Its access to feedstocks plus a new biorefinery in Johor will up its production capacity

Merz, Macron, Starmer to back Ukrainian president to avoid a second ‘dressing down’ by Trump

ROME, July 11 — Participants in a Rome conference on the economic recovery of Ukraine have pledged over €10 billion (RM50.3 billion) to help the war-torn country, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said yesterday.

BRUSSELS, May 9 — The European Commission yesterday proposed countermeasures on up to 95 billion euros (RM460 billion) of US imports if negotiations with Washington fail to remove the series of tariffs applied by US President Donald Trump.

LONDON, May 6 — Growing numbers of retailers and consumer brands are shifting their focus to Europe and other markets from the United States, as they expect United States (US) tariffs to spark price hikes that will drive American consumer demand down.

PUTRAJAYA, May 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended congratulations and a warm welcome to the Kosovo government following the opening of its embassy in Kuala Lumpur, which will be inaugurated at 6pm today.

GDANSK, Poland, May 2 — Chinese carmakers including BYD and Chery are selling more plugin-hybrids in the European Union to avoid import tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, data released today showed.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The police seized over 75 kg of marijuana buds, worth RM2.64 million, believed to be bound for sale in Europe, during an inspection of a rented house used as a storage facility in Bukit Changgang in Banting.

BRUSSELS, April 8 — Europe had its warmest March since records began, as climate change continues to push temperatures to unprecedented levels, European Union scientists said today.

LONDON, March 25 — BlackRock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe, in a bid to tap growing demand for cryptocurrency exposure in new markets after attracting more than US$50 billion (RM221.8 billion) into similar products in the United States.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, March 11 — Selangor is aiming for a 20 per cent increase in European tourist arrivals next year with the launch of five exclusive travel packages at ITB Berlin 2025, the world’s largest travel trade show.   In a statement today, Tourism Selangor chief executive...

ATHENS/BERLIN, Dec 12 — Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment.

NEW DELHI/SEOUL, Aug 9 — Petrochemical producers in Europe and Asia are in survival mode as years of capacity build-up in top market China and high energy costs in Europe have depressed margins for two consecutive years, forcing firms to consolidate.

BRUSSELS, July 19 — Raging wildfires have claimed at least two lives and injured four others as of Thursday, as flames devastate mountain forests and vegetation in several southern European countries amid an intense heatwave.

RIYADH, April 28 — Malaysia adopts a balanced foreign policy approach between the West and East and stands clear of any sort of position that is deemed provocative, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today.

LANGKAWI, Feb 28 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is expecting more airlines, including new airlines from North Asia and Europe, to tap into the Malaysian aviation industry market between the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q 2024) and the first quarter of next year.

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 — EU countries and lawmakers have agreed on rules governing artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT after 10 hours of discussions, a person with direct knowledge of the talks said on Thursday.

AMSTERDAM/BERLIN/PARIS, Nov 19 — People across Europe continued to take to the streets on Saturday to express solidarity with Palestine and condemn the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza, Anadolu Agency reported.

LONDON, Oct 19 — Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, is considering removing the service formerly called Twitter from Europe in response to a new internet platform regulation in the region, news site Insider reported on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Immigration Department has busted a syndicate which used Malaysian international passports to smuggle Sri Lankan children to Europe, following the arrest of a local married couple.