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Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Elevate Success Of VM 2026 Campaign

KANGAR, The Regent of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail called upon all tourism stakeholders to elevate their efforts to ensure the Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM 2026) campaign becomes a great success.

Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra said this in…

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1MDB Suit: Jho Low Transferred US$2.4 Mln of 1MDB Monies To Hollywood Celebrities

KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court today was told that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low had used his shell company to funnel a sum of US$2.4 million from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) into the bank accounts of Hollywood celebrities Pharre…

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SUKIPT 2024: UUM Sweep All Eight Gold Medals At Stake In Golf

SINTOK, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) created history when it bagged all eight gold medals in the golf event at the 2024 Higher Education Institution Games (SUKIPT).

The eight gold medals were from the men’s individual gross, women’s individual gr…

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Bond sales fall in Aug. on reduced gov’t, corporate bond issuance

Bond sales in South Korea shrank from a month earlier in August due to a decline in government and corporate bond issues, data showed Monday.

The value of bonds sold last month came to 70.2 trillion won (US$52.4 billion), down 1.2 trillion won from …

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Gov’t to issue legislative notice for new EV safety regulations

The transport ministry said Monday it plans to issue a legislative notice for new government regulations regarding electric vehicle (EV) safety announced last week in response to public concerns over EV fires.

The ministry said the legislative notic…

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S. Korea finishes Paris Paralympics with 6 gold medals

The Paris Paralympics have drawn to a conclusion, with South Korea having surpassed its gold medal target.

South Korea finished the 12-day competition that ended Sunday in 22nd place with six gold medals, 10 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. The K…

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N. Korea unveils new 12-axle transporter erector launcher

North Korea has unveiled a new 12-axle transporter erector launcher (TEL) for the first time this week, with the South Korean military closely monitoring whether the vehicle could be used for a new longer missile, officials said Monday.

The North’s …

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32 Penang NADI Centres Completed – Zairil

GEORGE TOWN, A total of 32 of the 38 new National Information Dissemination Centers (NADI) in Penang have been completed and begun operations.

State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee Chairman Zairil Khir Johari said this makes 35 NADIs…