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Bentley Music's Ken Phua appointed as retailer group MRCA's new president

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Datuk Ken Phua from Bentley Music Group has been elected as the 10th president of the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) during its annual general meeting (AGM) on Apri... Read More


As Malaysia stakes claim in semiconductor industry, Putrajaya says not worried over competition with US, China

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 -- As Malaysia attempts to move away from the back end of the semiconductor supply chain production and towards the higher end of the spectrum, Second Finance Minister Amir Hamz... Read More


'It could've been me': Japan Doctors Without Borders chief says dismal medical infrastructure drove doctors in Gaza to depression amid war

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Dr Yuko Nakajima, the president of the Japan chapter of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - or Doctors Without Borders in English - revealed that she had been feeling "depressed... Read More


How are hospitals and the sick in Gaza? Japan Doctors Without Borders chief shares experience, says injuries from Israeli assault like none you've seen before

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- The injuries inflicting Gazans from the Israeli attack were unprecedented, said Dr Yuko Nakajima, Japan president of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), more commonly known in En... Read More


Don't sacrifice excellence for bureaucracy, Guan Eng says over failure to recognise medical specialists from parallel pathway programmes

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- The parallel pathway programme for medical specialists is recognised globally and should be accepted here in Malaysia as well, said DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, expressing his ... Read More


Biggest renter group in Malaysia are millennials, study shows

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 -- Millennials were the biggest category of renters in 2023 and accounted for 37.8 per cent of all rental transactions in the country, said a new study. According to real estat... Read More


Yes, you need DBKL's consent to rally in Dataran Merdeka, experts say

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 -- Although Section 9 of the Peaceful Assemblies Act (PAA) 2012 only sets out that a notification to the police is needed to hold public assemblies, legal experts have said that... Read More


Saifuddin Abdullah urges govt to take proactive action to navigate Myanmar's complex political, social landscape

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- With Malaysia set to chair Asean next year, former foreign minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah urged the government to undertake a more proactive role in navigating the del... Read More


Govt must address with urgency spike in child-on-child sexual abuse cases, says Wanita MCA

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 -- Putrajaya must act immediately to stem the reported rise in juvenile sex crimes and set up counselling centres in both urban and rural areas for abuse survivors, Malaysian Chi... Read More


Spanco chairman claims trial to cheating over RM3b govt contract

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 -- Spanco Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Robert Tan Hua Choon this morning was charged with cheating the government to award his company a contract worth over RM3 billion by convincing... Read More