Malaysia is losing up to 25% of its potential palm oil yield due to a labour shortage that is expected to worsen in the coming months, the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said on Monday.
Malaysia’s oldest Malay language newspaper Utusan is back after nine-month shutdown
Malaysia’s oldest Malay language newspaper Utusan Malaysia, which stopped publication in October last year, has returned under new ownership and is touting “credibility” as the backbone of its …
Malaysia Animal Association Offering RM10k Reward For Info On Cat Abuse Video
The Malaysia Animal Association is offering a RM10,000 reward for anyone who can confirm details pertaining to a very disturbing animal abuse video.The video shows a cat or kitten that looked like it …
PM Muhyiddin to speak on Malaysia’s virus recovery at 4pm
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will update Malaysians on the progress of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) at 4pm on Monday (July 20), mid-way through the relaxed phase of the government’s …
Muji says Singapore, Malaysia business not affected by US bankruptcy protection filing
SINGAPORE: Japanese home-goods chain Muji said that its business in Singapore and Malaysia “will be as usual” despite the United States arm filing …
Rubber gloves entering Australia from Malaysia could be linked to forced labour, with US restricting imports
Corporate watchdogs call for greater scrutiny of rubber gloves entering Australia, with concerns arising that their manufacture in Malaysia could involve forced labour.
Malaysia Bourse May Flirt With 1,600-Point Level
(RTTNews) – The Malaysia stock market on Friday snapped the three-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 30 points or 2 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just above the …
Over 1,800 tonnes of toxic waste found abandoned in Malaysia
Malaysia says 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals have been found abandoned at a port.Some 1,864 tonnes of electric arc furnace dust (EAFD), a by-product of steel production that contains heavy …
No way out: the undocumented migrants caught between a rock and a hard place in Malaysia
After crossing illegally into Malaysia in 2016 from Myanmar, Sabe Phyu and Banyar contacted a Burmese agent who promised to arrange work visas for them. Instead, the agent disappeared with Sabe Phyu’s …
In Malaysia’s Musang King hub of Pahang, a stinky deal for small farmers could hit durian production
Lawmakers have raised fears that a joint venture between the state government and a newly formed corporation amounts to a monopoly on the fruit that will send prices soaring.