KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) — Westports Holdings Bhd (Westports) has appointed Lim Beng Keem as its Head of Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Lim, who has spent 13 years with Westports as General Manager for Finance, has extensive experience in accounting, finance …
Read More »General : Strong Malaysia-NZ Bilateral Ties Via Education Sector
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) — Bilateral ties between Malaysia and New Zealand have become very strong, via education, especially in the higher education sector. New Zealand High Commissioner David Pine said it began with the Colombo Plan under which the New Zealand Government gave funding t …
Read More »General : Defer Non-essential Trips To Libya – Anifah Advises Malaysians
PUTRAJAYA, June 6 (Bernama) — Malaysians are advised to defer or re-schedule their non-essential travel plans to Libya due to the country’s political unrest. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman in a statement here Friday said Wisma Putra was currently coordinating with the Malaysian …
Read More »Business : M’sian Fashion, Lifestyle Products Create A Stir In France
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) — Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade)’s specialised marketing mission comprising 18 local firms to France has generated an initial business outcome of RM4.23 million for Malaysian fabrics, designer clothes and shoes. Matrade said the o …
Read More »General : Ministry Wants 10 Pct Increase In Supply Of Coooking Oil, 1kg Pack Flour
ALOR SETAR, June 6 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry wants suppliers to increase stocks by 10 per cent for cooking oil and flour in 1kg packs in conjunction with the upcoming fasting month and Aidilfitri festive season. Its deputy minister Datuk …
Read More »Penangite makes a name in the world of fragrances
SCENTS were an important part of Josh Lee’s life from the beginning, as his family operated a business supplying baking ingredients and scents. The different flavour extracts ended up having a major influence on the young Lee’s olfactory senses. “My father would also douse me in different fragrances …
Read More »Pantai Sentral Park in Bukit Kerinchi has GDV of RM2.5bil
KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Land Bhd has unveiled its latest property offering, Pantai Sentral Park, a mixed development project that will sit on 23.5ha of prime land in Bukit Kerinchi. It will have a gross development value (GDV) of RM2.5bil. Chief executive officer and managing director Datuk Soam Heng Choo …
Read More »Features : Mynef Committed In Helping Bumiputera Animation Companies Succeed
By Nur Syuhada Shamsudin PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) — Malaysians may well remember the first animation created in the country, Hikayat Sang Kancil dan Buaya (the tale of the mousedeer and crocodile), that appeared on television in 1983. The animation produced by Filem Negara Malaysia (Finas) is based …
Read More »Gunman kills one, injures three on Seattle campus
LOS ANGELES: A lone gunman killed one person and injured three others Thursday on a college campus in the northwestern US city of Seattle, where the mayor denounced America’s “epidemic of gun violence.” The latest bloody rampage to shake the United States came just two weeks after …
Read More »Business : Matrade’s New York Office Launches Offensive To Push Food Exports
NEW YORK, June 6 (Bernama) — Identifying Malaysia’s food-processing industry as inherent with strong export potential, the New York office is aggressively marketing Malaysia’s processed foods to boost exports to the United States. Outlining his strategy to boost Malaysia’s pr …
Read More »Agent kept baby away because maid had Hepatitis B
PETALING JAYA: An employment agent, who allegedly dumped a maid’s baby recently, has told police that he separated the infant from one of the maids for fear of her spreading her Hepatitis B to the boy. A spokesman for the Shah Alam police headquarters said the man, in his 40s, who allegedly kept a b …
Read More »Cops awaiting DNA test results
KUANTAN: The identity of the body found in Pulau Tioman has yet to be confirmed and police are awaiting DNA test results to conclusively identify the deceased man. Pahang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Sharifuddin Ab Ghani said the cause of death was also undetermined after a post-mortem was …
Read More »General : Sarawak CM Calls For Sustainable, Efficient And Safe Production Of Food
KUCHING, June 5 (Bernama) — Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem on Thursday called for the sustainable, efficient and safe production of food, saying the world is facing a tough challenge to produce enough food to feed the projected nine billion global population by the year 2050. In h …
Read More »Longest zip line is now in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah now has the world’s longest zip line – the bigger-scale version of the flying fox that enables users to traverse from the top to the bottom of a cable attached to a moving pulley – that will give the thrill of literally sailing from the air from one island to another at the Tunk …
Read More »Business : Bank Negara, MyCC Sign MoU To Formalise Collaboration
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia and the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday to formalise the intent of the bank and the commission to collaborate and cooperate in areas of common regulatory objectives. This is to f …
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