MADINAH: Tabung Haji (TH) has assured that all 31,600 pilgrims for the 1445H/2024 season will have the opportunity to visit Raudah (a spot in the Nabawi Mosque) during their six-day, five-night stay in Madinah. Malaysian Vice Consul (Haj) and Madinah operations director Ashrof Shamsuddin said TH will book Raudah slots …

LONDON (Reuters) – Three of the biggest global health funders have joined forces for the first time in a $300 million partnership aimed at tackling the linked impacts of climate change, malnutrition, and infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation …

KUCHING: Close ties between the Sarawak and federal governments are vital for development, says Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic). He said Sarawak still needs financial allocations and ongoing commitment from Putrajaya to implement development projects. “In this respect, I urge the federal government to continue …

Yasser Zermeno was almost ready to shut down his family’s struggling restaurant, Aroma: Latin American Cocina, a cozy place tucked into a strip mall on the outskirts of Las Vegas. But before he turned out the lights for good, his 20-something daughter insisted they try one more thing. In late …

“We all came back from our new year leave full of motivation and aspiration for 2024. However, by the end of the day, some people got invitations for a one-on-one with human resources personnel. “The next day, we found out that whoever got an invite was getting retrenched,” says a …

Although they are, on average, better qualified than their predecessors, young people often find it difficult to find a job that meets all of their requirements or expectations. These difficulties have not escaped the attention of cybercriminals, who are posting fake job offers online with the aim of stealing money …

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must maintain their service integrity to justify the recognition and confidence accorded them by the government through salary adjustments under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), urges Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Speaking at a monthly gathering with staff of the Prime Minister’s Department here Monday (May 6), …

CALIFORNIA: With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of US airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in …

KUALA LUMPUR: While coming as a surprise, Carlsberg Brewery (M) Bhd’s decision to increase beer prices should be cushioned by an improving consumer outlook in Malaysia, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research. The research firm said that while the price hike may impact medium-term sales recovery, it does not …

TWO heritage buildings within the historic enclave of Jalan Raja in Kuala Lumpur, near Merdeka Square, have been virtually abandoned even as the nation’s capital city prepares for Visit Malaysia Year 2026. Both buildings, the old Chartered Bank building and the Industrial Court are in a very sorry state today. …