Selangor Journal

01/08/2024

Selangor Journal | Ringgit nears 11-month high in 9-day rally against US dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The ringgit opened slightly higher today, extending its nine-day upward trajectory against the US dollar and lingering at an 11-month high. An analyst attributed this rise to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting yesterday, reinforcing investor expectations of a US...

01/08/2024

Selangor Journal | Boycott movement has no significant impact on national economy, says ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The boycott movement on foreign businesses and products is not seen to have a significant impact on the national economy, the Ministry of Economy said. Through a reply posted on the Parliament’s website yesterday, the ministry said the boycott has not impacted the economy s...

01/08/2024

Selangor Journal | Aaron-Wooi Yik face tough knockout round as Zii Jia gets a surprise challenger

PARIS, Aug 1 — National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik face a tough challenge in the knockout stages of the Paris 2024 Olympics later today. The bronze medallists from Tokyo 2020 have been drawn against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who defeated them in the

01/08/2024

Selangor Journal | Subang Airport: Narrow-body aircraft resumption to create value, boost cargo potential

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, August 1 — The resumption of narrow-body aircraft operations from six airlines at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) starting today serves as a significant boost to the airport’s cargo transportation potential and is expected to further enhance Malaysia’s a...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Nearly 1,200 athletes officers heading for Sukma with 61 gold medal target — Exco

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SEPANG, August 1 — Approximately 1,182 athletes will represent Selangor at the 21st Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Sarawak from August 17 to August 24, said state executive councillor for youth, sports, and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi. He said the officials will depart f...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Hopes of finding survivors fade in India’s Kerala after landslides kill 167

CHOORALMALA, July 31 — Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of India’s Kerala state today, a day after 167 people were killed in monsoon landslides. Steady rain that intensified as the

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Cops rescue three foreign maids who were allegedly unpaid for six months

KUALA LUMPUR July 31 — The police rescued three foreign domestic helpers who had allegedly not been paid for the past six months during a raid in Teluk Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, yesterday. Bukit Aman D3 principal assistant director SAC Soffian Santong said that the police conducted a raid on

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | US will seek ceasefire in Gaza despite Haniyeh’s death — Blinken

MOSCOW, July 31 — The United States (US) will seek a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip despite the death of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today, according to Sputnik. Earlier in the day, the Palestinian movement Hamas confirmed the death of Haniyeh as

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Entrepreneur wins lawsuit against actress, awarded quarter mln in damages

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The High Court has ordered actress Rafidah Ibrahim to pay RM250,000 to an entrepreneur and his company over her allegations that they refused to pay her for her work three years ago. High Court Judge John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee said Datuk

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Paris 2024: Zii Jia completes ‘warm-up’, advances to knock-out stage

PARIS, July 31 — Malaysian professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia easily cleared his Paris 2024 Olympics group stage to advance to the knockout phase as expected at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena today. The 2021 All England champion beat Spain’s world number 62 Pablo Abian 21-10, 21-1...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Global air passenger traffic rises 9.1 pct in June — IATA

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Global commercial air passenger traffic for the aviation industry, measured in revenue passenger-kilometres, remained on its steady growth trend in June 2024, rising 9.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y). The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said total capacity, m...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Three recommendations proposed in Mitra action plan roadmap

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — The establishment of the National Council for Indian Community Affairs is among three recommendations proposed in the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit’s (Mitra) Action Plan Roadmap. Deputy National Unity Minister K. Saraswathy said the council, which will be he...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Personal Data Protection Act amendments necessary due to rapid tech growth — Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 are being made due to the rapid technological advancements, which require society to rely on digital platforms for business purposes while also expecting protection, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo. Although the dig...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | MB condemns Hamas leader’s killing as ‘brutal act’

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, July 31 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, calling it a ‘brutal act’ by the Zionist regime. “The Selangor state government strongly condemns the murder of the late Ismail Haniyeh, a l...

