GOVT TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC INDICATORS TO MEASURE FOOD SECURITY LEVEL – FADILLAH

PUTRAJAYA, The government will develop specific indicators through the development of competitive food security indicators to measure the country’s level of food security.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also the Minister of …

First in years: PH posts travel surplus in 2023

MANILA: The Philippines posted a net trade surplus of USD2.45 billion in travel last year, meaning foreign visitors to the Philippines spent more than what Filipinos shelled out for travel abroad.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Tourism …

ISLAMIC ORGANISATIONS MUST CONTINUE TO PLAY ROLE IN FOSTERING UNITY – PM ANWAR

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hopes that Islamic organisations in Malaysia will continue to play a central role in driving efforts to educate the people and foster unity in the country’s plural society.

Anwar conveyed his hop…

DFA urged to lobby for pardon of convicted overseas Filipinos

MANILA: The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs on Tuesday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to lobby for the pardon or commutation of sentences of overseas Filipinos convicted of crimes as the holy month of Rama…

HEALTH SUPPLEMENT ‘BENI KOJI CHOLESTE HELP’ NOT REGISTERED IN MALAYSIA – MOH

PUTRAJAYA, The Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed the health supplement “Beni Koji Choleste Help,” which contains red yeast rice (RYR), manufactured by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. in Japan, is not registered in Malaysia.

National Pharmaceutical Re…

First Gen exploring RE projects in Nueva Ecija

MANILA: First Gen Corp. is exploring to develop renewable energy (RE) projects near its hydroelectric power plant (HEPP) complex in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, including solar and wind farms as well as a battery energy storage system (BESS).

In a state…

TNO WEAKNESS IN ENFORCEMENT, ISRAELI ENTERED USING VALID FRENCH PASSPORT – SAIFUDDIN

KLANG, The Israeli man arrested by the police with six pistols in his possession at a hotel in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday entered the country using a valid French passport, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

The pa…