Malaysia is confident it can meet global demand for palm oil

14 Sept 05:30 Key points summarised by AI

Malaysia is confident it can meet global palm oil demand, stepping in after Indonesia, the world's top producer, imposed an export ban.
The nation expects increased domestic production, attributing this rise to the reopening of borders and the subsequent hiring of foreign workers.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Today 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.