KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is prepared to work with the Home Ministry on the Baitul Mahabbah shelter for foreign children. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (pic) said the matter had been discussed before and it was agreed that the Home Ministry would provide the …

HONG KONG/BEIJING: China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to raise about $40 billion for its semiconductor sector, two people familiar with the matter said, as the country ramps up efforts to catch up with the U.S. and other rivals. It is likely to be …

The plight of an elderly man in China who paid a bakery 5,555 yuan (RM3,550) for six flatbreads which should have cost him just five yuan (RM3.20) has shocked mainland social media. An online stir was created when the owner of the bakery in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, Zhang Dayong, …

PETALING JAYA: The National Training Index (NTI), a new initiative measuring training activeness and activities among Malaysian industries, has been launched by the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp). Officiated by Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar on Tuesday (Sept 5), the NTI, developed by HRD Corp, is also the first …

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was told on Tuesday (Sept 5) that there was no direct evidence that showed Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers murdered Cradle Fund chief executive officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan. Counsel Rahmat Mohamed Hazlan, representing the three, said the learned High Court judge rightfully found that the …

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as weak service sector data rekindled worries over China’s sputtering post-pandemic economy, while the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged, as expected, for a third month in a row. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.65% lower at 511.63, …

MUAR: All 11 Umno polling district centres in Simpang Jeram will continue to protect the people from negative influences that will disturb the unity of Bangsa Johor, says the state Umno Youth chief. Noor Azleen Ambros said the Umno and Barisan Nasional election machinery in the Bakri parliamentary constituency and …

An Amazon shareholder is questioning the relationship between Amazon’s satellite broadband venture, Project Kuiper, and Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin. The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, an Amazon stockholder, sued the company in Delaware earlier this week. The lawsuit alleged Amazon’s directors and officers “consciously and intentionally breached …

Elon Musk and Tesla are suspected of using company funds to plan a giant glass house for Musk in Austin, Texas, according to a new report. The US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are both investigating the electric car company and its owner, the Wall Street Journal …

KUCHING: Residents of Serian town, about 60km from here, are feeling the effects of the current hazy conditions. Barber Philip Luas said it was difficult to breathe and his eyes were stinging from the haze. “It has not rained for about a week and now we are facing the haze …