KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Cadbury Malaysia has welcomed the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia’s (Jakim) confirmation that Cadbury chocolates made and sold in Malaysia are halal. Its head of corporate and government affairs, Raja Zalina Raja Safran said the company was pleased that Jakim had categorically stated that Cadbury products
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Malaysia is to continue working with other developing nations to prove that climate action towards a greener economy would bring about greater opportunities for the people, rather than costs. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said fast-developing nations, in favour of ambitious action on climate change, are
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – The family of slain political aide Teoh Beng Hock wants the government to ensure his killers are punished and not give donations to ease the pain. Beng Hock’s sister Lee Lan said although they appreciated the gesture by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk
KOTA BAHRU, NOV 19 – People who live in flood-prone areas are advised to move ahead in order to avoid any untoward incident. Director of Fire and Rescue Department Kelantan, Azmi Osman, said that so far his side move 55 victims of two colonies of Pasir Puteh and Kota Baharu
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – The ringgit was traded sharply lower against the US dollar in early trade today, with the local currency declining to its lowest lower in more than four years on expectation of increases in US interest rates by 2015, dealers said. The ringgit was also impacted
NEW DELHI, Nov 19 – An Ebola survivor has been quarantined in India after his semen tested positive for the virus, health officials there have announced. The 26-year-old man, an Indian national, traveled to New Delhi from Liberia on November 10, almost two months after he was hospitalized in the West
PETALING JAYA, NOv 19 – The DAP today said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib should do his utmost to understand the lessons from Japan and defer the introduction of the GST indefinitely. Its national political education director, Liew Chin Tong said there is a new element for the government to
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – AirAsia Bhd’s pre-tax profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014 rose to RM26.466 million from RM25.111 million million in the same quarter last year. Revenue increased three per cent to RM1.316 billion from the RM1.280 billion posted a year ago, supported by a 0.5
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Malaysia and Singapore need to develop an Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub as a platform to provide an economically sustainable energy solution to Asian countries. Chief Executive Officer of Singapore’s Pavilion Energy, Seah Moon Ming said the initiative could facilitate transparent LNG pricing and
PORT DICKSON, Nov 19 – The cycling programme ‘I Love Ride Port Dickson 2014’ will be held this Sunday to showcase the healthy lifestyle among the people in Malaysia. Perkasa Dickson Cycling Club (PDCC) Sazali Mohd Yusop said the event was organised for the first time with the cooperation of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – The families of the doomed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 passengers can claim for compensation against whichever state that is found responsible for shooting down the aircraft. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Department of Civil Law lecturer Prof Dr Mohammed Naqib Ishan Jan said that previously,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – A 26-year-old woman lodged a police report at the Dang Wangi police station here alleging she was slapped by a taxi driver for not giving him way during a traffic jam. According to her report, the incident occurred about 7.40am on Monday when she was
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 19 – The Registrar of Societies (ROS) will investigate if the uniform of the Consumer Protection Association (PPPM) is similar to that of the Police. ROS director-general Mohammad Razin Abdullah said investigations would also look into any deviation from their original objective or if there was an abuse of existing
PETALING JAYA, Nov 19 – A consultant company director whose alleged photos of him venting his anger on a woman’s car had gone viral on social media was charged at the magistrate’s court. Khoo Kok Ann, 58, claimed trial to spitting at a Perodua Kenari belonging to Alisia Thean Wei
HONG KONG, Nov 19 – A small group of masked protesters stormed Hong Kong’s government headquarters in the early hours of Wednesday, using metal barricades and hurling concrete slabs to smash through a glass door. Other protesters charged police lines, leading to police to respond with pepper spray and batons. In
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – A DAP lawmaker has called on Putrajaya to explain why government development expenditure is being channelled through a little-known company owned by the Finance Ministry, Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd, which has also yet to file its accounts. Ong Kian Ming, who is Serdang MP, said that
HONG KONG, Nov 19 – After one group of protesters offered little resistance to authorities clearing out a section of their long-running encampment Tuesday morning, others — apparently frustrated that the movement has stalled — arrived in the evening and used barricades to break the glass facade of the government’s legislative
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) shares rose 14 sen to RM7.31, with 2.53 million lots traded as at 11.33am. The company signed a framework agreement with MYTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd (MTVB) yesterday to provide digital terrestrial television infrastructure, network facilities and related services in the country.
PETRA JAYA, Nov 19 – Electricity tariff for domestic consumers in Sarawak will be reduced to 47 percent when the state government revised effective January 1 next year. Currently, the rate for the 100-unit energy consumption is 24 cents per kilowatt (kWh), but with a reduced rate, consumers will enjoy
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – The government may consider adjusting the price of RON95 petrol once the global crude oil prices are between US$70 (RM234.50) and US$75 (RM251.25) per barrel, said Deputy Minister of Finance II Datuk Chua Tee Yong. He said the government was closely monitoring the down trend of
