KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday asserted that saving the country and protecting the rights of the people is more important than getting high marks for international recognition.

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Journalists Association (SJA) hopes all stakeholders, media agency owners and the Government will play their roles in protecting the Fourth Estate, namely the press and journalism profession.

Kota Kinabalu: STATE Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Christina Liew presenting a copy of an improved version of the 1939 Agnes Keith international classic “Land Below The Wind” to Principal of the Shanghai Badaitou Painting and Calligraphy Institute, Prof Gu Benjian.

ALOR SETAR: The demanding nature of the media profession, which constantly subjects its practitioners to various forms of pressure, can weaken their mental health and negatively impact their overall well-being.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s decline in the World Press Freedom Index was due to journalists being discouraged from investigating certain issues deemed sensitive, says veteran newsman A Kadir Jasin.

Kuala Lumpur: Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says his deputy, Lukanisman Awang Sauni, was incorrect to say that pressure from the tobacco and vape industry led to the government scrapping plans to ban smoking and vaping for those born after 2007.

PETALING JAYA: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called for the government to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the removal of Generational End Game (GEG) components from the tobacco bill due to pressure from tobacco and vape industry players.

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki today denied that his officers contacted Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan over his claim of being pressured to support the prime minister.

Kota Kinabalu: Cenergi SEA Berhad (Cenergi), a subsidiary of UEM Group Berhad, and Kwantas Corporation Berhad (Kwantas), a Sabah-based integrated palm oil producer involved in the entire palm oil supply chain business with presence in Malaysia and China, have entered into a joint venture (JV) partnership to undertake the development, construction and operations of a Bio Compressed Natural Gas (BioCNG) plant in Lahad Datu. .

Kota Kinabalu: A deal has been inked to to undertake the development, construction and operations of a bio compressed natural gas (BioCNG) plant in Lahad Datu.  .