KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Corp Bhd expects crude palm oil (CPO) price to hover within the range of RM3,700 to RM4,100 per tonne during the next three months. The plantation group noted that CPO prices experienced significant fluctuations in recent months. “Looking ahead, we project an increase in CPO production due …

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) confiscated goods and demolished unlicensed stalls that were operating in Bazaria Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur on Friday (May 24). This was part of an ongoing operation by DBKL that targeted some 165 unlicensed traders who had failed to comply with DBKL’s order to vacate their …

CHUKAI: The government’s directive for civil servants to wear Malaysian batik on Thursdays, which was enforced in August last year, has helped to boost the country’s batik industry, says Kraftangan Malaysia deputy director-general (development) Abdul Halim Ali. He said this development can be seen from the increased value of Malaysian …

SEOUL (Reuters) – Against a backdrop of K-pop performances and dance music, more than 2,000 unionised workers from Samsung Electronics gathered in Seoul on Friday, holding a rare rally to demand the South Korean technology giant pay fair wages. Over the last two years, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) …

(Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden, speaking ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final with derby rivals United, said he doesn’t want to think about manager Pep Guardiola’s possible departure next season. Guardiola, after leading his team to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title, hinted at a potential departure …

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were stable on Friday as investors considered the latest comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates amid sticky inflation, while signs of firming seasonal U.S. fuel demand lent support. Brent crude futures rose 5 cents to $81.41 a barrel by 0640 GMT, while U.S. West …

In more than a dozen US states, doctors and nurses have resorted to paper and handwritten treatment orders to chart patient illnesses and track them, unable to access the detailed medical histories that have long been available only through computerised records. Patients have waited for long stints in emergency rooms, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese philosopher Prof Toshihiko Izutsu, notably remembered for his achievement in translating the Quran into Japanese, has had a significant impact on the global academic and philosophical landscape, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a Facebook post on Fiday (May 24), Anwar said that in his …

TOKYO: The implementation of the targeted diesel subsidy is not intended to burden the people in general but rather aimed at the rich and the foreigners who have long benefited from the diesel subsidy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said diesel is not used by the majority …

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia (Reuters) – Fourteen-year-old Russian schoolboy David learned something new this month: firing accurately with a Kalashnikov is trickier than with a pistol. With other pupils, he got to try out the weapons as part of basic military training – a feature of the school programme that was dropped …