ST receives PEMUDAH Special Award for improvement in getting electricity

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Energy Commission (ST) has recently been awarded the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH) Special Award for the contribution to the improvement in the area of getting electricity.ST in a statement today said…

Drop in flood victims in Selangor, Johor, Melaka, PPS in Johor closes

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The number of flood victims in Johor, Melaka and Selangor who were evacuated to temporary relief centres (PPS) dropped to 254 victims from 65 families this evening compared with 284 victims from 73 families in the morning.The …

COVID: One cluster detected in Lubok Antu

KUCHING, March 11 — A new COVID-19 cluster has been detected in Sarawak involving a Ministry of Education institution in Lubok Antu district, about 250 kilometres from here.The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today a…

PLUS denies offering 50 pct discount to highway users heading to Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has denied issuing a media statement on the 50 per cent discount alleged to be given to those heading to Johor to cast their votes in the state polls tomorrow.In a statement today, PLUS said it vi…

Special Income Remittance Programme ends today – IRB

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11– The Special Income Remittance Programme (PKPP) for Malaysian tax residents with foreign sourced income ends today, the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said in statement.The IRB said the termination comes following the announcement b…

Johor campaign in 60 seconds

Published by Malaysiakini (English) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know today. Key Highlights Johor campaign in 60 seconds Loke’s olive branch to PM Najib hires firm to deal…

In West and Central Africa, palm oil investors buckle under community pressure

Published by Mongabay When commodity prices spiked in the late 2000s, multinational agribusiness giants smelled profits. Eager to branch out of crowded Southeast Asian rainforests, some palm oil companies set…