts defender Nor Syakir Hafiz.

KUALA LUMPUR: Turboprop airplanes remain important in bridging the distance gap for remote and sparsely populated communities especially in lower-middle-income countries where air travel soared by nearly 400 per cent before the pandemic. 

MINNEAPOLIS: Simone Biles will be headed to the Olympics for the third time after posting an all-around score of 117.225 in Minneapolis at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, which concluded yesterday night (June 30).

BEIJING: Prices of new homes in China climbed at their slowest pace in five months in June, a private survey showed on Monday, with a recent major government package of support measures for the country’s ailing property sector having only a limited impact so far.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sell-off in the benchmark index, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI), is likely to continue in July as investors continue to weigh the impact of diesel subsidy rationalisation plan and rising political heat.

KUALA LUMPUR: A TikTok video shared by a concerned netizen highlighting littering issues at Pokok Durian Tunggal, Sekinchan, has ignited widespread annoyance among netizens.

PUTRAJAYA: The government has given its assurance that the current Bumiputera quota system under the Education Ministry's matriculation programme will remain unchanged.

SHAH ALAM: A video of a collision between a police patrol car and a sedan has gone viral on social media.