Floods: Trader uses boat to buy from growers unable to deliver crops

SEGAMAT, Jan 6 — A fruit seller’s initiative to buy from fruit growers in Kampung Serakek and Kampung Simpang Jabi here has helped in easing their burdens as they are unable to deliver their crops to traders due to floods.Mahathir Mahmud, 43, said he …

Pahang floods claim lives of over 17,000 livestock, pets

KUANTAN, Jan 6 — The floods in Pahang have claimed the lives of a total of 17,403 livestock and pets, incurring an estimated loss of over RM1.4 million as at yesterday, said state Veterinary Services Department director, Dr Kamaliah Ghazali.She said t…

Malaysian Utility Signs 15-year Contract With Itron To Deploy And Operate Industrial IoT Network

Published by The Street By Business Wire Itron, Inc. (ITRI) – Get Itron, Inc. Report, which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced that Syarikat…

Azam Baki denies having control over many companies

companiesPUTRAJAYA, Jan 5 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki today denied allegations that he had control over many companies, including conglomerates, describing it as a malicious allegation.”This is a …

Trader loses RM117,759 in parcel scam

MELAKA, Jan 5 — Enticed by the delivery of jewellery and cash worth some USD79,000 (about RM331,168) promised by an acquaintance met online, a man ended up losing RM117,759 instead.Melaka police chief Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the 42-year-old v…

Fuel prices: RON97 up three sen, RON95 and diesel unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 –The retail price of RON97 petrol increased by three sen from RM3 a litre to RM3.03 for Jan 6 to 12.The Finance Ministry in a statement today, announced the retail prices of RON95 and diesel remained at RM2.05 and RM2.15 a litre fo…

U.S. manufacturing cools but globally factories take Omicron risks in their stride for now

Published by Reuters By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Global manufacturing activity remained strong in December as factories took rising cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant…