PBBM honors farmers, workers, teachers on Heroes Day

MANILA: As the nation observes National Heroes Day on Monday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. paid tribute to farmers, workers, teachers, healthcare workers, civil servants, and citizens, whom he dubbed the country’s ‘unsung heroes’.

‘Today, we pay…

Hearing Of Lim Guan Eng’s Undersea Tunnel Corruption Case Postponed To Sept 19

KUALA LUMPUR, The trial of Lim Guan Eng’s undersea tunnel corruption case at the Sessions Court here today was postponed as the lead counsel representing the former Penang Chief Minister was unwell.

Judge Azura Alwi allowed the adjournment after ano…

PM assigns tasks to newly-appointed Deputy PMs, Ministers

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on August 26 to congratulate and assign tasks to newly-appointed Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Hoa Binh, Ho Duc Phoc and Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Do Duc Duy…

First Hybrid Fire Station Planned For Tioman Island

KUANTAN, A hybrid Fire and Rescue Station will be built near the Tioman Island Marine Park to enable the team to operate both on land and at sea, making it the first fire station in the country to implement such a concept.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Dep…

Top leader receives RoK Coast Guard commissioner general

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Commissioner General of the Coast Guard of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26.

Source: Vietn…

Gold Futures Close Slightly Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, Gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed slightly higher on Monday.

The August 2024 contract rose to US$2,526.40 per troy ounce from US$2,520.00 per troy ounce last Friday, while September 2024 increased to US$2,530.1…

PM urges early conclusion of Vietnam-UAE CEPA negotiations

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the Vietnam-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) at a reception in Hanoi on August 26 for UAE Minister of State for Foreign Tr…