FT Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says approach extends beyond providing aid to the poor HAVING gone one year without a minister, the Federal Territories once again has someone at Cabinet level to oversee it. This follows Dr Zaliha Mustafa, who was previously helming the Health Ministry, taking on the mantle …

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) is committed to enhancing operational efficiency to drive performance, aiming to meet its yield target of 23 tonnes per hectare in its financial year ending Sept 30, 2024 (FY24). Outgoing chairman Tun Raja Muhammad Alias Raja Muhammad Ali said that despite the improvement …

CASES of families termed as “hardcore poor” in the Federal Territories have been successfully resolved, as of December 2023. According to the Federal Territories Department (JWP), this was done in partnership with government agencies, private companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and residents groups. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge …

LOS ANGELES: A Chinese exchange student who fell victim to a “cyber kidnapping” scam in which his parents were extorted for US$80,000 (RM368,280), was found alive but “cold and scared” in a tent in the Utah wilderness, police said. Kai Zhuang, age 17, was reported missing on Dec 28 after …

Compiled by Zakiah Koya and C.Aruno VILLAGERS from Kampung Magandai in Kota Marudu, Sabah, had to walk about 70km to send their children to their hostel in preparation for the 2024 school term, Berita Harian reported. The two-day journey saw the families trekking through mud and rivers in the jungle …

KUALA LUMPUR: The overall demand conditions across the manufacturing sector remained muted at the end of 2023, leading firms to scale back production amid limited new order inflows, said S&P Global. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was unchanged at 47.9 in December, indicating that …

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be meeting Bukit Tunku residents tomorrow to discuss the construction of a telecommunications tower in Jalan Langgak Tunku. A letter from DBKL’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department to the residents said the session would be held at Menara DBKL. The session was arranged after …

Compiled by Zakiah Koya and C.Aruno THE death of a junior high school student in Henan, China, has led to a massive protest in the county of Ningling. It also led to altercations with the police, Sin Chew Daily reported. On Dec 24, a student, whose surname was Yang, fell …

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy grew 2.8% in the fourth quarter year-on-year, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, faster than some economists expected and helped by improvements in construction and manufacturing. The fourth quarter growth in gross domestic product (GDP) was faster than the 1% expansion in the third quarter of 2023. …

Jodi Long was caught off guard by the cage filled with cameras meant to capture images of her face and body. “I was a little freaked out because, before I walked in there, I said I don’t remember this being in my contract,” the actor said. The filmmakers needed her …