KUALA LUMPUR: Sam Engineering & Equipment (M) Bhd’s net profit for the second quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (2Q FY2024) rose to RM32.63 million from RM26.94 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue increased by RM22.1 million to RM428.62 million from RM406.52 million previously. In a filing with Bursa …

Hong Kong authorities are looking into allegations fireworks were illegally set off during a wedding photo shoot on top of a mountain in a country park, amid public concern over the risk of sparking a blaze in the area. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department on Friday said it had …

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has been chosen as one of three representatives from the Asia-Pacific region for the Inaugural Virtual Meeting of the Commonwealth Law Ministers Action Group (LMAG). “The prestigious appointment placed the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) alongside counterparts from …

SHAH ALAM: Bersatu’s idealism has made it a target because it is seen as a political threat to the ruling parties, says party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “This idealism… is to ensure a democratic and just country. We are being tested (but) we are strong and sincere in fighting …

SYDNEY: Asian shares were dragged lower by losses in China on Friday and in the absence of guidance from Wall Street, which was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, while the dollar stayed on the back foot and Treasury yields climbed a touch. The holiday lull is likely to extend to …

KUALA LUMPUR: As a city dweller who has resided in Kuala Lumpur for almost 10 years, Salina Ahmad regularly finds herself stuck in traffic jams and often wonders why roads that used to be relatively clear are now congested all the time. Whether she is rushing to a meeting or …

Mainland social media has been left in shock after a butcher’s shop in China posted a video of a male worker deboning raw lamb ribs with his mouth claiming it to be a decades-old technique. The video, taken in a shop in eastern China’s Anhui province, has raised serious concerns …

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd is looking to end 2023 with a satisfactory financial performance as it turned in a robust set of earnings for its third quarter of the year. Group managing director Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said the group is seeing the results of months of …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has agreed in principle to the drafting of a Cybersecurity Bill to allocate regulatory powers and enforce related laws, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. According to the Defence Minister, the government plans to table it in the Dewan Rakyat before the end of the year. “If …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former police commando Sirul Azhar Umar is still under an Interpol Red Notice, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain (pic). The Bukit Aman CID director said authorities are still assessing possible avenues for bringing him back to Malaysia. “It is now under the jurisdiction of the …