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By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, June 16 — The Selangor State Development Corporation’s (PKNS) has announced a strategic collaboration via a memorandum of understanding with the Shah Alam City Council for the development of Shah Alam (SA) Sentral. PKNS group CEO Dato’ Mahmud Abbas said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysia has continued to strengthen strategic health sector cooperation, the latest effort being a courtesy visit from the United States-Asean Business Council (US-ABC) delegation to the Health Ministry headquarters today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said there is no need to dissolve the Economy Ministry, and that new ministerial appointments will be made in due time.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysia’s Trade Openness Index (TOI) increased to 149.0 in 2024, from 144.6 in 2023, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

BANGI, June 16 — Malaysia is set to enforce the Online Safety Act 2024 soon, following its full passage through Parliament and a Royal Assent.

SHAH ALAM, June 16 — Selangor is set to mark a major milestone in its aerospace industry progress, with the launch of the Selangor Aero Park (SAP) at the Paris Air Show.

KUCHING, June 16 — Malaysia reaffirmed its firm commitment to driving regional energy cooperation with a focus on inclusivity and sustainability, as it chaired the 43rd Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) held here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Global interconnectedness is under strain due to rising uncertainties, eroding the predictability, reliability and stability of existing global trade and economic systems, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

LONDON, June 16 — Britain yesterday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd remains bullish on Malaysia’s property sector this year with buying interest expected to stay healthy.

KUCHING, June 16 — The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy and its associated meetings have commenced here today and will run until June 18, with about 250 delegates, including senior energy officials and representatives from the Asean Secretariat and Asean Centre for Energy.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Artificial intelligence-based technologies are still unable to entirely take over the work of humans, especially in the field of journalism. Media Selangor’s deputy editor, Mohamad Khairul Nizam Bakeri, said AI was always meant to replace existing...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, extending last week’s downtrend, weighed down by the broadly lower Wall Street performance amid the intensified conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The ringgit opened higher against the United States dollar and a basket of currencies, including Asean currencies today, amid cautious sentiment due to escalating geopolitical risks, said an analyst.

HONG KONG, June 16 — The Hong Kong stock exchange plans to attract listed companies in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, in particular, for second listings in the financial hub, its chief executive said, as the bourse looks to burnish its global credentials.

WASHINGTON, June 16 — President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters yesterday.

ISTANBUL, June 16 — At least 224 people have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded since Israel launched attacks on Iran, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing local media.

DUBAI, June 16 — Emirates, the United Arab Emirates' largest airline, has extended the cancellation of flights to Iran and Iraq until and including June 30, the company said in a statement, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported.

By Nur Azyyati Omar PETALING JAYA, June 15 — A total of 74 women aged between 18 and 45 from across the country have been selected to participate in the Selangor Women’s Assembly (Siwanis) 2025, which was launched today. Organised by the state government, the programme aims to train and...

ISTANBUL, June 15 — World leaders are convening in the Canadian Rockies for a high-stakes G7 summit dominated by dual crises: escalating conflict in the Middle East and the unpredictability of US President Donald Trump’s trade threats, Anadolu Ajansi reported.