DA: No reason for rice price spike despite habagat, ‘Carina’

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said there is no reason for rice retail prices to spike despite the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon and super typhoon Carina.

“There’s no reason to worry na magtaas iyong presyo ng bi…

COURIER CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING TWO INDIVIDUALS IN WORK PERMIT SCAM

KUALA LUMPUR, A courier pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court today to charges of defrauding two individuals in a work permit scam causing them to lose RM79,550 last year.

Rebecca Rhina Philip, 36, is accused of deceiving Deng Yawei, 27, a Chi…

Over 720K Region 8 learners now enrolled for new school year

PALO: At least 720,595 learners in Eastern Visayas have signed up for this new school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) steps up its preparation for the opening of classes on July 29.

The DepEd regional office reported that the partial enro…

HEADLINE INFLATION TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 2.0 PCT AND 3.5 PCT IN 2024 – PUBLIC INVESTMENT BANK

KUALA LUMPUR, Headline inflation is projected to average between 2.0 per cent and 3.5 per cent in 2024, while core inflation is anticipated to remain within the 2.0 per cent to 3.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) range, said Public Investment Bank Bhd.

PM ANWAR ANNOUNCES RM1 MLN DONATION TO NCCIM

PETALING JAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced a RM1 million donation to the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) in recognition of its support for the government’s efforts to encourage domestic and int…

BEIJING OFFICE TO BOLSTER CHINA’S POSITION IN GLOBAL GAMING MARKET – XSOLLA

KUALA LUMPUR, Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, has announced the grand opening of the Xsolla Greater China Region office at Chaoyang District, signifying a renewed commitment to enhancing and growing the video game industry in China and w…

NESTLE MALAYSIA PROFIT NEARLY HALVED TO RM93.6 MLN IN 2Q

KUALA LUMPUR, Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd’s net profit almost halved to RM93.60 million in the second quarter (2Q) ended June 30, 2024, from RM180.92 million a year ago due to lower sales and its conscious choices regarding pricing.

The food and beverage m…