Soaring oil prices gives gov’t room to continue fuel subsidies – Mustapa

KOTA BHARU, March 6 — The soaring world crude oil prices currently gives some room to the government to continue providing fuel subsidies, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.However, he acknowledged t…

Experts should work together to improve quality, design of local textile – Tunku Azizah

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The Association of Traditional Textile Lovers (CITRA) should play a key role in bringing together experts in the industry in a bid to produce high quality products that are able to attract more people locally and internationall…

Nepalis flee Ukraine as Russians advance

Published by Global Voices Nepalis in Ukraine. Collage of screenshots from videos by Ishwor Devkota. Image via Nepali Times. Used with permission. This article was first published in Nepali Times.…

Rentokil annual profit jumps as pest control demand recovers

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – Rentokil said on Thursday its annual profit jumped 17%, helped by strong demand for pest control services from businesses in its dominant North American…

Price of RON97 up 16 sen, RON95 and diesel unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 16 sen for the week beginning March 3 to 9, while the prices of diesel and RON95 petrol remain unchanged.The Ministry of Finance in a statement here today said the price of RON9…

YOURSAY | Our immoral elites whom the poor venerate

Published by Malaysiakini (English) YOURSAY | ‘When it comes to the elites, the religious authorities are nowhere to be seen.’ COMMENT | Sex, sleaze, corruption and M’sian elites ‘Mansion for…

Star witness against ex-Goldman banker says wives used to disguise 1MDB kickbacks

Published by Reuters By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Goldman Sachs bankers concocted a scheme involving their wives to conceal kickbacks they received for helping to loot Malaysia’s…