Unable to travel from Kuala Lumpur to check on his farm, Jalaludin was forced to put everything on hold for a year. Jalaludin (left) and Adibi sorting through the dried red seaweed. It turned out to be red algae, a type of seaweed known as Gracilaria. Looking to solve the algae problem, Jalaludin contacted the Fisheries Department to find out how to get rid of it. “I see a lot of potential in red seaweed.

“Furthermore, since the sare seaweed is homegrown, it is more accessible and affordable. “The goal of the study is to ex- pand on the value of the Gracilaria seaweed,” he told StarMetro. “So my intention now is to produce safe seaweed and influence policymakers to regulate and legalise the Gracilaria seaweed farming industry,” he added. The title of his thesis is “The Effect of Seaweed Aquaculture Cooperatives on Sustainable Livelihoods in Malaysia.”He said the Malaysian seaweed industry depended on seaweed from Semporna, Sabah, which used a conventional method of cultivation. “From here, we can study the acceptance of homegrown seaweed and educate people on how to consume seaweed.

(Sept 23): Facebook Inc. Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer, a 13-year veteran who oversees the social network’s work in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the blockchain, will step down next year. That group develops the technology Facebook uses to automatically find and remove content that violates its policies, like nudity, hate speech and graphic violence. Before joining Facebook, Schroepfer worked for web browser maker Mozilla. A Stanford University graduate, he has become one of the most visible Facebook executives, often speaking at events and at Facebook’s own annual developer conference. “Boz will continue leading Facebook Reality Labs and overseeing our work in augmented reality, virtual reality and more, and as part of this transition a few other groups will join Facebook Reality Labs over the next year as well,” Zuckerberg wrote to employees.

The 33-year-old tendered his resignation to the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) on Sept 9 after being told that he would not be considered for team selection for the World Championships in Dubai from Nov 6-15. “The Covid-19 pandemic has made things even tougher for us bowlers as we lost our main source of income due to the lack of tournaments.”Adrian said he could not comprehend why MTBC denied him a chance to fight for his place for the World Championships. “I have won gold in all official Games and tournaments... the World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships, SEA Games. “I was in my best form between 2008 and 2011 as I also won the 2010 Asian Games (in Guangzhou) with Alex Liew (in men’s doubles). The 2018 World Championships (in Hong Kong) completed the collection for me, it took quite a while, but I certainly didn’t mind!

MADRID (Reuters) -Real Madrid forward Marcos Asensio grabbed a hat-trick and Karim Benzema struck twice as Carlo Ancelotti's free-scoring side crushed Mallorca 6-1 at home in LaLiga on Wednesday. Ancelotti's side have also scored more goals after six games than any LaLiga team since Barcelona in the 2013/14 season while Real have not scored as many goals after six games since the 1987/88 campaign. Real top the standings on 16 points from six games, two ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid. Asensio also showed sharp reflexes to double Real's lead, quickly pouncing on the rebound after Reina could only parry a cross from Vinicius. ASENSIO MAKES AN IMPRESSIONSpanish forward Asensio was making his first start of the season and was out to make a real impression on Ancelotti.

"We need to make changes and we are going to do that," Powell said at a televised press conference after the Fed's latest policy meeting. Asked if he still trusted Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan and Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren to do their jobs, Powell said, "In terms of having confidence and that sort of thing, I think, no one is happy. Powell said he had not been aware of their trading activities before they were reported earlier this month by the Wall Street Journal and others. Powell said he checked with the office of government ethics which found he did not have a conflict. Powell said he was "reluctant to get ahead of the process" and signal what changes might be ahead.

Manchester United crashed out, however, as West Ham United avenged their Premier League loss at the weekend with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford sealed by Manuel Lanzini's early effort. West Ham hung on for their first win at Old Trafford since 2007 and face holders Manchester City next. Werner should have made it 2-0 almost immediately but shot wide and Villa responded with youngster Cameron Archer's superb header from a Matty Cash cross sending the tie to penalties. It was a frustrating night for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who saw another route to silverware blocked as he chases his first trophy in the Old Trafford hotseat. Goals by Tanguy Ndombele and Kane put Spurs in command but Wolves hit back through Leander Dendoncker and Daniel Podence.

