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In return to Umno, Khairy says no demands, ready to rebuild trust in public
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Umno returnee Khairy Jamaluddin today expressed his gratitude and readiness to work to restore public confidence in the party that expelled him three years ago. In a Facebook post this afternoon, he thanked Umno president
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US grants fresh waiver on Russian oil sales to ease energy price surge
WASHINGTON, April 18 — US President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products that are at sea, extending an earlier move to soften surging energy prices. The licence, issued
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Pineapple board says diversified demand cushions Malaysia’s exports from Middle East tensions
JASIN, April 18 — The country’s pineapple export industry has not been affected by the current West Asia crisis even though a significant portion of the export market is in the Middle East. Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM) director-general Mohd
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Iran shuts Hormuz Strait again after brief reopening over US blockade with ships mid-transit
TEHRAN, April 18 — Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again today, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway. The toing and froing over
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Digital Ministry: Backlog of 3,600 foreign knowledge worker applications cleared, processing to stabilise by Q2
PUTRAJAYA, April 18 — A backlog of over 3,600 Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) applications has been processed at Malaysian Digital Economic Corporation stage and have been forwarded to the next stage for further action as of April 15, the Digital
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Asia’s busiest trade route, the Straits of Malacca, draws scrutiny as security risks rise
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Strait of Hormuz are putting renewed attention on the Straits of Malacca, one of the world’s most critical maritime trade routes. The narrow waterway that passes Malaysia, Indonesia, and
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Iran partially reopens airspace, but airlines remain cautious
TEHRAN, April 18 — Iran partially reopened its airspace today to international flights crossing the eastern part of its territory, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said. “Air routes in the eastern section of the country’s airspace are open for international
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PM Anwar: Malaysia stands firm in speaking truth on global stage
KOTA BHARU, April 18 — Malaysia remains firm in its independent and sovereign position to speak the truth at the international level, even if it is difficult for some countries and major world powers to accept, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Man jailed for using fake payslip to buy products on instalment
KOTA KINABALU, April 18 — The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a 37-year-old man, who used a forged payslip as genuine to purchase electrical items on instalment, to nine months in jail. Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali meted out the
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Man fined RM48,000 for possessing carcasses, live specimen of various protected species
SANDAKAN, April 18 — A 38-year-old was fined RM48,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of possessing animals from protected species at the Sessions Court here on Thursday. Hendry Rayner Endim, a plantation officer, pleaded guilty after the charge was
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