KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his condolences to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Securities Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup and his family on the demise of Arthur's father, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU, April 17 — Former Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Tan Sri Datuk Seri Joseph Kurup passed away this evening, aged 79.

KENINGAU, March 10 — The Agro Madani Sales programme was implemented in 1,227 locations nationwide, involving approximately 16,242 local entrepreneurs, from January to March 3 this year, and provided savings of RM7.87 million to the people.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) does not provide any specific subsidy to traders participating in the Agro Madani Sales programme to offer goods at discounted prices, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUANTAN, Jan 20 — A total of 2,095 farmers in the agro-food sector nationwide have been affected by the northeast monsoon floods to date, involving an estimated 4,701 hectares.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Agro Madani sale organised by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) last year recorded sales amounting to RM93.7 million and involved the participation of 74,800 entrepreneurs.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 12 — The two-day India-Asean Startup Summit (IASS) 2023, which kicked off today, is expected to inject up to RM500 million inpotential investments into Malaysia’s startup ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) has identified five primary perspectives for developing an ecosystem of advanced materials technology, which includes rare earth elements (REEs), the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The government, via the Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuklear Malaysia), has allocated RM15.73 million from 2016 to this year to intensify research, development, and innovation for applying nuclear technology in agriculture.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry plans to make the Langkawi International Space Forum (LISF) an annual event following the positive impact of its inaugural edition in May, said its deputy minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.

SEMPORNA, Sept 24 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) welcomes proposals to develop clean water production technology and is ready to offer assistance in funding or carrying out research and development in relevant areas.

KOTA MARUDU, Aug 21 — The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry has set a target for Malaysia to be in the top 20 countries in the world in terms of economy, people's well-being and creativity and innovation by 2050.

LANGKAWI, May 25 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) has called for finance and investment bodies to open their doors to funding space-related industries in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — As many as 30 out of the 235 BioNexus-status companies have successfully penetrated the global market as of January this year, said Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Biotechnology, particularly cultivated meat technology, is in line with the goals of the National Biotechnology Policy (NBP) 2.0 and the National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (DSTIN) 2021-2030, said Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The government has always taken steps to assist contractors to complete their projects, including allowing them to apply for the implementation of the Variation of Prices (VOP) clause to ensure the survival of contractors affected by the rising prices of building materials.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The Works Ministry is targeting 60 per cent usage of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for toll payments by the end of 2022, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The country's economic recovery can currently be measured by four key indicators, namely the retail sector, hotel accommodation, crude palm oil prices, and SMR 20 rubber price, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Arthur Joseph Kurup.