Niaga Spotlight: Combatting corruption via strategic approaches
This week’s launch of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2024-2028 by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is a concrete step for a national corruption suppression strategy.
Deriving from GDP estimates between 2018 and 2023, Malaysia has lost at least RM277 billion to corruption over the past five years alone.
This staggering figure highlights the economic and social impacts of graft, which could have been much better allocated towards key national development priorities.
Niaga Spotlight discusses strategic approaches for combatting corruption with Reinushini Chandrasegaram, Managing Director, RC Compliance Sdn Bhd.
Deriving from GDP estimates between 2018 and 2023, Malaysia has lost at least RM277 billion to corruption over the past five years alone.
This staggering figure highlights the economic and social impacts of graft, which could have been much better allocated towards key national development priorities.
Niaga Spotlight discusses strategic approaches for combatting corruption with Reinushini Chandrasegaram, Managing Director, RC Compliance Sdn Bhd.
Fri May 10 2024
Astro AWANI launches AI guideline, JIWA, in latest journalism innovation initiative
Astro AWANI successfully launched JIWA: A Guideline for AI Utilisation in Astro AWANI today.
Thu May 09 2024
UKM launches MUIB innovation to help ACL patients recover quickly
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Faculty of Medicine has invented a durable brace known as the Modified UKM Internal Brace (MUIB), used for the replacement of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Wed May 08 2024
Consider This: Sugar Consumption (Part 2) - Can A National Sugar Reduction Plan Work?
Last year the Health Ministry launched a Sugar Reduction Advocacy Campaign in a bid to encourage Malaysians to reduce their sugar intake. In delving into the efficacy of such initiatives, a key question must first be considered: What factors truly shape dietary behaviours at a population level? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Geeta Appannah, President of the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity and lecturer at the Department of Nutrition at UPM’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Tue May 07 2024
Consider This: Sugar Consumption (Part 1) - Consider Social Determinants of Dietary Habits
Last year the Health Ministry launched a Sugar Reduction Advocacy Campaign in a bid to encourage Malaysians to reduce their sugar intake. In delving into the efficacy of such initiatives, a key question must first be considered: What factors truly shape dietary behaviours at a population level? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Teoh Ai Ni, Research Associate at Khazanah Research Institute, where her research covers nutrition, public health, and food insecurity. Before joining KRI, she worked as a nutritionist working with the Singapore Health Promotion Board to deliver and manage health-promoting activities.
Tue May 07 2024
PM launches NACS 2024-2028, outlines core strategies to combat corruption
The National Anti-Corruption Strategies focuses on the effectiveness of corruption prevention efforts.
Tue May 07 2024
PM launches National HR Policy Framework
This framework addresses fair compensation, job welfare, labour union movements, job mismatches and foreign labour, says minister of HR.
Wed May 01 2024
Consider This: EPF Flexible Account - Restructuring and Reallocation Explained
EPF will launch a new Flexible Account on May 11th to give members access to a portion of their retirement savings. However the move has drawn mixed responses from the public and from experts. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Balqais Yusoff, Head of the Policy and Strategy Department at EPF, who led the teams that designed the restructuring for the accumulation phase, as well as to Dr Amjad Rabi, a social security economist who is currently a visiting expert at Universiti Malaya’s Social Wellbeing Research Centre.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes.
Fri Apr 19 2024
Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks
Most of the hundreds of drones and missiles launched by Iran in a retaliatory strike were downed before reaching Israeli territory.
Mon Apr 15 2024
Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory
Sun Apr 14 2024
MOSTI to launch Single Window Initiative to strengthen Malaysia's startup ecosystem
The government is committed to making the country a hub for startups.
Fri Apr 12 2024
North Korea aims to switch to solid-fuel missiles for faster launches
North Korea is developing missiles and nuclear weapons undeterred by sanctions in the wake of UN Security Council bans.
Wed Apr 03 2024
National HR Policy Framework launch on Labour Day, says Steven Sim
The framework will provide guidelines for the government in implementing Malaysia's human capital development programmes.
Tue Apr 02 2024
Rekaan Epic Game Store diperlihatkan - Gedung aplikasi untuk Android dan iOS
Epic masih berperang dengan Apple atas tidak berpuas hati terhadap peraturan gedung aplikasi yang ditetapkan.
Thu Mar 21 2024
Faizal Azumu nafi kenyataan tular isu calon PM
Bersatu menafikan kenyataan yang tular berhubung isu melibatkan perbincangan calon Perdana Menteri pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-16 (PRU16).
Sat May 11 2024
Gerawat Gala sebak kehilangan teman sejati
Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Premier Sarawak Datuk Gerawat Gala tmenyifatkan Datuk Mutang Tagal yang dikenalinya sejak zaman persekolahan lagi.
Sat May 11 2024
Majlis penghormatan terakhir untuk Mutang pada Ahad
Jasad Datuk Mutang Tagal dijangka tiba di Miri pada jam 10.30 pagi Ahad dan akan terus dibawa ke Gereja Bem Jalan Airport untuk upacara penghormatan terakhir.
Sat May 11 2024
Majlis Tilawah dan Hafazan Al-Quran manifestasi komitmen kerajaan martabat agama Islam
Penganjuran Majlis Tilawah dan Hafazan Al-Quran Peringkat Kebangsaan 1445 Hijrah/2024 Masihi lambang manifestasi komitmen kerajaan memastikan syiar Islam terus dipertahan.
Sat May 11 2024
Lawatan Anwar perkukuh hubungan dua hala Malaysia-Qatar, teroka peluang pelaburan baharu
Lawatan itu bagi memenuhi jemputan Amir Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani selain menghadiri Forum Ekonomi Qatar 2024.
Sat May 11 2024
Lima kenderaan rosak ditimpa pokok tumbang
Tiada kemalangan jiwa atau kecederaan, hanya lima kenderaan rosak akibat ditimpa pokok berkenaan selain pagar bangunan itu turut rosak.
Sat May 11 2024
Afrika Selatan minta ICJ hentikan serangan Israel ke atas Rafah
Afrika Selatan meminta supaya Israel "segera menarik balik dan menghentikan serangan ketenteraannya" di Rafah.
Sat May 11 2024
ADTV Bursa Malaysia melonjak 42 peratus kepada RM2.9 bilion dalam empat bulan pertama 2024
Purata nilai dagangan harian (ADTV) Bursa Malaysia melonjak 42 peratus kepada RM2.9 bilion dalam tempoh empat bulan pertama 2024.
Sat May 11 2024
Tiara Jacquelina sahkan tiada pementasan Puteri Gunung Ledang dalam masa terdekat
Tiara mendedahkan perancangannya untuk membuka cawangan kedua resort Tiarasa Escapes dan Dream Forest pada hujung tahun ini.
Sat May 11 2024
TUDM dijangka bincang perolehan pesawat Hornet pada Jun depan
Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) dijangka mengadakan lawatan ke Kuwait pada Jun depan bagi berunding mengenai perolehan pesawat tempur F/A-18D (Hornet).
Sat May 11 2024