Vietnam sends over 35,900 workers abroad in Q1

Hanoi: Vietnam sent more than 35,900 labourers to work abroad under contracts in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Japan and Taiwan (China) co…

PERAK TO REVIEW SAFETY SOP AT LIMESTONE-BASED TOURIST SPOTS – LOH

IPOH, The Perak State Government will undertake a review of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for safety within limestone-based tourist areas across the state.

State Tourism, Industry, Investment, and Corridor Development Committee chairman, L…

MECHANISM TO STABILISE SUGAR SUPPLY, PRICE IN Q2 THIS YEAR – ARMIZAN

KOTA KINABALU, The government will decide on mechanisms to stabilise sugar supply and pricing in the second quarter of this year, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

He said one mechanism under consideration is mai…

Vatican wants surrogacy to become ‘universal crime’

ROME: The Vatican said in a new document on human dignity Monday that it wants to see surrogate motherhood, or surrogacy, banned worldwide as a “universal crime”.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new Declaration “Dignitas infinita” (Infi…

TRAFFIC HEADING OUT OF KLANG VALLEY UNDER CONTROL

KUALA LUMPUR, Traffic flow on the main highways leading out of the Klang Valley is under control tonight with congestion in a few locations.

A spokesman for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said in the northbound direction, slow traffic was only…

Last month was warmest March on record: EU

BRUSSELS: Last month was the warmest March on record worldwide, the EU said on Tuesday.

The average surface air temperature for last month was recorded at 14.14°C (57.45°F), said Copernicus, the EU’s Earth observation program.

This figure was 0.73°C…

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolts Davao Occidental

MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental at 5:48 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic quake struck 368 kilometers of Balut Island. It was 10 kilometers deep.

There wer…