Author: Bernama

SM Faisal’s ex-wife to serve seven days in jail for contempt of court

KUALA LUMPUR: Emilia Hanafi, the former wife of well-known businessman, Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal, was sent to Kajang Prison to serve a seven-day jail sentence starting today, for failing to comply with a Syariah High Court order on visitation dates for her three children. On Sept 4, 2019,

Vietnam jumps 39 notches in CEOWORLD quality of life rankings

HANOI: Vietnam jumped 39 steps to become the 62nd best country worldwide for quality of life in 2021, according to a report released by CEOWORLD, the world’s leading business and trade magazine. The Southeast Asian country scored 78.49 points, ranking 62nd out of the 165 countries, a great leap from

GTJAI scoops 16 awards including ‘Most Honoured Company’

KUALA LUMPUR: Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (GTJAI) announced that Institutional Investor has released the ‘2022 All-Asia Executive Team’ rankings recently to evaluate the performances of financial disclosure, market value management of listed companies in Asia in the fiscal year 2021. This year, GTJAI won 16 awards (including 10 in

Peru reports first monkeypox case

MEXICO CITY: The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Peru, the country’s Health Minister Jorge Antonio Lopez said. The monkeypox case was registered in Peru’s capital city of Lima, Sputnik quoted Lopez as telling TV Peru on Sunday, specifying that lab tests were done on Saturday. The patient

Sivasangari’s Birmingham dream dashed after car crash

KUALA LUMPUR: National women’s squash star S. Sivasangari’s dream of bringing home a gold medal from the 2022 Commonwealth Games (to be held from July 28 to Aug 8) in Birmingham, England was shattered when a car accident early Sunday morning landed her in hospital. The matter was confirmed by

BKM cash aid totalling RM8.2 bln, largest in country’s history

KUALA LUMPUR: Assistance channelled under the Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) is the largest direct cash assistance in the country’s history compared with Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) and Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH), said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Aziz. Tengku Zafrul in a statement issued today said as announced

Petronas retains world’s strongest O&G brand position

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has maintained its position as the world’s strongest oil and gas (O&G) brand for the third consecutive year, according to the Brand Finance 2022 annual report on the most valuable and strongest O&G brands. The company also remains among the top 10 most valuable

COVID-19 New wave expected to occur earlier than expected

REMBAU: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said a new wave of Covid-19 infections in the country is expected to occur earlier than expected in the next two to three months based on a rise in daily cases. Khairy said, however, that the country was prepared for the new wave and stressed

Ministry allocates over RM43 mln for Terengganu’s agriculture sector

JERTIH: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries has allocated more than RM43.5 million to boost Terengganu’s agriculture sector, as well as to develop the agrofood industry in the state this year. Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee, said that the allocation was channeled to the state government through