NEW DELHI, Aug 10 – A former player with India’s rugby team has been arrested over the murders of a police officer and two other people, police said Thursday. Parmeet Dabas, 28, was arrested in New Delhi last week after police tracked him down to a flat he had reportedly rented using
MANILA, Aug 10 – Bloggers and other social media “influencers” who have more than 5,000 followers will be eligible for official press passes to cover Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his aides said Thursday. The announcement caused a stir with some journalists in traditional media, amid a debate in which pro-Duterte bloggers have
COLOMBO, Aug 10 – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister resigned Thursday after being linked to a controversial financial trader under investigation for allegedly causing millions of dollars of losses to the island’s coffers. Ravi Karunanayake, 54, stepped down from cabinet amid questioning over his connection to an insider trading scandal at Sri Lanka’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 – Tabung Haji (TH) is confident that all the 67 haj pilgrims who are stranded due to visa problems and their 15 accompanying family members will be able to depart for the Holy Land before the final flight on Aug 26, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s
JIUZHAIGOU, Aug 10 – Tourism may prove one of the bigger casualties from a strong earthquake that struck a region of southwestern China whose natural beauty and Tibetan heritage draw millions of visitors each year. Twenty people were killed by Tuesday’s 6.5-magnitude quake in Sichuan province, a comparatively low toll – thanks
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 10 – The drainage contribution collected by the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) under the “Wang Amanah Saliran Negeri Pulau Pinang” is not misappropriated for other purpose, but spent to overcome flooding in Penang, State Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said.
IPOH, Aug 10 – A former officer at the Perak Mineral and Geoscience Department pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to corruption. R.Thangavelu, 61, who was then with the department’s Technical Service Division, was alleged to have accepted RM300 without consideration from one Mohamad Imran Abdullah, whom he knew
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 – Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has urged Malaysians not to be over sensitive over the “teaching them a thing or two” remarks attributed to Singapore’s Olympic champion swimmer Joseph Schooling. Khairy said that Malaysians needed to share the excitement and honour of Schooling being the sole
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 – The highlight of the Perseids meteor shower will be visible over the night sky in the country at about 12.30am on Saturday, according to the National Space Agency. It said in a statement that people in the country would be able to see between 60 and 100
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 – The Prevention of Crime Act (Amendment) Act 2017 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat early this morning. The bill was passed at 4.05am by voice votes after the third reading was made by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed and seconded by Deputy Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Govermnent Minister Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 – With nine days left before the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games (KL2017), the Main Press Centre (MPC) and International Broadcast Centre (IBC) have been officially opened. Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin launched the operations of the centres at the Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) here. “The
LANGKAWI, Aug 10 – AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline today welcomed its inaugural flight from Shenzhen to Langkawi with 89 percent load factor. The flight AK 1713 was greeted by a water canon salute upon arrival into Langkawi International Airport and was also received by YBhg. Dato’ Haji Azizan Noordin,
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 10 – The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the Ministry of Health to ban energy drinks containing high levels of caffeine as it is capable of causing deaths when abused. Cases of deaths due to energy drinks have been reported in the US. In 2012, the US Food
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
