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On supermarket shelves, restaurant menus and in many homes, there has been an increasing shift towards healthier food options. And nowhere is this more evident than with refined white sugar. Long considered an evil villain in the fight against obesity and its twin scourge – diabetes – refined sugar is being usurped in favour of other options perceived to be healthier.

In Malaysia, this trend has been gaining momentum, especially as people are waking up to the reality that Malaysia is the fattest country in South-East Asia, with nearly half of the population either overweight or obese.

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Environmentalists have identified another threat to the planet. It’s called a nurdle. Nurdles are tiny pellets of plastic resin no bigger than a pencil eraser that manufacturers transform into packaging, plastic straws, water bottles and other typical targets of environmental action.

But the nurdles themselves are also a problem. Billions of them are lost from production and supply chains every year, spilling or washing into waterways. A U.K. environmental consultancy estimated last year that preproduction plastic pellets are the second-largest source of micro-plastic pollution in water, after micro-fragments from vehicle tires.

Now, shareholder advocacy group As You Sow has filed resolutions with Chevron Corp., DowDupont Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Phillips 66 asking them to disclose how many nurdles escape their production process each year, and how effectively they’re addressing the issue.

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In April 2008, a British couple living in the United Kingdom obtained a loan facility of RM715,487 to finance the purchase of their property in Malaysia. It was a term of the loan facility that the bank would make progressive payments to the developer against certificates of completion issued by the architect at each progress billing.

In March 2014, the developer sent a notice for a progressive payment to the bank, supported by an architect’s certificate.

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PETALING JAYA: All it took was one viral Facebook post for Fiona’s (not her real name) life to turn upside down.

It started with a housemate complaining about Fiona – who is in her 20s – hoarding rubbish in her room.

The post, which revealed Fiona’s name and phone number, quickly went viral.

“I read all the comments on Facebook, forum, online news and even WhatsApp messages. Some even wrote that this would probably end with my suicide,” she said.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Kedatangan 1 Jan 2019 begitu amat bermakna bagi pekerja sektor swasta kolar biru atau gred bawahan kerana ia tarikh penguatkuasaan pelaksanaan gaji minimum RM1,100 sebulan atau RM5.29 sejam.

Ini kerana buat julung kalinya dalam sejarah negara pelaksanaan kadar gaji minimum seragam dikuatkuasakan di seluruh negara yang menjadi kenyataan apabila kerajaan Pakatan Harapan menguasai tampuk pemerintahan.

Berdasarkan Survei Gaji dan Upah yang dijalankan oleh Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia pada 2017, seramai 7.05 juta orang atau 57.8 peratus daripada keseluruhan 12.21 juta orang penduduk bekerja warganegara adalah pekerja swasta.

Pekerja swasta ini merujuk kepada pekerja yang bekerja sekurang-kurangnya enam jam sehari atau sekurang-kurangnya 20 hari sebulan bagi pekerjaan biasa yang dilakukan secara tetap.

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On 20 December 2018, the High Court reinstated the RM 10 million fine on Air Asia and MAS for breaching the Competition Act. This has been the final conclusion of a complaint filed by FOMCA in 2012. On the 24 February 2012 FOMCA had filed a complaint with the Competition Commission against the share-swap  arrangement between MAS and Air Asia  It cited incidents of flight cancellations as signs of possible anti-competitive behaviors, whereby with the new set-up, flights were being shared so that the two airline

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Sempena dengan sambutan Thaipusam pada 21 Januari ini, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM Berhad) bakal menyediakan perkhidmatan tren KTM Komuter yang beroperasi tanpa henti selama empat hari tiga malam bermula 19 Januari ini.

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KUALA LUMPUR – Tindakan mengenakan denda sebanyak RM400 untuk kehilangan pasport kali pertama dilihat tidak wajar dan terlalu tinggi.

Timbalan Presiden Gabungan Persatuan-Persa­tuan Pengguna Malaysia (Fomca), Mohd. Yusof Abdul Rahman berkata, mungkin denda untuk kehilangan kali pertama boleh dikurangkan sedikit.

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PORT DICKSON: Penalti antara RM200 hingga RM1,000 bagi penggantian pasport Malaysia yang hilang akibat kecuaian telahpun diwartakan dan dikuatkuasakan sejak 2 Jan lepas.

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Pengurusan) Imigresen Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman berkata, denda sebanyak RM200 dikenakan kepada kepada pemilik yang kehilangan pasport kali pertama manakala kali kedua denda sebanyak RM500 dan denda RM1,000 dikenakan bagi kehilangan pasport kali ketiga.

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KEMENTERIAN Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) diminta untuk memperluaskan kawasan larangan merokok di pejabat khususnya di tempat tertutup.

Pengerusi Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara (NIOSH), Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye berkata, perkara ini perlu dibincang dengan majikan sebagai galakan kepada gaya hidup sihat dalam kalangan pekerja.

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