PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here struck out Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s appeal against the High Court’s decision to disallow him to file a counterclaim over the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) demand that he pay income tax arrears amounting to RM9.41mil. A three-member bench led by Justice Datuk Hanipah …

KUALA LUMPUR: 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s (SEM) focus for the convenience stores segment continues to be on the expansion of 7-Café store format. “Anticipated to drive growth in our fresh food category, the 7-Café format will play a pivotal role in diversifying our sales mix and improving margins. “On-going initiatives …

KOTA KINABALU: There is no easy answer to whether reinstating Article 6(7) of the Sabah Constitution would cause instability in the Sabah state assembly, says senior lawyer Datuk Roger Chin. Calling the issue “complex”, the former Sabah Law Society (SLS) president said clear legal language was needed if the Article …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Addressing parliament and other members of the …

KOTA KINABALU: A 190,051ha area of totally protected forest has been allocated to Singapore-based Hoch Standard to carry out its pilot programme to harness carbon credit, says Conservator of Sabah Forests Datuk Frederick Kugan. He dismissed claims that the Forestry Department is delaying the implementation of the Nature Conservation Agreement …

(Reuters) – Soccer’s packed schedule not only jeopardises players’ health but diminishes the quality of the sport, said Maheta Molango, chief of the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). In recent years, demands on players have risen as tournaments have expanded and new competitions introduced that boost revenue for clubs and …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is confident of achieving higher approved investments in 2024 after recording an all-time high of RM329.5 billion last year. Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the ministry is yet to finalise the target figure, adding that “we will finetune the …

(Reuters) – The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe and pushed temperatures to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C) in Texas. While data has not been finalised, three scientists …

PUTRAJAYA: Job vacancies advertised online recorded an increase of 29.5 per cent with 338,305 vacancies in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 compared to 261,231 vacancies recorded in the second quarter (Q2) last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In the Big Data Analytics Job Market Insights …

CelcomDigi has introduced new 5G prepaid plans for customers. Available from March 1, the plans come in two variations – Unlimited 5G Blue Edition and High-Speed 5G Yellow Edition. Under the Blue Edition, customers can choose a plan with 15GB high-speed data at speeds of up to 100Mbps for RM25 …