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Tuesday, 5 July 2016   PONTIAN: Traders here are cashing in on popular Hari Raya delicacies. Burasak and lepat loi seller Sri Kastini Puji Hastuti Sarono, 38, said both delicacies were the most-sought in the district. She said folk from Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Pahang, Te­­reng­­ganu, Se­­lan­­gor and even Singapore, had …

Monday, 4 July 2016 CYBERJAYA: A radical move to provide free vaccination for all children under five, including migrants and refugees, is being mulled by the Health Ministry. Selangor Health director Datuk Dr Zailan Adnan said the plan, which would involve providing all vaccines listed under the National Vaccination Programme, …

Thursday, 30 June 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s pilgrimage fund board, Lembaga Tabung Haji, has appointed Datuk Johan Abdullah as the group managing director and chief executive officer effective July 1. Tabung Haji said on Thursday Johan succeeds Tan Sri Ismee Ismail who completed his service at end-June after a tenure …

PETALING JAYA: RAM Ratings is of the view that the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has an underlying ability to gradually change business environments and firms operating in related member markets in the lead-up to its implementation. “We believe that these changes, which are relatively harder to quantify empirically at …

PETALING JAYA: Owners of diesel-powered cars face the possibility of the engine warranty on their vehicles becoming void if a plan by the government to push through the roll-out of B10 biodiesel nationwide materialises. The policy is scheduled to come into effect on July 1. While the Finance Ministry (MOF), …

BANGKOK: Thai tourist arrivals to Malaysia in the first quarter of this year recorded a 31.7% increase compared to the same period last year. Tourism Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar director Sulaiman Suip said during the period, some 409,000 Thai tourists visited Malaysia compared to 311,000 in the first quarter of …

KUALA LUMPUR: Syria Care Malaysia (Syria Care) has channeled donations from Malaysians amounting to RM2,395,472.60 to Syria Humanitarian Care Mission 3.0 in conjunction with the month of Ramadan this year. According to a Syria Care statement, a total of RM1,416,572.60 was for the ‘Food4Syria’ project which provided food for Syrian …

PETALING JAYA: Syndicates that sell subsidised products to third parties are still at large even after enforcement action was taken by government agencies against them. Mingguan Malaysia reported today in just six months, the government managed to cripple some of these activities with the confiscation of such products like liquefied …

JOHOR BARU: The trial run for the implementation of the Vehicle Entry Permit System (VEP) for foreign vehicles entering Malaysia via the causeway from Singapore started at 12 midnight today and will end on July 15. State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said a …

PETALING JAYA: Most young Malaysians are against race-based policies and favour merits-based dealings, a survey commissioned by the Centre for Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) revealed. The survey was carried out last year and covered 1,056 Malaysians, aged between 18 and 25 years, in the peninsula of diverse backgrounds. About 88% of …