KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Plantations Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (3Q 2023) rose to RM80.52 million from RM75.49 million registered in the same quarter last year. Revenue decreased to RM775.79 million from RM822.37 million. For the first nine months of the year ended Sept 30, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Yeo Bee Yin has slammed Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS-Kubang Kerian) for his remarks on polygamy, which the Puchong MP said was sexist. “It is impolite to encourage polygamy and it hurts the feelings of women and wives in the Dewan Rakyat and outside,” she said …

DUBAI (Reuters) – As global temperatures and emissions climb, people are increasingly turning to courtrooms to challenge fossil fuel companies’ activities, leading to wins on issues like “climate-washing” but also backlash as companies file countersuits. In the last five years, the number of climate-related court cases that have been filed …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit fell against the US dollar at the close on Wednesday following recent gains and after the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes of its last meeting showed that the American central bank will remain cautious in its approach to monetary policy, said an analyst. At …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns the government in New Delhi was involved, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. There was no immediate response from India’s foreign ministry, …

KOTA KINABALU: The livelihoods of thousands could be at risk as Sarawak’s Utility Ministry has announced that Petros Niaga will be the sole distributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the state starting Dec 1. MyGaz Sdn Bhd, an existing major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, said they would be …

KUALA LUMPUR: The management and supervision of firearms by departments and agencies under the Home Ministry has not been satisfactory, according to the Auditor-General’s Report 2022. The report stated that there are weaknesses in the formulation of policies regarding the management of firearms and ammunition, as well as incidents of …

PETALING JAYA: The targets for rice production output and rice productivity per hectare have not been achieved under the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry’s Management of Rice Cultivation Programme, the Auditor-General’s Report 2022 revealed. The report also noted that rice production self-sufficiency and farmers’ income targets had not been achieved. …

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 21 police reports have been lodged in connection with the bomb hoax involving schools in the Klang Valley. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said 15 police involving 14 schools were recorded in the state. “School sessions went on normally after the bomb …

(Reuters) – OpenAI said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of the artificial intelligence boom. Here’s what analysts and investors say about the agreement: DANNI HEWSON, …