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Silatech CEO Participates in Panel at the NY Times Athens Democracy Forum
2018-09-18, Community news
Silatech, an International social development nonprofit non-government organization, that works to connect youth to jobs and enables resources for them to establish and...
Silatech CEO Highlights the Importance of Youth Economic Development at the New York Times Athens Democracy Forum
2018-09-18, Community news
Silatech, an International social development nonprofit non-government organization, that works to connect youth to jobs and enables resources for them to establish and...
No to coal power in Sabah, explore renewable energy first, says WWF2018-09-20
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: Please don't restart the coal power plant project in Sabah, explore renewable energy sources first to solve the state’s power supply woes, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia urges the Malaysian government. ......
Sime Darby Plantation streamlines minimum wage across Malaysian operations2018-09-20
The Star: KUALA LUMPUR: Sime DarbyPlantation Bhd has raised the minimum wage of its workers in Sabah and Sarawak to RM1,000 per month in an effort to streamline its rate of minimum wage across the country. ......
Supplier plan has climate objective2018-09-20
NWA Online: WalmartInc. is working on a program to link its suppliers who source materials in regions at risk of deforestation with guidance from conservation groups to help protect those environments. Kathleen McLaughlin, Walmart's chief sustainability officer,...
Kuwait First Deputy PM recovery excellent: Speaker2018-09-20
MENA FN: (MENAFN - Arab Times) Speaker of ParliamentMarzouq Al-Ghanim and First Deputy PM and Defence Minister Sheikh NasserSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah embracing each other KUWAIT CITY, Sept... ......
Sime Darby Plantation streamlines minimum wage...2018-09-20
Public Technologies: KUALA LUMPUR, 20 September 2018 - Sime DarbyPlantation Berhad (SDP) today streamlines the rate of minimum wage for all its workers throughout the Company's operations in Malaysia, in anticipation of the new national rate that the government will enforce in...
10-year action plan drawn up to protect Sabah wildlife2018-09-20
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: Human activities including development, poaching and illegal trapping of Sabah’s wildlife are endangering protected species, such as the Borneon Banteng (wild buffalo), proboscis monkey and Sunda Clouded Leopard. ......
Amit Shah meets party leaders, no breakthrough on Goa leadership2018-09-20
Mid Day: The BJP's quest to find a replacement for ailing Chief MinisterManohar Parrikar met with a setback on Wednesday as a meeting of top state BJP officials with party PresidentAmit Shah in Delhi failed to resolve the issue. Party sources said the meeting,...
Sabah Umno MPs staying put for now2018-09-20
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: A watch on the remaining six SabahUmno MPs is on, as senior leader Datuk SeriAnifah Aman quit the party amid moves by former Sabah Barisan Nasional leaders to realign themselves. ......
Alector Initiates Phase 1 Trial of AL001 for the Treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia2018-09-19
The Marshall News Messenger: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 19, 2018--Alector, a privately held biotechnology company pioneering immuno-neurology, a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurodegeneration, today announced the initiation of its Phase 1 trial...
Selangor businessman missing after falling into sea while fishing in Sabah2018-09-19
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: A search has been mounted for a man who fell into the waters between Pulau Gaya and Pulau Sepanggar off Kota Kinabalu while fishing early Wednesday morning (Sept 19). ......
Sabah Umno Youth respects Anifah's decision to quit party over failure to implement MA632018-09-19
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: SabahUmnoYouth believes that Datuk SeriAnifah Aman is keeping to his promise to quit the party if he failed to implement the points in the Malaysia Agreement1963 (MA63). ......
‘Feudal’ Umno must discard Islam to remain relevant2018-09-19
Malaysia Today: Modern or younger Malaysians — Malays, Muslims or otherwise — no longer want feudalism. They want secularism. Multiculturalism is a nice way of saying ‘No Islam!’. And the monarchy plus the Sharia will also no longer have a place in this New...
Sabah and Sarawak are timebombs for Pakatan2018-09-19
Malaysia Today: RajaSaraPetra The Pakatan Harapan leaders went overboard in their election promises last GE14. Some were so excited about the large crowd turnout that they forgot themselves and went overboard. They may argue that these promises are not in the Pakatan...
Funny you should scream ‘opposition mentality’, Mr Deputy Minister2018-09-19
Malaysia Today: There are, however, two sides to every coin. ClementStanley, FreeMalaysia Today The Malaysia Day Gathering: Look Towards Sabah was a peaceful demonstration led by a few students and youth activists at Gaya Street on Sept 16. Witnesses said the activists had...