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Zuraida: Malaysia to bring in more plantation workers from India, Bangladesh, Southern Thailand

Zuraida: Malaysia to bring in more plantation workers from India, Bangladesh, Southern Thailand

Malaysia is currently having government-to-government talks with India, Bangladesh and (Southern) Thailand on bringing more foreign workers into the local plantation industry besides Indonesia.
Thu Jan 13 2022
Pandemic a game changer for hiring of local plantation workers

Pandemic a game changer for hiring of local plantation workers

A shortage of foreign labour in the plantation sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in local workers ready to fill the role.
Sun Oct 17 2021
32,000 foreign plantation workers to come in from mid-October - Zuraida

32,000 foreign plantation workers to come in from mid-October - Zuraida

KPPK has approved 32,000 foreign plantation workers who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination to be brought into Malaysia in stages starting mid-October.
Sun Oct 03 2021
Over 13,000 of FGV's migrant plantation workers screened for COVID-19

Over 13,000 of FGV's migrant plantation workers screened for COVID-19

This is to ensure that all FGV migrant plantation workers remain healthy and do not become spreading agents of COVID-19.
Wed Feb 10 2021
Five cops plead not guilty to extortion

Five cops plead not guilty to extortion

Five policemen pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here today to extorting 15 migrant plantation workers four months ago.
Tue Feb 09 2021
153,250 plantation workers in Sabah ordered to undergo COVID-19 screening

153,250 plantation workers in Sabah ordered to undergo COVID-19 screening

The order was issued as the number of COVID-19 cases involving the oil palm sector in Sabah is currently at an alarming level.
Tue Jan 26 2021
Nine killed in van-lorry crash near Tapah

Nine killed in van-lorry crash near Tapah

Nine plantation workers, eight of them women, were killed when their van collided head-on with a lorry transporting ice along Jalan Air Kuning-Mambang Diawan near here early today.
Sat Oct 28 2017
2 plantation workers die in Sandakan accident

2 plantation workers die in Sandakan accident

Two plantation workers lost their lives after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a four-wheel-drive vehicle at Kampung Jaya Bakti.
Mon Jun 26 2017
Taman Rimba Kiara housing development to go ahead as planned - Ku Nan

Taman Rimba Kiara housing development to go ahead as planned - Ku Nan

Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the 180 free units will also be offered to the families of ex-plantation workers living in longhouses within the area.
Mon May 08 2017
400 PPR units to be build in Dengkil soon - Noh Omar

400 PPR units to be build in Dengkil soon - Noh Omar

The Federal government, as promised, will soon build 400 units under the People's Housing Scheme (PPR) in Ampar Tenang, Dengkil, at a cost of RM60 million, especially for plantation workers who are cu
Sun Mar 12 2017
Batang Kali massacre: Britain's highest court to hear case

Batang Kali massacre: Britain's highest court to hear case

Relatives of 24 plantation workers killed during the "Batang Kali massacre" in 1948 will have their plights heard in Britain's highest court on Wednesday.
Wed Apr 22 2015
Malaysians lose latest UK court battle over 1948 killings

Malaysians lose latest UK court battle over 1948 killings

Relatives of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers killed by British troops in 1948 lost on Wednesday the latest stage of their legal fight to win a public inquiry into the deaths.
Wed Mar 19 2014
Slash-and-burn a way of life on Indonesia's Sumatra

Slash-and-burn a way of life on Indonesia's Sumatra

Many on Sumatra, from plantation workers to villagers, are die-hard supporters of using fires to clear land.
Thu Jul 04 2013
Lorry plunges into ditch killing three

Lorry plunges into ditch killing three

A lorry ferrying 10 plantation workers skidded and plunged into a ditch killing three Indonesians in Maran.
Wed Oct 31 2012
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024