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PETALING JAYA: Whether it’s for haze or Covid-19, Malaysians are continuing to mask up to protect themselves and their loved ones. Design engineer Lee Jiunn Aun said masking up had become a norm for him and his family since the start of the pandemic. “Especially...

MYAirline to offer cargo services on all flights by May SUBANG JAYA: MYAirline Sdn Bhd will offer cargo services via belly space for all its routes by May, following recent approval from the relevant authorities. According to CEO Rayner Teo, the low-cost carrier...

OVER the last few months, a national Planetary Health Action Plan has been hatched by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. While other nations are also looking at the development of plans, policies and programmes that focus on the relationship between the health of the...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry (MOT) will enforce a road ban on goods vehicles in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations to reduce traffic congestion and the risk of traffic accidents. The ban will take effect on April 20 and 21 (before Raya) as...

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian government has confirmed it is going ahead with the plan to build a RM28 billion (S$8.5 billion) port to significantly boost the handling capacity for both container and conventional cargo at the main shipping hub of Port Klang....

PUTRAJAYA, April 11 — Malaysia’s central database of Maritime Single Window (MMSW) will be ready by the third quarter of this year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today. He said by the end of the year, the MMSW system would be implemented first at the Klang and...

Tesla gained approval to launch its electric vehicle (EV) sales in Malaysia last month, and now the U.S. automaker appears to be starting its workforce in the country ahead of launch. This week, Tesla has shared a number of job listings for roles in the Malaysian...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) has remained a key economic driver along Malaysia's east coast a decade after its launch, boosting industrial output and job creation, said an official overseeing the region's...

KUANTAN, April 7 — The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is encouraging the cargo handling segment from the east coast to the Klang Valley to use the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) service instead of the highway, once it starts operating in early 2027. Its Minister Anthony...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Malaysian exporters are set to benefit from additional preferential access into United Kingdom’s market with the latter's eventual accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), minister Datuk...