PM leads strategic review of Government apparatus model

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 6 presided over the inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee tasked with conducting a review of the 20-year Government apparatus model from the 12th to 15th tenures. As head of the Steering Committee, PM Ch…

RM3.9 mln worth of hazardous sex stimulants, cosmetics seized in Penang

GEORGE TOWN, A total of 527 types of sex stimulants containing scheduled poisons and unregistered products as well as 11 digital devices, all worth about RM4.4 million, were seized under Ops Legacy 2.0 in Penang, Kedah and Johor on July 30.

The ille…

NA Chairman examines preparations for upcoming Q&A session

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired a meeting in Hanoi on August 6 to review preparations for the Q and A session at the 36th meeting of the NA Standing Committee. The session, slated for August 21 and the morning of August 22, marks th…

CPO Futures End Lower Amid Weaker Soybean Oil Market, Production Concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives continued to end on a low note on Tuesday due to weakness in the Chicago soybean oil market, said palm oil trader David Ng.

Ng also said that concerns over rising …

General Secretary To Lam chairs meeting of key leaders

A meeting of key leaders was held in Hanoi on August 6 to evaluate July performance and outline major tasks for August, under the chair of General Secretary and State President To Lam. It was the first key leaders’ meeting since Lam’s election as the…

Pahang JKDM seizes contraband ciggies worth over RM900,000

KUANTAN, The Pahang branch of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) thwarted an attempt to distribute smuggled cigarettes when it seized 1.2 million sticks of cigarettes of various types and brands worth RM942,480, including duties and taxes,…

HCM City top searched destination for Australian tourists

Ho Chi Minh City is among the top destinations in Vietnam that tourists from Australia want to visit. In a Agoda Vietnam report, the company lists the top five searched destinations for Australians heading to Vietnam from June to August, which includ…