France’s parliament yesterday suspended a left-wing lawmaker for two weeks after he held up a Palestinian flag during a heated debate over whether France should recognise Palestinian statehood, as President Emmanuel Macron said such a step should not be based on “emotion”. Sebastien Delogu, a member of parliament for the France Unbowed (LFI) party from…
A Hindu volunteer movement has organised the singing of Skanda Shasti Kavasam scheduled to take place on June 1 at 9am at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves. “This is done following certain foreigners being in the dark about Batu Caves complex being a Hindu temple and a tourism spot,” said Swashna Subramaniam…
Malaysia and Laos are looking into ways to strengthen ASEAN’s supply chain Deputy minister of investment trade and industry Liew Chin Tong and his Lao counterpart Malaithong Kommasith discussed on ways to strengthen ASEAN’s supply chain. “Minister Kommasith and I had a very candid discussion about the future of trade and ways to strengthen ASEAN…
Selangor has a semiconductor industry area development plan, aiming to attract investments, spur economic growth, and cultivate skilled workers, according to Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said that the plan incorporated the establishment of a semiconductor park, which was currently under review by Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated. “The park would be developed…
The Malaysian government, guided by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), planned to draw in no less than RM500 billion in investments via the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS). The NSS has three phases, and they are included among the five targets outlined in the NSS. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that…
Nibong Tebal division chief Rashidi Zinol has confirmed that his party would not claim a stake in the upcoming Sungai Bakap by-election. “PH will remain the contender in Sungai Bakap. If we want to be friends, we have to be sincere and respect our partner. “We leave it to the unity government leadership to make…
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, 42, is set to become Melaka’s tourism ambassador on June 15. She would be in Melaka from June 14 to 16 to promote Visit Melaka 2024. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh confirmed that he had met Fan’s international manager to discuss the matter. He revealed this via a…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be announcing key initiatives that would amplify Malaysia’s global footprint in the semiconductor sector this afternoon at SemiCon South-East Asia (Semicon SEA 2024) 2024, announced Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. “It will be about strengthening our position in the semiconductor space and…
A managing director of a real estate company was detained by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission to aid a probe on breaking up Malay reserved land plots that were later sold reregistered as non Malay land in Manjong, Setiawan, Perak yesterday. It involves 650 hectares of land. The 44 year old suspect allegedly does the…
The Ministry of Finance announced details of a targeted diesel subsidy assistance program, providing a monthly diesel subsidy of RM200 to eligible individuals, small farmers and small gardeners yesterday, highlighted in the Nanyang Daily and Guang Ming Daily. The ministry said in a statement today that eligible persons can submit applications starting today. China Press…
