Sabah Celebrates National Month With Multilingual Announcements

KOTA KINABALU, Ethnic languages such as Bajau, Murut, Kadazan and Dusun are among the mediums used to deliver announcements and publicise the National Month celebration in Sabah.

Sabah Information Department (JaPen) deputy director Supian Musa said t…

Shariah-compliant Indices Outperform Non-shariah Benchmarks On Bursa Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index marginally outperformed their non-Shariah counterparts in the first seven months of this year, according to Bursa Malaysia.

Bursa Malaysia chief e…

Civil Servants’ Salary Hike To Boost Malaysia’s Economy, Says Nga

KUALA LUMPUR, The upcoming salary adjustment for civil servants is expected to significantly boost Malaysia’s economic growth and benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the property and retail sectors, said Housing and Local Gove…

MCMC To Launch National Online Safety Awareness Campaign – Teo

KUALA LUMPUR, The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), will soon launch a comprehensive National Online Safety Awareness Campaign, said Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching.

She said this initiative…

Nenggiri Polls: Attempts By Certain Parties To Influence Voters not To Vote – Police

GUA MUSANG, The police have confirmed that there have been attempts by certain parties to influence voters not to vote in the Nenggiri state by-election this Saturday.

Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the police take this matter se…

National Day: Seating Capacity To Be Increased To Ensure Comfort For Visitors – Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA, The capacity of tiered public seating will be increased to ensure the comfort of all visitors who will be attending the National Day celebration at Dataran Putrajaya on Aug 31,said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

He said the addition…

Beach Volleyball: Penang Gear Up For SUKMA With Touch Of Thai Flavour

BALIK PULAU, The Penang beach volleyball team recently crossed over to Thailand for a five-day training stint at the Samila Beach in Songkhla to boost their medal hopes at the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA).

The team, who were in Thailand from Aug 5-9, …