（吉隆坡28日讯）一对缺乏资金扩大生意的90后小商夫妇，原先怀疑“一个马来西亚华裔贩商基金”（YPPKM）可能是骗局，毕竟贷款利息只是4%，惟在探究后他们申请到了贷款，如愿开设小厂房，为他们的花生酱事业再踏前一步。 23岁的吴良浩与21岁的郑芷晴，在3年前凭着相同的创业理念，走在一起打天下，并以两人的洋名Joseph和Debbie结合，为制作的花生酱品牌取名为“Jobbie”。两人之前是在工作时认识，当时芷晴才刚考完…

（吉隆坡29日讯）尽管欧盟有意在2020年逐步抵制棕油生产的生物柴油，但种植及原产业部长拿督斯里马袖强透露，我国99%棕油生产的生物柴油是出口到欧洲。 他说，去年我国共出口总额676亿令吉的棕油及油棕产品，其中103亿出口至欧盟，比2015年的96亿8000万增加了6%。 “今年1月至6月，棕油及油棕产品出口额为55亿7000万令吉，与去年同时期的42亿2000万令吉相比增加了32%。” 马袖强今日出席欧盟-马来西亚…

KUALA LUMPUR – Seramai enam Ahli Parlimen Malaysia akan ke Eropah pada bulan depan bagi menangkis usul resolusi Kesatuan Eropah (EU) yang bertujuan mengekang penggunaan biobahan api berasaskan minyak sawit menjelang 2020. Nama mereka yang telah dikenal pasti oleh pihak Parlimen akan diumumkan tidak lama lagi. Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi, Datuk Mah Siew Keong berkata kunjungan itu akan diadakan selepas musim panas (di Eropah) bagi memanfaatkan kehadiran ramai penggubal…

民政党陈嘉亮调侃民主行动党槟州政府行政议员曹观友，在宗联委要求索回爱情巷50号建筑的事件上，居然“跳在州政府体制外”，非但撇清关系，还推卸责任，到头来却是赤裸裸暴露本身诚信破产。 陈嘉亮是槟州民政党州委，他今日发文告，对曹观友发出3个挑战：挑战1：曹宣告自己不是州政府一员。挑战2：曹重复他讲过的话，‘只欠林冠英的签名’。挑战3：曹应该公布解决福建公司方案。 他说，“曹观友不应该忘记，爱情巷50号建筑是在他的手中丢失的…

GEORGE TOWN: The failure of the Penang government in protecting the livelihood of the fishermen affected by the Seri Tanjung Pinang 2 (STP2) reclamation project on the island justifies the Federal Government’s withholding of support for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project. Penang Gerakan Padang Kota state constituency coordinator H’ng Khoon Leng said this was because the impact of the proposed PSR project would be worse. “It would affect not…

GEORGE TOWN: A Gerakan veteran has asked Malaysians to learn from the pitfalls of last year’s American election where a certain tycoon named Donald J Trump had upset the odds to claim the 45th US presidency. “Trump promised the Americans heaven and earth, but now some eight months into his presidency, what has actually happened to the superpower?” asked Penang Gerakan election task force head Wong Mun Hoe. The administration…

GEORGE TOWN: Penang needs to go back to the drawing board when it comes to the proposed RM30 billion Penang Transport Masterplan, said a Gerakan leader. Wong Mun Hoe, who oversees the state Gerakan election task force, said that the Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng needs to realise that there is mounting opposition to the plan even though the state may have meant well in the first place. Compromising is…

KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan vice-president Dominic Lau has challenged DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to be a man and apologise for the latter's remark on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). He said MACC had spent many years building up its image through hard work to prove itself as an impressive force for rooting out corrupt practices. "Lim is basically insinuating that the MACC are working in cahoots with Barisan Nasional to…

（槟城28日讯）民政党槟州丹绒武雅区协调员方志伟说，2008年至今，丹绒武雅区共有39项发展计划获批，反观国阵执政时期的2003年至2007年只有4项。 他说，从刚过去的州议会书面回答中，2008到2013年，丹绒武雅区共有14项发展计划，2013年到2017年有25项发展计划，所以丹绒武雅区9年内共有39项发展计划。 需考量是否能负荷 “但在这39项发展计划中，大部分属于豪华公寓，少中廉价屋或以下的房屋，其中一项甚…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wood-based product exports is expected to exceed RM25 billion by 2020 in line with the advancement of automation technology, innovation and e-commerce participation by timber-related industry players.Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said the target set allows policymakers and industry players to form and execute detailed plans within the next three years, without marginalising the upstream and downstream industry stakeholders.“We have agreed that…