Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates would be signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that ‘aims to deepen ties with strategic partners’ by June this year, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, Tengku Zafrul Aziz. Non-oil bilateral trade between the two nations reach more than US$2.226 billion during the first half of 2023. Last…
The Money Services Business (Amendment) Bill 2024 was presented for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, reported Bernama. Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying, who tabled the Bill, said the second reading was also scheduled to take place this session. According to a document posted on the Parliament’s website, the proposed amendment aims…
Hezbollah which has launched a strike against Israel, would halt its military campaign if Hamas agrees to a truce proposal with Israel in Gaza, provided that the Israel Defence Forces stops shelling Lebanon. Hamas is now weighing a new proposal, agreed by Israel at talks with mediators in Paris last week, for a deal that…
50 percent of local councillors have to be professional and not monopolised by politicians, said Sultan Selangor. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah emphasised the importance of diligence and responsibility among civil servants, warning against the consequences of being careless and lazy. “With this measure, it is hoped all the people’s problems and complaints can be better…
Israel on Monday filed a report with the International Court of Justice about measures taken to comply with an interim ruling that called on it to prevent Gaza war actions that might amount to genocide, an Israeli official said, Reuters reported. The official did not provide details on the content of the report, which was…
For the first time, a full recitation of the Rukun Negara pledge beginning from the preamble will be held at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today, said National Unity Minister Aaron Ago Dagang. He said this initiative by the ministry was approved by the cabinet on July 25, 2023. “This historic move is solely aimed at…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official “day after” plan for the Gaza Strip once the war ends, saying Israel will keep security control over Palestinian areas and make reconstruction dependent on demilitarisation. The plan, which brings together a range of well-established Israeli positions, underlines Netanyahu’s resistance to the creation of a…
The decline in the value of the ringgit has minimal impact on the government’s procurement of medicines from overseas as prices had been “locked in” much earlier via hedging strategy, says health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad. The ministry used the hedging strategy against the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates, and avoided purchasing medicines at higher prices….
Hamas wrapped up ceasefire talks in Cairo and is now waiting to see what mediators bring back from weekend talks with Israel, an official from the militant group said on Friday, in what appears to be the most serious push for weeks to halt the fighting. Mediators have ramped up efforts to secure a ceasefire…
Former federal minister and Usukan state assemblyman Datuk Salleh Said Keruak blamed the Perikatan Nasional for undermining Malaysia’s political stability and sabotaging the economy. “If the opposition keeps on talking to the foreign press of their continuous intention to topple or change the current government, it will obviously paint a negative picture about the country…
