PASIR PUTEH (Kelantan, Malaysia)— The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) arrested nine Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching into Malaysian waters to harvest sea cucumbers, Sunday.Kelantan state MMEA director Maritime Captain Syed Nor Adli Sye…
KUALA LUMPUR— The Malaysian government’s financial position is expected to improve in 2023 with the strengthening of the economy after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic for two consecutive years, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Monday.He said …
KUALA LUMPUR— Malaysia’s total trade remained resilient during the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), expanding by four per cent per annum despite the challenging external environment, according to 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) document released Monday.Malaysia’s …
KUALA LUMPUR— The Malaysian government aims to eliminate hardcore poverty by 2025 by focusing on 2.9 million B40 (low-income) households with monthly incomes below RM4,850 (US$1,159) in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).According to the 12MP document issue…
IPOH (Perak, Malaysia)— The Malaysian police detained an Indonesian man and seized syabu (methamphetamine) worth RM1.74 million (US$406,190) by the roadside at Bagan Datuk district of Malaysia’s Perak state on Sunday.State police chief Mior Faridalathr…
KUALA LUMPUR— Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plan to begin a phased linkage of Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow real-time payment systems.BNM said the first phase of the DuitN…
