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[COLUMNIST] Oil palm biomass, an underutilised resource
Malaysia boasts an estimated total of 5.67 mln hectares of oil palm plantations, yielding over 90 mln tonnes of dried palm biomass annually.
Tue Mar 12 2024
Hot, dry weather for Malaysia at end of Northeast Monsoon
According to MetMalaysia, hot weather during this period is a repeated phenomenon that occurs annually every February to May.
Tue Feb 13 2024
Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes.
Fri Dec 08 2023
About RM350 mln spent annually to finance treatment of kidney patients - Sivakumar
V. Sivakumar said this was a very big amount and in a bid to reduce the costs, Perkeso is making efforts to establish more dialysis centres.
Tue Nov 07 2023
Report: World economy to grow by 3.1 pct annually in the remaining 12MP period
The Economy Ministry said the emerging markets and developing economies' GDP would expand by 4.0 pct during the period.
Mon Sep 11 2023
Worrying number of lost MyKads annually - NRD
Zamri Misman said apart from being fined, individuals who lose MyKads risk having their identity cards misused by irresponsible persons.
Wed Sep 06 2023
Use helicopters to handle bagworm threat - DPM Fadillah
Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said use of helicopters to spray bio-pesticides tackled the problem that causes RM100 mln in losses annually.
Mon Jun 26 2023
Malaysia open to talks with Beijing over dispute in South China Sea - PM
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, through which about $3 trillion worth of ship-borne trade passes annually.
Mon Apr 03 2023
OECD: Europe's couch potatoes causing 10,000 early deaths a year
Many people living in the European Union fail to exercise sufficiently, leading to more than 10,000 premature deaths annually.
Sat Feb 18 2023
5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: Report
Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-million-ton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled.
Sat Oct 15 2022
RM3 mln spent annually on crop disease and pest eradication since 2010 - MAFI
Ronald said the department strived to ensure that the implementation of plant and crop biosecurity be made a priority.
Tue Sep 13 2022
Remittances from Indonesian workers abroad hit US$9.8 bln annually
The average remittances from Indonesian migrant workers from 2015 to 2019 reached US$9.8 billion annually, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said.
Wed Aug 24 2022
Targeted subsidy scheme can save country RM20 billion annually - Muhyiddin
The government can save RM20 billion a year by implementing the targeted subsidy scheme, said National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Sat Jul 30 2022
Sultan Ibrahim urges federal government to give bigger allocation to Johor
Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today urged the federal government to give a bigger allocation to Johor as the state is contributing almost RM13 billion annually in federal revenue.
Thu Jun 16 2022
England's smoking age limit should be raised every year: Study
Javed Khan, former head of children's charity Barnardo's, advises raising it annually until eventually no one can buy tobacco products.
Fri Jun 10 2022