The European Ryder Cup team did both on Wednesday as they launched a charm offensive at Whistling Straits before facing the hostile U.S. home crowd when play begins on Friday in the biennial event. "Obviously, the Green Bay Packers fit both the Irish and the Green Bay Packers, and then the cheeseheads came in and a bit of fun with it. "It's somewhat respectful of obviously the Green Bay Packers, and they were very much on board with this, so a bit of fun and we got a nice reception with it. "The U.S. fans have been brilliant to far, they really have," said European stalwart Ian Poulter, who will be playing in his seventh Ryder Cup. "Even though it's not my first Ryder Cup, it's my first one in America.

(Reuters) - Colombia international James Rodriguez has joined Qatar's Al- Rayyan from Premier League Everton, both clubs said on Wednesday. The 30-year-old midfielder's future at Everton looked uncertain after they appointed manager Rafa Benitez to replace Carlo Ancelotti this season. Rodriguez joined Everton from LaLiga club Real Madrid in September 2020 looking to revive his career in England. He contributed six goals and nine assists in 26 games in all competitions for Everton last season. Al-Rayyan are eighth in Qatar's top flight after two matches.

As the clean energy economy takes off, it will generate some 640,000 jobs by 2030, a 50% increase from 2021, with strong growth in Alberta, industry body Clean Energy Canada forecasts. The oil and gas industry is Canada's highest polluting sector, accounting for 26% of all of carbon output. 'ONE-INDUSTRY CITY'Canada's petroleum sector, which includes oil and gas extraction and refining, contributes about 5.3% to national GDP. In the oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, where a nearly a third of all jobs are in fossil fuels, workers are nervous. Even if clean energy jobs do replace oil and gas jobs, they are unlikely to be in the same location.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Clerics from Egypt's ancient seat of Sunni study Al-Azhar, who spent years teaching in Afghanistan and were planning to open an education centre for girls, hope their tolerant message of Islam will survive the return of the Taliban. The 23-person mission was repatriated to Egypt after being briefly stranded in Kabul when the Taliban swept into the Afghan capital last month. Abuzeid expressed hope that the Taliban would fulfil a promise to let girls and women study. "Al-Azhar's legacy is a legacy that is passed down from generation to generation, it is not just transient information but a way of thinking," he said. "If there is stability and the Taliban retreats from its ideas and the state returns to stability by popular will, then Al-Azhar does not object to its mission returning again."

BANGKOK (Bernama): Thailand is considering whether to deport cosmetic entrepreneur Nur Sajat who was detained for illegal entry into the country. "There are many procedures (to deport Nur Sajat back)... we have to follow the Immigration laws. However, Bernama was made to understand that Thai authorities have yet to receive an extradition request from their Malaysian counterparts on Nur Sajat. Meanwhile, Thai researcher with Human Rights Watch Sunai Phasuk said Nur Sajat is recognized as a refugee by UNHCR. He said it is Thailand’s international legal obligation and should not put Nur Sajat in harm’s way.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is being used as a transit country for the illegal trade in rhino horn, says the wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic. Southeast Asia Traffic director Kanitha Krishnasamy said there was an apparent South Africa-Malaysia link in the trade and urged more effective collaboration between source, transit and destination countries. These six incidents resulted in the confiscation of 393kg of rhino horn. "Across the world, confiscated horns are reported either by the number of individual horns, horn pieces or weight. "If this pattern continues, rhino horn trafficking is likely to reach a new all-time high by the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): A watch broker today told the Sessions Court here that Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli, a key prosecution witness in Lim Guang Eng’s corruption trial, had purchased a luxury watch costing RM40,000 from him. G Rajan, 66, said he managed to buy the Maurice Lacroix watch from a dealer as requested by Zarul Ahmad. Zarul Ahmad is a senior executive director of Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, the main contractor for the undersea tunnel project in Penang. When cross-examined by Lim’s lawyer Gobind Singh Deo, the witness said he had brought three to 10 pieces of watches to show to Zarul Ahmad. Gobind: What [did] he (Zarul Ahmad) [do] with the watches?

From there, I ventured into civil and building works, followed by property development, land reclamation and dredging works. And now, we focus on property development and are pioneers in green buildings and sustainable developments in the country. Since then, I have led the company to switch its focus from tourism to hotel management, property development as well as manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE). As such, I was inspired to start a property development company and have never looked back. In 2008, I started the property development business and never looked back.