Hindus celebrate Thaipusam moderately under strict SOPs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Hindus in the country celebrated Thaipusam today on a moderate scale in adherence to the strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) set to curb the spread of COVID-19.At the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves near here,…

23 Pahang cops sacked for various offences – Ramli

KUANTAN, Jan 18 — A total of 23 Pahang police officers and men have been sacked for committing various offences in 2020 and last year, said state police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.Fourteen cases were recorded last year while nine in 2020 involvi…

COVID: 41 per cent of Malaysia’s adult population received booster dose

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — A total of 237,703 individuals of the adult population in the country received the COVID-19 booster dose yesterday (Jan 17), bringing the cumulative number of booster doses administered to 9,609,454 or 41 per cent of the group a…

Diversify commodity crops for consistent income – Bung Moktar

TAWAU, Jan 18 — lFarmers in Sabah are advised to diversify their commodity crops to ensure consistent income in the event of a fall in the price of one of the crop.Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin said the price of each commodity cr…

Boat capsize: Six illegal immigrants rescued, seven still missing

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 18 — Six Indonesian illegal immigrants were rescued, while seven others are believed to be still missing when their boat capsized after it was hit by strong waves in waters off Pontian early today.Johor Maritime director Admiral Nuru…

Cooperation from industry players, support from govt can help revive film industry – Finas

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The Malaysian Film Development Corporation (Finas) expressed confidence of the film industry making a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic with the cooperation of the film industry players and support from the government.Finas c…

Oil palm production could be a game-changer for Sri Lanka’s rural economy | Daily FT

Published by Daily Financial Times In April 2021, the Sri Lankan Government took an unprecedented decision of banning palm oil imports and ordered the uprooting of oil palm trees to…