KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak today outlined five factors contributing to the changing trend of the increasing the support from young voters for the Barisan Nasional. Firstly, he said, young people had increasing confidence in the BN administration because of the unity among
HONG KONG, Aug 23 – Hong Kong raised its highest storm warning Wednesday as Severe Typhoon Hato brought the city to a standstill, shutting down the stock market and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights as heavy rain and winds pummelled the territory. The weather observatory raised the storm warning
SEOUL, Aug 23 – North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered more production of rocket engines and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) nosecones, Pyongyang state media said Wednesday. Tensions over the North’s weapons programmes have mounted this year and it carried out two ICBM tests last month, overseen by Kim, that apparently brought
HONG KONG, Aug 23 – As Hong Kong battens down for Typhoon Hato, weather-obsessed residents are glued to updates from the historic observatory which has the power to shut down the city with a signal. Early Wednesday the observatory issued the city’s highest level Typhoon 10 warning, bringing the city to a
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 – PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has announced the nationwide closure of all 134 reload lanes from Aug 29 to Sept 4 to facilitate smooth operations of toll plazas during the National Day and Hari Raya Aidiladha holidays. PLUS managing director Datuk Azman Ismail in a statement here
MADRID, Aug 23 – A Spanish judge Tuesday released one suspect in the terror attacks that claimed 15 lives and wounded more than 100 people last week, saying evidence against him was weak, but remanded two others. National Court Judge Fernando Abreu ordered that Mohamed Houli Chemlal, a 21-year-old Spaniard, and Driss
YOKOHAMA, Aug 23 – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order to supply an M701S(DA)X gas turbine and power generator for the No.2 Power Plant of Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel Group), a leading Chinese steelmaker. The equipment will form the key components of a
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 22 – In an effort to clear the air over an illegal activated carbon factory in Bukit Mertajam, the Penang state executive council revealed the full minutes of a 2015 meeting over a Sungai Lembu illegal factory controversy to show it had indeed taken action against the factory two
MADRID, Aug 22 – Four alleged members of a terror cell were in a Madrid court on Tuesday, facing possible charges related to the twin attacks in Catalonia that claimed 15 lives and wounded more than 100 people. Spanish police shot dead Barcelona terror suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub on Monday in a dramatic
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – RHB Bank Bhd and AMMB Holdings Bhd have mutually agreed to end discussions on the proposed merger of the two banking groups as both parties failed to reach an agreement on mutually acceptable terms and conditions for the proposed merge, the banks said in a joint
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – National sprint ace Khairul Hafiz Jantan became the fastest man in Southeast Asia after winning the gold medal in the 100m at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil here tonight. The 19-year-old, who hails from Malacca, crossed the finish line in the blue ribbon event in 10.38s, beating
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – Grab, a well-known e-hailing provider company expands its GrabRewards programme by drawing more than 150 merchants into its ecosystem of reward partners. Head of GrabPay, Jason Thompson said with the new expanded GrabRewards programme, the company had created an ecosystem in which its customers would stay loyal
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today urged leaders at the grassroots to play a bigger and more responsible role in disseminating the truth and correcting the negative perception of the people who he said were often confused by the opposition. The prime minister said the opposition often
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 – Divers searching for 10 missing sailors on a US destroyer that collided with a tanker off Singapore have found human remains, a US admiral said Tuesday. The accident off Singapore, which left a gaping gash in the destroyer’s hull, was the second deadly collision in two months involving
HONG KONG, Aug 22 – Widespread flight cancellations were set to bring chaos to Hong Kong’s busy international airport as Typhoon Hato churns towards the city Tuesday. The weather observatory said the storm would pass within 100km of Hong Kong Wednesday morning, “posing considerable threat” to the territory. It warned of strong
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – The SEA Games organisers urged fans to behave themselves today after Malaysia football supporters caused anger by chanting “Singapore dogs” during a game. The organising committee called the incident, footage of which has been circulating online, “highly regrettable” and said it ran counter to the spirit of
KANDAHAR, Aug 22 – Afghanistan Tuesday welcomed President Donald Trump’s speech clearing the way for thousands more US troops to be deployed in the country, backtracking on his election promise rapidly to quit America’s longest war. In a speech to troops in southern Kandahar, birthplace of the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani
KABUL, Aug 22 – The Taliban dismissed Donald Trump’s strategy for Afghanistan as vague and “nothing new” Tuesday after the US president cleared the way for thousands more American troops to be sent to the war-torn country. “For now I can tell you there was nothing new in his speech and it
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 22 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today received 793 cows from 16 companies for the sacrificial slaughter during the upcoming Aidiladha. Representatives of the companies handed over the donation at a special ceremony at Perdana Putra here. Some 458 of these cows will be distributed to mosques and surau in Najib’s
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 – President Donald Trump Monday left the door open to an eventual political deal with the Taliban, in an address on America’s news strategy in the 16-year Afghan conflict. “Someday, after an effective military effort, perhaps it will be possible to have a political settlement that includes elements of
