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UKM: Govt must introduce the Equitable Opportunity Act
The government needs to consider formulating the Equitable Opportunity Act on a needs-based system, in line with the original objective of Vision 2020 to create a developed country that strives for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM)
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Kashmir’s crippled courts leave detainees in a lurch
Thousands of people have been detained in Indian-administered Kashmir following a government move to strip the region of its special status. Worried family members have been flocking to the courts – but to little avail, reports BBC Hindi’s Vineet Khare.
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Dr M: We may bring back GST….if the public agrees
PUTRAJAYA: The government may consider reintroducing the controversial Goods and Services Tax (GST), provided the public backed the move. Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this in response to Malaysian Institute of Economic Research’s (MIER) suggestion yesterday for the
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KLCI falls 0.65% due to possible US-Europe trade war
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI lost 0.65% at mid-morning today as sentiment turned weak in line with the downward trend at regional markets on worries of a fresh trade war between US and Europe. At 10am, the FBM KLCI lost
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Asian stocks dips after US announces tariffs on Europe
TOKYO: Asian stocks, already under pressure from growing global growth fears, tumbled today after New York markets slumped overnight as the US opened a new trade war front, saying it will impose tariffs on US$7.5 billion of goods from the
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Ringgit soars against the US dollar early today
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today due to better demand for the local currency and following the release of weaker US manufacturing data, as well as fewer jobs created in the country. At 9.03 am,
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Russian strongman Putin unimpressed by Thunberg’s UN speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday took aim at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he did not share the excitement about her United Nations speech last month. The 16-year-old Swede electrified the UN summit in New York
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Sabah gov’t lauds swift arrests of pygmy elephant killers
The Sabah state governmen lauded the swift action of the police and the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) in arresting six men suspected of brutally killing a male pygmy elephant in Kalabakan, Tawau, recently. Sabah deputy chief minister Datuk Christina Liew,
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Iraq on curfew as violent protests escalate nationwide
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi declared a curfew in Baghdad yesterday until further notice after at least seven people were killed and more than 400 were injured during two days of nationwide anti-government protests. Curfews were imposed earlier
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Amazon fires causing more kids to suffer breathing problems
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA: The surge in fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest this year fuelled a spike in young children being treated for breathing problems as smoke clouded the air throughout the region, according to a study released yesterday. Roughly 5,000
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