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New funds, programmes under Budget 2026 to turn Malaysia into ‘AI Nation’, says Gobind
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is stepping up efforts to build a robust artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, with Budget 2026 set to feature new allocations and initiatives aimed at turning the country […]
Cops hunt ‘Geng Ammar’ leader over supermarket break-in
LARUT: Police are on the hunt for Muhammad Ammar Mohd Fazdil, suspected leader of ‘Geng Ammar’, following a supermarket break-in in Batu Kurau on Aug 27. Read full story Date: […]
Bukit Mertajam Hospital wins regional sustainability award
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Bukit Mertajam Hospital has won a regional award for sustainability, beating out 139 other hospitals in Asia. Read full story Date: 12 September, 2025 3:01 pm Source: […]
Young women happier than men, says Stats Dept report
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Happiness Index (MHI) revealed that young Malaysian women were happier than their male counterparts. Read full story Date: 12 September, 2025 3:01 pm Source: thestar.com.my
July wholesale, retail trade sales up 5% to RM156.4bil
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s July 2025 wholesale and retail trade registered total sales of RM156.4 billion, a five per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM). Read full story […]
Scientex proposes selective capital reduction to take SciPack private
KUALA LUMPUR: Scientex Bhd has proposed to privatise its subsidiary, Scientex Packaging (Ayer Keroh) Bhd (SciPack), via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. Read full story Date: 12 […]
Rakuten Trade lifts 2025 FBM KLCI target to 1,650
KUALA LUMPUR: Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd has raised its FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) target to 1,650 from 1,630 for 2025, buoyed by renewed foreign fund inflows into Asia. […]
FBM KLCI gains momentum at midday, tracking Wall Street’s record highs
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI climbed steadily by midday, tracking Wall Street’s record gains as investors positioned themselves ahead of the upcoming long weekend. Read full story Date: 12 September, […]
After Trump’s tough words, little sign of policy response to Kirk’s killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after announcing that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been killed at a college campus in Utah, President Donald Trump warned of consequences to come. Read full […]
Their schools banned phones. Out came the iPods and cassette players.
Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans. Read full story Date: 12 September, 2025 2:01 pm […]