News List

Nurseries in Peninsula to get 20 pct TNB discount  

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 26  -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) will be giving a 20 per cent discount in the electricity bill of nurseries registered with the Welfare Department (JKM), said Deputy Women, Family and Community  Development Minister Hannah Yeoh.

Special exemption on CPKO and RBDPKO export duties from Oct 1

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Sept  -- The government will enforce special exemptions on export duties for crude palm kernel oil (CKPO) and refined bleached deodorised palm kernel oil (RBDPKO) to further boost its export, said the Ministry of Primary Industries.

Lynas Malaysia sticks to rules to keep environment safe, according to report

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 – As part of its 2025 growth plan, the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant in Pahang is to relocate the first stage of its operations - cracking and leaching - to Western Australia as announced on May 21 this year.

G20 nations not on track to meet Paris pledges but opportunities are plenty to cut greenhouse gases: UN

NAIROBI, Sept 25 -- G20 nations are collectively not on track to meet their Paris Agreement commitments, but they have huge opportunities to undertake rapid and deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, a press release issued by the United Nations Environment Programme, citing new UN research findings, said earlier this week.

SEC hands over RM7.5 million dividend to Sabah government

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 24 -- Sabah Energy Corporation (SEC) Sdn Bhd today issued a dividend of RM7.5 million to the Sabah state government for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2018.

Khazanah unit Cenergi secures financing facility of up to RM100 million

SHAH ALAM, Sept 24 -- Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd, through wholly-owned subsidiary Cenergi RE Sdn Bhd, has secured up to RM100 million Green Club Facility from MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd and China Construction Bank (M) Bhd to finance its biogas-to-energy (BTE) projects.

Malaysia should tap into huge business opportunity in biomass industry - Kok

Malaysia should seize opportunities in bio-based business models, namely bio-energy, bio-agricultural, echo-products and bio-chemicals, that are capable of creating a new wave of bio-economy for economic growth.

ECRL station in Nilai will boost economy of local population

SEREMBAN, Sept 24 -- The construction of the East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) in the Nilai area will boost economic growth and population increase in the Nilai district, said the President of the Nilai Municipal Council (MPN) Datuk Zazali Salehudin.

5G trials going nationwide from October - Gobind

The 5G trials launched in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya last April are to be expanded nationwide, with the 5G demonstration projects around the country set to begin next month, Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today.

TNB advises public to abide by danger notices, avoid high-voltage areas

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) advises the public to always abide by notices to stay away from areas with risk of electric shocks.