31/07/2024

Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of Hamas, was killed in an attack at his residence in Iran's capital, Tehran. Here's a look at his background, from a refugee camp in Gaza to becoming Palestine's prime minister in 2006.

31/07/2024

Efforts are already underway to identify suitable locations for Selangor’s second Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Park as the state continues its push in the semiconductor industry.

🔗 https://selangorjournal.my/2024/07/selangor-ic-design-park-2-0-in-the-works/

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Positive growth data indicate that MSME sector has scaled up — Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Malaysia’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector has scaled up as growth data indicates positive development, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. There has been a 16.9 per cent drop in micro-sized enterprises, from 92...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | US not involved in assassination of Hamas chief Haniyeh — Blinken

ISTANBUL, July 31 — Washington was “not aware of or involved in” the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, said the United States’ (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken today. Washington’s statement came hours after Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran. “It is ...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged until August 7

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The retail prices for RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged at RM3.47, RM2.05, and RM3.35 per litre respectively, from August 1 to August 7. The Finance Ministry said the retail price of diesel in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan will also

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Health Ministry spends RM137 mln yearly to maintain 201 health clinics

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) spends RM137 million a year to maintain 201 health clinics nationwide under the Clinic Support Services (PSK), with a five-year contract from 2022, the Dewan Negara was told today. In a written reply to Senator Lingeshwaran R. Arunasalam, it said t...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Ringgit rises to near 11-month high against US dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The ringgit continued its uptrend today, closing at a near 11-month high of RM4.58 against the US dollar. An analyst said this was driven by the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to raise interest rates and the anticipation of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Selangor has over 580 mln cubic metres of reserve water to last nine months — Luas

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, July 31 — Selangor has more than 580 million cubic metres of raw water reserves to supply to the state’s residents in preparation for the drought season affecting Malaysia. Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) director Hasrolnizam Shaari said the supply in sev...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Gagasan Rumpun Selangor to continue next year, MB to host own tour

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, July 31 — The Gagasan Rumpun Selangor grassroots initiative, which debuted this year, will continue following encouraging public response. State executive councillor for unity and rural development Datuk Rizam Ismail said the three-day programme, which offers Raja ...

31/07/2024

The first National Subfertility Centre (PSN), being built in Seksyen 17, will offer subsidies of up to 20 per cent for fertility treatments.

🔗 https://selangorjournal.my/2024/07/fertility-treatment-centre-being-built-in-shah-alam-offers-20-pct-subsidies/

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Anwar condemns assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has condemned in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. He said the assassination of the Political Bureau Chairman of the Hamas resistance movement in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, Iran, earli...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Three Immigration officers ordered to enter defence in migrant smuggling case

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — The Court of Appeal has ordered three Immigration officers, including a woman, to enter their defence against charges of smuggling nine Bangladeshi migrants at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang seven years ago. A three-judge panel led by Datuk Ahmad Zaidi...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Cliff Umar fined RM5,500 for drug use, possession

SHAH ALAM, July 31 — The winner of a singing reality programme, Abdullah Umar Joseph, also known as Cliff Umar, was fined RM5,500, or in default 13 months in prison, by the Magistrate’s Court today for drug possession and self-administration in May. Magistrate Sasha Diana Sabtu imposed the sente...

31/07/2024

Sidec is excited to announce the launch of the 7th Cohort of the Selangor Accelerator Programme (SAP24).

🔗 https://selangorjournal.my/2024/07/transform-your-startup-with-sap24-international-opportunities-await/

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | Selangor now a high-income state, World Bank data shows

By Amar Shah Mohsen SHAH ALAM, July 31 — Selangor is now officially a high-income state, according to official data from the World Bank. Its Malaysian chapter’s lead economist Apurva Sanghi said on X (formerly Twitter) today that the recently released World Bank high-income data indicated that S...

31/07/2024

Selangor Journal | PMO condemns Meta for removing PM’s post on meeting with Hamas leaders again

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has condemned the action of Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) in removing, once again, the post with a photo of the meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, from Instagram. Its Media and Strategic