Perseverance pays off as fisherman’s mushrooms business booms

PARIT BUNTAR, Sept 16 — A fisherman’s perseverance in wanting to get out of poverty has paid off after venturing into mushroom cultivation at his house in Kampung Raja Bashah Kuala Kurau since July.Mohd Radzi Said, 51, said he ventured into mushroom c…

China Opens Rail Line, Trade Route to Indian Ocean Through Myanmar

China last month inaugurated a new trade route via ship, road and rail running through Myanmar in keeping with Beijing’s dogged building spree across the Southeast Asian country to reach the Indian Ocean and points west.Analysts say it is one more stra…

Govt-private sector cooperation vital to develop tuna industry – Ronald Kiandee

BUTTERWORTH, Sept 9 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) wants the private sectors to scale up their participation in developing the country’s tuna industry.Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said all parties should take adv…

Cameron Highlands CLQ a pioneer project for agriculture industry workers

CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Sept 9 — The centralised labour quarters (CLQ) here will be a pioneer project towards providing more comfortable accommodation for foreign workers in the country’s agriculture industry.Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M.Saravanan…

Malaysia’s AirAsia 2Q Net Loss Narrows To 139.62 Million USD

Malaysia’s AirAsia Group said yesterday that, its net loss for the second quarter of 2021 (2QFY21), narrowed to 580.06 million ringgit (about 139.62 million U.S. dollars) from 992.89 million ringgit a year ago, as the carrier continued with its cost co…

LPG permit, licencing exemption in Sarawak will reduce bureaucracy – Abang Johari

KUCHING, Sept 9 — The permit and licencing exemption given to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributors in Sarawak will be able to reduce bureaucracy in gas distribution and regulation activities in the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Aban…

Academicians can contribute to nation’s economic building efforts – Finance Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Academicians should help the policymakers to come up with various policies and measures to govern rather than just coming up with theoretical analyses, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.He said as …