Shopping Malls Urged To Provide Reading Spaces

Shopping malls have been urged to provide reading spaces and increase the number of bookstores within their premises to cater to the interests and needs of readers.

Minister of National Unity Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said that the Malaysian Reading Pr…

Okubo named PNP’s No. 4

Manila: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has designated Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo as acting Chief of the Directorial Staff, the force’s fourth highest official.

Okubo’s reassignment took effect on Friday, replacing…

2024 HIPMaX Storyfest Showcases Wealth Of Malaysian Folklore Through Young Voices In English

More than 11,000 students participated in the 2024 HIPMaX StoryFest competition, where they brought their favourite folktales to life through exciting storytelling and theatre performances.

Running into its sixth year of organisation, the participat…

Inflation decelerates to 4-year low in September

The country’s headline inflation further eased to 1.9 percent in September this year, the lowest recorded since the 1.6 percent in May 2020.

Headline inflation was at 3.3 percent in August and 6.1 percent in September last year.

In a briefing on Fr…

Sugar Supply In Labuan Remains Manageable Despite High Demand

The sugar supply on this duty-free island remains at a manageable level, despite challenges in meeting the high demand from both consumers and traders.

Labuan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KDPN) director Junaidah Arbain said current st…

NegOr biz chamber seeks options as power transmission line ‘critical’

Businessmen in Negros Oriental are pushing for the speedy energization of a new power transmission line as the current 69 kilovolt (kV) line is on the brink of reaching critical levels.

‘The 69kV line in Amlan town is already going beyond its limits…

MQSS A Platform To Nurture Quran-literate Generation

The organisation of the national-level Mahrajan Al-Quran Sekolah-Sekolah (MQSS) 2024 is one of the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) initiatives to produce a Quran-literate generation in the country.

Its Islamic Education Division director Omar Salleh s…