Новости за 15.07.2024

KUALA LUMPUR: The amendment to the Medical Act 1971 aims to increase the number of medical specialists, whether through the parallel pathway programme (PPP) or the local Master’s medicine programme.

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreigners were willing to pay as high as RM2,500 monthly to ‘rent’ a small portion of a local shop lot in areas near Pasar Harian Selayang.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘New Straits Times’ (NST) marks its 179th anniversary, today.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to ban former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, the information minister said today.

MUAR: “I am indeed evil”. That was the confession of a senior citizen before a Sessions Court today sentenced him to 12-years jail and caned 6 times for sexually assaulting his biological granddaughter aged 10 last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) can invest funds from a levy collected from Malaysian employers to help finance its operations.

SHAH ALAM: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has announced the appointment of Adam Saffian Ghazali as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd sold a total of 7,600 vehicles in June, 10 per cent lower than the 8,422 units recorded in May.

KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia today received the Darjah Kerabat Diraja Yang Amat Dihormati Perak.

SHAH ALAM: KK Mart Group founder and executive chairman Datuk Seri Chai Kee Kan, who was today discharged and acquitted by the Sessions Court over a charge related to “Allah” socks, expressed relief that the case is over.

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s still a good Olympic draw for men's pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik though they have China’s world No. 1 Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang for company.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will take all the actions necessary to address the shortage of court interpreters to ensure cases are no longer delayed, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

CHUKAI: The teenager who mistakenly ate poison-laced biscuits at a plantation in Kampung Dadong Air Puteh last Friday is recovering from his ordeal.

KUCHING: Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg was conferred the Bintang Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Darjah Pertama (PSNB) by the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Foreign Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Mohamad, died of old age today at his residence in Cyberjaya, Selangor. He was 81.

BEIJING: Property investment in China fell 10.1 per cent in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, matching a figure in January-May, suggesting the sector is still not out of the woods despite mounting policy support.

KUALA LUMPUR: At the age of 32, actress Diana Danielle is already thinking about her retirement.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is currently reviewing a proposal to enact a specific law relating to cyberbullying following instructions from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he will meet the family of the late Teoh Beng Hock to review their memorandum demanding justice over his death.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has secured over RM230 million in palm oil trade deals during Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin’s recent working visit to China.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd and Persatuan Remisier Bumiputera Malaysia (Pribumi) have launched the Pribumi Bursa Malaysia Zakat Index (PBMZI), a new customised index designed to promote greater recognition of public listed companies (PLCs) that choose to adopt corporate zakat practice.

PETALING JAYA: The 11th World Fujian Convention, which Malaysia will host again after 28 years, is expected to atttract 3,500 delegates, aiming to strengthen familial bonds, promote mutual development, and facilitate deep exchanges among overseas Fujianese communities.

JOHOR BARU: A scrap metal collector was today charged at the Sessions Court here with neglecting his teenage son at a sidewalk of a flat in Pasir Gudang.

GAZA STRIP: Israeli warplanes on Sunday staged a fifth attack in eight days on a Gaza school sheltering war displaced, and residents said more casualties were inflicted.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his congratulations to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on the occasion of His Majesty's 78th birthday today.