KOTA KINABALU: Any moves to amend the Federal Constitution to restrict the Prime Minister’s office to Malays will be divisive, especially for Sabah and Sarawak, says former Sabah Law Society president Datuk Roger Chin. “Altering the Constitution to favour one group over another would not only violate the social contract …

KUALA LUMPUR: The production of crude oil and condensate amounted to 45.9 million barrels in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023), which was higher by 0.3 per cent compared to a year ago, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said …

KUCHING: Sarawak’s Infrastructure and Port Development Ministry is targeting zero sick projects next year, says its minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. He said the ministry had reduced the number of sick projects from 96 in January last year to 17 this year. To deal with the issue, he said the …

SITIAWAN: When rubber trader Yek Dong Ping bought a piece of agricultural land for RM330,000 in Ayer Tawar 30 years ago, Tamil primary school SJKT Ayer Tawar was already in operation. The Tamil primary school continued to operate, but Yek did not collect any rent from it. In addition, he …

WASHINGTON: Chinese-owned online retailer Temu is suing its rival Shein in the United States, accusing it of “mafia-style” intimidation tactics to keep the upper hand in the US market. In the lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in a federal court in Washington DC, Temu accuses Shein of threatening merchants against doing …

GEORGE TOWN: Newly minted Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said no matter what she does or where she goes, people will still criticise her, but she will accept it with an open heart, along with whatever comments she receives. “For me, criticism is normal and people can say whatever …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally lower today despite a falling US Dollar Index (DXY) as market expectation for an interest rate cut in 2024 supersedes statistical releases, including the better-than-expected US retail sales and initial jobless claims statistics, said an analyst. At 9.01 am, the ringgit eased to 4.6700/6740 …

KUALA LUMPUR: There is an increased number of flood victims housed in temporary relief centres in Kelantan, Terengganu and Selangor as of 8am on Friday (Dec 15). In KELANTAN, the flood evacuees in Tanah Merah and Kuala Krai rose to 1,201 individuals from 336 families compared to 933 people in …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of Yazidi-Americans, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, filed a lawsuit against French cement maker Lafarge on Thursday, accusing it of conspiring to provide material support to a campaign of violence by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Represented by human rights …

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will begin testing a new feature on its Chrome browser as part of a plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers. The search giant is set to roll out the feature, called Tracking Protection, on Jan. 4 to …