Malaysia is one of Asia's biggest employers of foreign labour. But recently, cases of deaths, abuse and forced labour have come to light. What is going on? Who is protecting these migrant workers?
BENTONG: Malaysia will continue to be a peaceful and harmonious nation because multiculturalism and moderation are accepted and practised by its people, said the Prime Minister. “We accept multiculturalism and we do not politicise, we do not have extremism because we practise moderation, or wasatiah,” said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said Malaysians live […]
ALOR SETAR: Holistic changes to the country’s education system will be introduced to groom the Gen-Y as the future depends on them to face coming challenges, said the Prime Minister. This group of people, numbering some 11.8mil and aged between 23 and 36, was hailed as the country’s most precious asset by Datuk Seri Najib […]
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia remains a pivotal part of China’s economic expansion in Asean, despite the disparity in economic output between the two countries. The year has just started but Chinese investors remain very much in the limelight, for better or worse, with Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd said to be leading the race to become Proton […]
SCHOOL authorities have the right to take action against canteen operators who charge too much for the food provided to pupils, Oriental Daily reported. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon said the school authorities could terminate the contracts with the operators if the food provided by them did not meet the required standards. Chong […]
KUCHING: Malaysians must be proficient in several languages, particularly English and Mandarin, to keep abreast with globalisation and connect with emerging economies, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said while proficiency in English – being the lingua franca of world – was increasingly important, learning Mandarin would strengthen ties with China that […]
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian food exporters should be able to comply with the US Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) that will come into effect in the US in May, as the rule is not entirely new to them, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). The rule, which will be enforced by the US Food and […]
KUALA LUMPUR: An explosion from a hot water boiler caused extensive damage at a condominium at Jalan Bukit Kiara in Mont Kiara here today. No one was injured in the incident that occurred at the 11th floor of the condominium. Fire and rescue department sources said firefighters from the Sri Hartamas and Hang Tuah stations […]
He pleads guilty to committing the offences at a convenience store in Ampang. KUALA LUMPUR: The manager of a convenience store was sentenced to six months’ jail by the magistrate’s court here today for outraging the modesty of two of his workers at the workplace. Magistrate Mohamad Firdaus Sadina Ali imposed the sentence on Roslan […]
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