KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd has decided to revisit its plan to appoint a third-party firm to audit its operations following allegations of forced labour at its plantations.
KOTA BARU: Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V has revoked the Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (DJMK) (AL-ISMAIL II) and Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (JMK) (AL-ISMAIL III) (JMK) titles awarded to Prof Dr Selvaraj Y Subramaniam, effective Nov 18.
In polite British company, there are certain subjects that are to be avoided: politics (especially Brexit), religion and house prices being chief among them. Hence, these are inevitably where the less mannerly discourse ends up.
Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd says sales of Rica Residence @ Sentul in Kuala Lumpur remained at 74 per cent and the development is scheduled for completion in early 2021.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will ensure that the proposal for the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) monthly assistance of between RM200 and RM300 to be increased to RM1,000, is carried out as soon as possible.
GEORGE TOWN: The state special security committee meeting today has proposed that consideration be given to impose the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) only on targeted localities instead of the whole state.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Wildlife Welfare Caring Fund totaling RM468,890 has been channeled in stages to Taiping Zoo, Perak, between August and November this year.
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Bangladesh began transferring several hundred Rohingya refugees on Thursday to what the UN and rights groups worry is a dangerous low-lying island prone to cyclones and floods.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called on the government to encourage domestic investment instead of relying on foreign direct investment (FDI).
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali claimed that his removal from his position as the Attorney-General (AG) two years ago, was driven by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s hatred and negative perception towards him.
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) urged the government to boycott the 2020 Dubai Expo, slated to be held in October next year, in solidarity with the Palestinians who have been oppressed by Israel.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry (Medac) has clarified that the controversial “flying cars” or super drones are not a priority of the ministry.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was remanded into custody on Thursday after being charged with fraud, the latest in a string of prosecutions brought against high-profile Beijing critics and democracy campaigners.
BEIJING: A Chinese space probe sent to gather material from a previously unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world's first lunar samples in four decades, Beijing said Thursday.