KANGAR, The People’s Income Initiative (IPR)-INTAN farms, located within the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) in Perlis, are projected to produce over 12,000 metric tonnes of crops annually, once fully operational. The IPR-INTAN@NCER initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Economy, in collaboration with the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA). According to NCIA chief executive,…
KUALA LUMPUR, The police are tracking down an individual suspected of breaking into two donation boxes belonging to Masjid An-Nur in USJ 4, Subang Jaya, resulting in an estimated loss of RM3,000. Subang Jaya District Police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat in a statement said the incident was recorded by the mosque’s closed-circuit television…
KUCHING, The vast trove of information stored by the National Archives of Malaysia holds the potential to significantly enrich the nation’s historical records, said National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. He said these valuable records have not been fully utilised by historians, leading to concerns about gaps in Malaysia’s historical documentation. ‘We need the…
KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that the public must recognise the importance of balancing human rights and freedom with responsibility to maintain the nation’s peace and stability. He stressed that while freedom is essential, it must be regulated by law to prevent disorder, particularly in matters involving violence or racial…
KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today as the US dollar strengthened ahead of the United States’ inflation data this week. The September 2024 contract fell to US$2,504.10 per troy ounce from US$2,536.70 per troy ounce last Friday. The October 2024, November 2024, December 2024, February 2025, and April…
KUALA LUMPUR, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today failed in her bid to have High Court judge Adlin Abdul Majid recuse herself from presiding over the US$346 million civil suit filed by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) against her. The suit by 1MDB and 10 other companies against the wife of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib…
