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[ad_1] Samuel Isaiah was selected as a finalist for the award from more than 12,000 nominations and applications from more than 140 countries around the world. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: English teacher Samuel Isaiah from SK Runchang, Muadzam Shah, Pahang, has been named one of the 10 finalists for …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra has called the Charge d’Affaires at the French Embassy in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia wishes to address the “increasing hostilities, hate speech and defamation of Islam”. This comes amid outrage over controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad recently shown at a school in France. In …

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron’s comment earlier this month, describing Islam as a religion “in crisis,” drew the ire of the Muslim world. (AFP photo) PETALING JAYA: The French Embassy in Malaysia has defended French President Emmanuel Macron, saying that his recent comments were not directed at the Muslim community …

[ad_1] Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah also says that Health Ministry leaders and staff are going through a physical and mental lethargy after battling Covid-19 for the past 10 months. (Photo by Bernama) PUTRAJAYA: Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah has admitted that there is a delay in transporting Covid-19 …

[ad_1] BANGKOK (Bloomberg): – With the intensification of Thai protests against the monarchy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s grip on power is increasingly tenuous. A poll released on Sunday (October 25) by Bangkok’s Suan Dusit University showed that more than 62 percent of participants said that discontent with Prayuth was the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): Instead of buying more shares in Supermax Corp Bhd after it posted a stellar set of quarterly earnings, investors are taking profits off the rubber glove counter. At 10.45 a.m. M., Supermax was down 14 sen or 1.43% at RM 9.64. Some 32.58 million shares …

[ad_1] Pakistani traders hold a banner with a defaced image of French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest in Peshawar on October 26. (AP Photo) PARIS: France on Tuesday urged its citizens to be cautious and avoid mass gatherings in countries that have announced boycotts of French products in a …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Crude Palm Oil (FCPO) Futures Have Continued To Hit New Highs This Year, Bursa Malaysia Bhd said President Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. In March, it reached a new record monthly trading volume of 1.66 million contracts and the highest daily trading volume with more …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): The Minister of Plantations and Commodity Industries Datuk, Dr. Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, has urged companies to protect themselves using Bursa’s Crude Palm Oil Futures Contracts (FCPO) Malaysia and leverage relevant market tools to remain globally competitive. He said the FCPO provides companies with the …

[ad_1] Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says associating Islam with terrorism is provocative and disrespectful. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has expressed concern about what it called increasing open hostilities towards Muslims and has condemned inflammatory rhetoric and provocative acts that seek to smear Islam. Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein cited some of these …