WASHINGTON, Jul 24 – Donald Trump’s new communications director Anthony Scaramucci vowed Sunday to usher in a fresh start in the White House, beginning with a clampdown on unauthorised leaks that have led to months of largely unfavourable headlines. “One of the first things I want to do is to get
BUDAPEST, Jul 24 – Sarah Sjostrom clocked a world record of 51.71secs for her leg of the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final at the world championships on Sunday although Sweden were only able to finish fifth. Sjostrom became the first woman to swim under 52 seconds as she led out the Swedish
JITRA, Jul 23 – Kedah Umno believes that a “Chinese tsunami” would happen in the 14th general election (GE14) as the voters dump the DAP for Barisan Nasional (BN) as they are fed up. Kedah Umno liaison chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said a “Malay tsunami” was also expected to
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 23 – Smartly dressed and claiming to be bank agents, these individuals will offer “express” loans which supposedly could be received within 20 minute after approval from the bank. This is the tactic being used by a syndicate believed to be preying on victims around banks in the Klang
LIPIS, Jul 23 – The aspiration of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to contest in the Pekan Parliamentary constituency at the 14th General Election (GE14) has been described as a populist statement. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the statement was deliberately issued when the
WASHINGTON, Jul 23 – Eight people were found dead Sunday inside a truck in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas in what police said appeared to be “human trafficking crime.” Another 28 people were injured — 20 of them severely — and were being treated at seven local hospitals, San
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 23 – Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s claim that he is a powerful leader in Pakatan Harapan is not true because DAP is only using Tun Mahathir as a “work horse”. Makkal Sakti president Datuk R. S. Thanenthiran said the reason DAP agreed to appoint the Parti
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 23 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak believes the Felda community understands that the existence of Felda is closely linked to the country’s leadership, and thus will ‘defend’ Putrajaya (the federal government). The Felda Settlers Day national celebration is held for the first time in Putrajaya and not
DAVAO, Jul 23 – After establishing AirAsia Bhd on a strong footing in the Asian aviation market for the past 16 years, its group chief executive officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes plans to consolidate the low-cost carrier Southeast Asian units under one listed holding company. The “One AirAsia” plan seeks to bring
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jul 23 – Barisan Nasional (BN) will draw up a manifesto specifically for Penang, to give people in the state the opportunity to choose between the two opposing coalitions, BN and Pakatan Harapan, in the coming 14th general election. Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 – Malaysia is one of the ten countries which together accounted for over 95% of all new HIV infections in the Asia-Pacific region, a report issued by the United Nations says. The report, compiled by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) “Ending AIDS: Progress Towards the 90-90
WASHINGTON, Jul 23 – Donald Trump’s new communications chief has deleted tweets in which he shared views contrary to the US presidents’ own, saying they were a distraction. The day after he started his new job Friday, Anthony Scaramucci, a New York financier, cleared up his Twitter trail of remarks in which
BERLIN, Jul 22 – A British man admitted in a German court Friday to staging a large-scale cyber attack on Deutsche Telekom last year, saying he was acting for a Liberian client. The 29-year-old described as “the worst mistake of my life” the attack that knocked more than a million German households
WELLINGTON, Jul 23 – Flood-hit regions of New Zealand were warned to expect more wild weather Sunday after a deluge forced evacuations and emergency declarations in parts of South Island. The military was called in to help as some towns experienced three times their average monthly rainfall in just two days, topping
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 23 – The AirAsia flight AK37 bound for Cochin from Kuala Lumpur today returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (klia2) due to techincal reasons, said AirAsia in a statement here. It said the flight left for India at 6.25am, and the aircraft has landed safely at klia2 after two hours
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 22 – Penang Yang DiPertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas has reminded all recipients of state honours and medals to show their commitment and individuality as well as become a role model to the community. He hoped these recipients would observe decorum and good behaviour at all
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 22 – Chief Justice Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif heads the list of 1,481 recipients of state honours in conjunction with the 79th birthday celebrations of Yang Di-Pertua Negri Penang Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas. Md Raus, 66, is the sole recipient of the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negri (DUPN) which
JAKARTA, Jul 22 – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has instructed law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers to deal with a narcotics emergency facing the country. “Be firm, especially to foreign drug dealers who enter the country and resist arrest. Shoot them because we indeed are in a narcotics emergency position now,”
KUWAIT CITY, Jul 22 – Kuwait has protested to Lebanon over the alleged training by Hezbollah of 21 Shiites convicted last month on charges of forming a “terror cell” in the Sunni-majority emirate. It demanded that pressure be put on the Shiite militant group, which has ministers in the Lebanese government, to
WASHINGTON, Jul 22 – White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned Friday in protest at a major shake-up of Donald Trump’s scandal-tainted administration, as pressure mounted from a broadening investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. Spicer quit after Trump named Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and one-time
