Agong laksana amanah berat lantik PM ke-9, puas hati sokongan 114 ahli Parlimen
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah menzahirkan perasaan puas hati dengan kepercayaan yang diberikan oleh 114 ahli Dewan Rakyat kepada Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob bagi dilantik sebagai Perdana Menteri ke-9. Menyorot kembali peristiwa pada 16 Ogos lalu, Al-Sultan Abdullah bertitah, buat kali kedua dalam tempoh pemerintahan baginda, negara telah […]
PTPTN tawar pinjaman kepada asnaf mulakan perniagaan
KUALA LUMPUR: Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) menerusi program PTPTN Prihatin akan memberikan sumbangan wakalah zakat berjumlah RM100,000 kepada 20 peminjam kategori asnaf bagi memulakan perniagaan secara dalam talian. Program itu mendapat kerjasama FGV Agro Fresh Technology Sdn Bhd iaitu anak syarikat FGV Holdings Berhad yang mengendalikan perniagaan menjual barangan keperluan harian secara dalam […]
Harga ayam: KPDNHEP ambil pendekatan baharu
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) mengambil pendekatan baharu bagi menangani masalah kenaikan harga barang, terutama harga ayam di pasaran. Menurut Menterinya Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, pendekatan baharu ini membabitkan pengeluaran surat pemberitahuan kepada peniaga peringkat borong dan runcit untuk mengadakan libat urus (engagement) bersama pengeluar serta penternak ayam […]
EPF unveils initiatives to help employers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has launched two initiatives to ease employers’ financial constraints during the pandemic. The pension fund said the first initiative was an exemption on late payment charges, with employers given flexibility on the payment period for their current mandatory contribution. For the second initiative, EPF introduced the Employer Pay […]
Berjaya Food poised for expansion
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Food Bhd could be moving forward with expansion plans even as the foot traffic continues to normalise following the resumption of dine-in operations at its outlets. The group has demonstrated resilience in weathering the pandemic and the easing restrictions should only facilitate its roll-out of new stores, said RHB Research in a note. The […]
Maybank Islamic, Cookhouse Malaysia in cloud kitchen venture for SMEs
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Islamic Bhd has partnered Cookhouse Malaysia to offer small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food and beverage business an opportunity to access most comprehensive and best equipped cloud kitchen in Malaysia. This collaboration enables SMEs to rent dedicated commercial-grade kitchen space with state-of-the-art facilities at a cost-effective price, they said in […]
Hundreds protest Brazil’s Bolsonaro after week of tension
RIO DE JANEIRO: Several hundred Brazilians protested against President Jair Bolsonaro and demanded his impeachment in Sunday demonstrations called by conservative groups, days after a massive mobilization supporting the country’s embattled far-right leader. The street protests in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte, among other cities, were convened by conservative-leaning social organizations like […]
Vietnam, Japan sign agreement on defence transfer equipment and technology
VIETNAM and Japan have signed an agreement on transferring defence equipment and technology, bringing bilateral cooperation between them to a new level. The deal was signed on Saturday during Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi two-day visit to Vietnam that ended yesterday. During talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Defence Minister Phan Van Giang, they said the […]
NKorea missile test poses ‘threats’ to neighbours: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The United States military said Sunday missile tests conducted by North Korea over the weekend posed ‘threats’ to the country’s neighbours and beyond. “This activity highlights DPRK’s continuing focus on developing its military program and the threats that poses to its neighbours and the international community,” the US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement, […]
