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Last-minute COP30 text cuts fossil fuel roadmap, leaving negotiators fuming
BELEM (Brazil), Nov 21 — COP30 summit president Brazil released a draft text for a proposed deal for this year’s UN climate summit early today, dropping a proposal to develop a global plan to shift away from fossil fuels that
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How culture and tech are reshaping bribery and corruption risks across Asia-Pacific, including Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — According to ACCA’s new report, ‘Combatting Fraud in a Perfect Storm’, organisations across Asia-Pacific are contending with a diverse and fast-evolving fraud landscape. The study identifies procurement fraud (34 per cent) and bribery and corruption
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Singapore couple behind illegal home ragdoll cat breeding ‘farm’ get jail and RM166,500 fines
SINGAPORE, Nov 21 — A married couple who illegally bred ragdoll cats at home and sold the kittens for thousands of dollars have been fined and jailed, after authorities described the case as one of the most serious examples of
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Floating school on Tasik Banding in Perak set to pull more Orang Asli children back into classrooms, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The Education Ministry’s first floating school on Tasik Banding near Gerik, Perak, is being positioned as a way to improve access to schooling for Orang Asli children living in remote settlements, Minister Fadhlina Sidek said
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Anwar says political secretary’s letter didn’t result in project approval, reprimand sufficient
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has defended his decision to only reprimand his political secretary for issuing a contractor support letter, arguing that a sacking was not warranted as the letter did not result in
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Federal Court to hear Monday challenge by ex-child prisoners on indefinite detention
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 21 — The Federal Court is set to hear on Monday the applications by seven former child prisoners convicted of serious offences, who are seeking leave to review the court’s decisions ordering them to be detained at the
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