KUALA LUMPUR, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) recently carried out beach clean-up and mangrove planting activities with community members at Desa Muara Teluk Naga, Banten, continuing its flagship social impact programme, Be Green, in Indonesia for the second year running. This year’s activities reinforce the Company’s commitment to address the environmental challenge of plastic pollution…
KUALA LUMPUR, National men’s doubles professional pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi had to work their socks off to beat Taiwan’s Lee Jhe Huei- Yang Po Hsuan 13-21, 21-16, 21-15 in the first round of the China Open in Changzhou today. The Malaysians needed 44 minutes to subdue the sixth-seeded Taiwanese pair and set up…
SEREMBAN, The chairman of a private religious study centre pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to three counts of committing physical sexual assault against a teenage girl between March and August this year. Mohd Hafidz Eshak, 44, entered his plea after the charges were read out separately before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. According…
KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia pared losses at the close on Wednesday but overall market sentiment remained weak as most traders remained on the sidelines ahead of an expected US interest rate cut later tonight. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 3.69 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 1,660.59 from Tuesday’s…
KUALA LUMPUR, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif alums can play a role in leading Muslims worldwide and promote a peaceful, compassionate, and harmonious Islam to tackle Islamophobia, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan. He said Islamophobia has become increasingly concerning recently, especially in countries with a minority Muslim population. “I have…
KUALA LUMPUR, The Sessions Court hearing the money laundering and corruption trial involving former Bersatu Information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, was informed today that there was a deposit of RM38,160 into the Maybank account of Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd two years ago. Ahmad Arabbi Mustafa, a 36-year-old Maybank officer from the Taman Tun…
