World Bank has revised forecast on Malaysia with 14 percent raise as it expects the economy here to go by 4.9 percent compared to 3.7 percent in 2023 due to stronger than anticipated performance in the first half of 2024. “This revised forecast is 0.6 percentage points or 14 percent higher than previously predicted, reflecting…
The government will be focusing on the issue of engineering graduates’ preference to work in Singapore as it is contributing to the shortage of skilled workers in Malaysia, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The issue will be raised with the Human Resources Ministry since it is also affecting other parts of…
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday the regional bloc ASEAN must play a key role in ending the protracted civil war in Myanmar, ahead of a summit of the leaders of the 10-member group in Laos this week. Myanmar has been in turmoil since February 2021, when its military ousted an elected civilian…
As expected Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching was named Johor DAP chief. She received the third highest vote. She is the first female state chief. Outgoing chief Liew Chin Tong had reiterated his call for Teo to lead the Johor chapter. Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi is now Johor DAP deputy chair. Penggaram assemblyman Gan…
Prohibiting the use of smartphones in schools measurably boosts students’ social well-being, according to a recent meta-analysis of five international research studies on the matter. “The children feel better, and better enjoy going to school because during the breaks they talk to and play with each other more,” said Klaus Zierer, co-author of the analysis…
Johor DAP chairman Liew Chin Tong has called for straight fights in the upcoming general elections as a strategy to ensure the current federal government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim remains in power. “Everyone has accepted that the current government would remain until the end of the term. The question now is…
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil has clarified that he is not related to newly-appointed Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chief executive officer (CEO) Anuar Fariz Fadzil. He also stressed that he was not involved in Anuar Fariz’s appointment, pointing out that MDEC was under the digital ministry helmed by Gobind Singh Deo and not the communications…
Bersatu associate wing candidate Datuk Seri R Sanjeevan who is vying for the vice chief position admitted that the non-Malay population are holding back their support for the federal opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) because of Pas. “The reality is when we go to the ground and talk to the people, I mean non-Malays, when…
In a bid to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services in Malaysia, Oracle announced plans to invest more than US$6.5 billion to open a public cloud region. “The public cloud region will help organizations in Malaysia modernize their applications, migrate all types of workloads to the cloud, and innovate with data,…
A Singapore court is due to sentence a former transport minister convicted last week of receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in what could be the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance. S. Iswaran, who was a minister for 13 years, pleaded guilty to four counts of…
