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Cigarette giant BAT goes on corporate diet to shed 20pc workforce weight, save £600m
LONDON, June 29 — British American Tobacco announced today sweeping job cuts as the cigarette maker axes 5,500 roles globally and outsources another 3,500 to help slash costs. The maker of […]
Can-meh? Yes, new MEH licence plates for Melaka will open for bidding from July 10
MELAKA, June 29 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) Melaka has issued a public notice encouraging Malaysians to participate in its latest round of vehicle registration number bidding via the […]
High Court rejects former directors’ bid to delay RM492,480 refund owed to umrah pilgrims
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The High Court here today dismissed an application by three former directors and shareholders of a tourism company seeking to postpone repayment of RM492,480 to […]
Fire tears through Subang Jaya apartment, four residents rescued after being trapped by thick smoke
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Four residents were rescued after a fire gutted a first-floor apartment at Subang Perdana Goodyear Court 7 in USJ today, trapping occupants in an upper-floor […]
Ahmad Maslan says government finalising Engineers Scale of Fees review to set fairer pay benchmark
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The government is finalising a review of the Engineers Scale of Fees, which was gazetted in 1998, to ensure that professional engineering service fees are […]
New MOH rule compels medicine suppliers to report shortages from July 1, ensuring stability despite West Asia risks
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Effective July 1, the Health Ministry (MOH) will enforce mandatory reporting by Product Registration Holders (PRHs) on any disruptions or discontinuation of medicine supply. The […]
Dungun man accused of hammer attack on grandmother ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation
KUALA TERENGGANU, June 29 — The Sessions Court today ordered a 25-year-old man charged with causing grievous hurt to his grandmother with a hammer to undergo a mental health assessment. […]
Two Malaysians injured after bomb rips through vehicle in Thailand’s Tak Bai; third occupant escapes unhurt
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Two Malaysians were injured after a bomb exploded near their vehicle in Thailand’s Tak Bai district this afternoon, while a third occupant escaped unharmed. The […]
Azalina tables sweeping amendment to Act 792 expanding child sex crime law and closing loopholes overseas
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The proposed amendment to the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792) seeks to ensure that Malaysia does not face jurisdictional constraints in taking […]
AI’s next bottleneck isn’t chips — it’s the weather
ZURICH, June 29 — The race to build more artificial intelligence data centres is running into an increasingly expensive obstacle: extreme weather. Record-breaking heatwaves, floods, wildfires and violent storms are […]