The Health Ministry has defended its pro-health tax raise plan based on at least four studies. “Tax implementation Effectiveness and Impact Assessment on Sugared Sweetened Beverages in 2022 found that carbonated drink intake among teenagers reduced from 36.9% to 16.4%,” said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. “There was also a reduction of 54.5%…
TikTok has been summoned tomorrow to meet Communication Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, Attorney General Tan Sri Dusuki Mokhtar and Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Ismail. The short video app company is scheduled all the four tomorrow in Bukit Aman at 11am due to its delayed response to the authorities. “TikTok was very slow…
Indonesian police have fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in a major regional city, student bodies and authorities said on Tuesday, adding new tensions to deadly protests that have rocked the country since last week. Student bodies of the Islamic University of Bandung, known locally as UNISBA, and nearby Pasundan University,…
The entire population of Gaza would be relocated and the United States would take control of the Palestinian territory under a plan being considered by the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The body that would administer Gaza under the plan now being considered would be called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation…
Despite the opposition put up by opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional against the proposed Urban Renewal Act, upto 81 out of a total 534 areas identified for redevelopment are in PN led states, revealed Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. The majority of the areas are in Kedah (55), another 22 in Terengganu and…
RAM Ratings has reaffirmed Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad’s (MDV) corporate credit rating at AA3 and short-term rating of P1, with a stable outlook. The ratings also extend to MDV’s RM2.0 billion Conventional and Islamic Commercial Papers/Medium-Term Notes Programmes, initially established in 2022. This reaffirmation underscores MDV’s enduring position as a key technology financier within Malaysia, supported…
Johor PKR is eyeing to win over three parliamentary seats in the 16th general election. The three are Muar, Pagoh and Mersing,” said Johor PKR chief Dr Zaliha Mustafa. There is a special focus on Muar as she believes there is a high chance for PKR to win it. “In GE16, Johor PKR will work…
Fiesta San Pedro, the festival celebrated by Melaka’s Portuguese community, will be recognised as Malaysia’s cultural heritage. Tourism Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing said that the fiesta integrates various elements of cultural heritage. A heritage experts committee under his ministry have already met on July 3 to consider the application to recognise Fiesta…
PKR’s Bandar Tun Razak vice chairman Jonathan Vela has taken Federal Territories MIC to task for dragging his party vice chairman, Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan into the ongoing MIC-Umno feud. “If you wish to leave your own political family, that is your internal matter with UMNO. But never, under any circumstances, touch the leadership of…
Hezbollah’s chief on Monday doubled down on his refusal to give up the group’s weapons ahead of talks between Lebanese officials and visiting US envoys after Lebanon’s government opted to disarm the Iran-backed rebels. “We will not give up the weapons that protect us from attack,” Naim Qassem said in a televised address. “These weapons…
