Malaysia to open new Defence Attaché office in Egypt

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — The government plans to set up a new Defence Attaché Office in Egypt to support the Defence White Paper which emphasises efforts towards defence diplomacy, both at bilateral and multilateral levels.Deputy Defence Minister Datuk …

Copyright Amendment Bill tabled for first reading

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — A fine of up to RM200,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 20 years for those who commit offences relating to streaming technology is among the new subsections in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2021, which was tabled for the first …

Sabah gov’t open to ideas, proposals to revitalise state tourism – Joniston

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 13 — The Sabah government is open to ideas as well as proposals from private stakeholders, and will evaluate them for further study to ensure greater tourism success in the industry, said state Tourism, Culture, and Environment Assi…

Tessa Therapeutics showcases positive clinical data from Phase 1 study of “off the shelf” CD30 cell therapy

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Tessa Therapeutics Ltd (Tessa), a clinical-stage cell therapy company, has announced clinical data from an ongoing Phase 1 study (NCT04288726) of TT11X, an allogeneic “off the shelf” CD30.CAR-modified Epstein-Barr virus-specific…

RM6.25 mln allocated for ‘MyKasih Kapital’ programme next year – Rina Harun

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 13 — A total of RM6.25 million has been allocated to implement the ‘MyKasih Kapital’ programme next year to empower women entrepreneurs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Women, Family and Community Development Minister, Datuk Seri R…

RM18.3 mln Tanjung Labian Water Treatment Plant handed over to Sabah govt

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 13 — Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) today handed over the RM18.3 million Tanjung Labian Water Treatment Plant Lahad Datu project to the Sabah government in an effort to help people in the area.The water treatment plant, …

Six govt agencies win Green Computing Awards for energy efficiency

CYBERJAYA, Dec 13 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) announced today the six Green Computing Awards 2021 (GCA 2021) winners which collectively saved the government RM4.1 million in energy costs and reduced its carbon footprin…