KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said urged Muslim converts not to “hide behind Syariah court judges” in the name of Islam, but to settle responsibilities to their non-Muslim family. She said the amendments to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2017
SEPANG, Aug 10 – AirAsia continues to connect Asean further with the inaugural flight of its latest route to Sihanoukville, Cambodia that flies four times weekly directly from Kuala Lumpur. The airlines is also the first Malaysian carrier to operate the unique route in Cambodia. The maiden flight, AK264, recorded a
MOSCOW, August 10 – The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) together with Iran Helicopters Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) will test the light utility helicopter Ka-226T for its usability at extremely high temperatures. The tests will be conducted on the Iranian company site within the framework of a memorandum signed by
KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 9 – It has only been a year since the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) in Paya Bunga Square here began operations, but it has benefited more than half a million people in Terengganu, allowing them to settle government related affairs more efficiently in a shorter period of time.
PONTIAN, Aug 9 – Two people were burnt to death after their car collided with another vehicle at Km51 Jalan Pekan Nenas to Pontian today. Pontian OCPD Supt Zakaria Abd Rahman said the two deceased’s identities had yet to be determined as the two vehicles were completely damaged in the fire. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) raided the offices of Date Palm Agro Bhd and Safawi Agro Farm in Mid Valley for offering interest schemes promising high returns which were not registered under SSM here today. The modus operandi for the company was to offer investment opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – Malaysia is poised to benefit immensely from the full potentials of the digital economy by enhancing the speed of Internet connection. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Wireless Communication Centre (WCC) Director, Professor Dr Tharek Abd Rahman, said the demand for larger wireless spectrum to support mobile broadband systems
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The High Court here today set Aug 23 to decide on an appeal by Pandan Member of Parliament Mohd Rafizi against 18 months’ jail sentence for unauthorised possession and disclosure of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Audit Report. Judge Datuk Azman Abdullah fixed the date after hearing
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – “Show to the world that Malaysia is there to help” – were the words uttered by Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar to 40 participants of the MyCorps volunteer programme who will be stationed in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for 21 days from July
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – Relations between Malaysia and Singapore have grown stronger over the 52 years following the republic’s independence on Aug 9, 1965, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said many factors contributed to the strengthening of the relations, including their shared history, being the closest
KUCHING, Aug 9 – AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline today launched its inaugural flight from Kuching to Langkawi. The new route will operate with 4 times weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight AK 5093 departed from Kuching International Airport at 1255hrs and was sent off by YB
You can now watch the first episode of Apple’s Carpool Karaoke original series on Apple Music. As expected, the company this evening has made the first installment of the series available starring James Corden and Will Smith… Apple has heavily teased its Carpool Karaoke, a spin-off of the viral segment
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has urged people who knew of civil servants living beyond their means to report the matter to it immediately. MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Mohd Azam Baki said civil servants who lived a life of luxury usually held specific posts in the government and would be
SEPANG, Aug 9 – AirAsia has won the best Asean marketing campaign at the Asean Tourism Association (ASEANTA) Awards for Excellence. AirAsia’s “Think Asean, Think AirAsia” campaign was named Best Asean Marketing and Promotional Campaign at the 30th ASEANTA Awards for Excellence held at the Borobudur Hotel in Jakarta last night.
Following on from our Saturday post, these latest dummy models (which we believe to accurately represent the design of the real devices) give a sense of what the glass back design will look like for the whole lineup, spanning the 7s, 7s Plus and radically-redesigned OLED model (marketing names unknown). Thanks
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) project and its route is based on a series of discussions and comprehensive studies. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan, in a statement, today said it covered technical aspects, alignment and also the viability of the project which has
The iPhone 8 is widely reported to feature a front-facing 3D sensor which will enable face recognition for automatic unlock (supposedly replacing the need for Touch ID entirely). Moreover, code references suggest that the new OLED iPhone will be able to use that same sensor to enable even more sophisticated
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd announced that it has replaced 70% of the affected Takata driver and passenger front airbag inflaters as of August 2017. In a statement today, the carmaker said it had replaced 81.2% of affected Takata driver front airbag inflaters, and 59.5% of Takata passenger
JEDDAH, Aug 7 – Saudi Arabia has pledged US$33.7 million (RM144.15 million) to help the World Health Organization eradicate cholera in war-wracked Yemen, where the disease has killed nearly 2,000 people, the WHO said on Sunday. Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for the organisation, confirmed that Saudi Arabia, which leads an Arab coalition
HONG KONG, Aug 7 – Ten beaches typically packed on a hot weekend were closed in Hong Kong on Sunday due to a palm oil spillage from a ship collision in mainland Chinese waters. Photographs showed styrofoam-like clumps lining the shores, while the waters at a fishing village popular with tourists were
