KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21 – Local online platform for on-demand healthcare services, Doctor2U, has included a feature that lets users request for an ambulance on-demand, the first in Malaysia to offer this through an app. In this endeavour, Doctor2U has partnered with Falck First Ambulance with a total of 20 ambulances allocated.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21 – Malaysians will have the chance to observe a partial eclipse of the moon for five hours beginning 11.50pm on Aug 7 until 4.50am the following day. In a statement issued today, the National Space Agency (Angkasa) said the public could observe this phenomenon better with the help
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 21 – The Penang government has been told to consult the public over its proposal to increase the water conservation surcharge (WCS). National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Datuk Liang Teck Meng said the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBABB) has been asked to justify the proposal. He said he think
TANJUNG MALIM, Jul 21 – A postman’s job is mainly to deliver letters and parcels, but now, they have also become the “eyes and ears” of the authorities to help the local community through the “Smart Postman” application. Perak was chosen as the first state in Peninsular Malaysia for postmen to use
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in collaboration with the Islamic finance industry, has released a strategy paper on Value-based Intermediation (VBI) to articulate strategies to strengthen the roles and impact of Islamic banking institutions (IBIs) towards a sustainable financial ecosystem. In the meanwhile the central bank said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 – The National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, upgraded recently, has been nominated to compete in the New and Old Completed Building category at the World Architecture Festival 2017 which will be held in November at Arena Berlin, Germany. The stadium which was built in 1994, is among 17 buildings being nominated for the
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 20 – Facebook will test limiting the number of published news stories that can be read for free on its Instant Articles platform for premium publishers, US media reported on Wednesday. The leading social network has become a major source of news for people, triggering complaints by publishers that
SINGAPORE, JUL 20 – ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, today announced it is working with PGi, the world’s largest dedicated provider of collaboration solutions, to deliver integrated high-definition (HD) audio conferencing for its collaborative communications platform, Rainbow. In today’s business environment, conference calls make up more than half
WASHINGTON, Jul 20 – The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump’s government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel ban cannot be applied to grandparents and other close relatives of people living in the United States – for now. The court accepted a Hawaii federal judge’s ruling last week that
WASHINGTON, Jul 20 – President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a former campaign manager will testify before Congress next week as part of US investigations into the Trump team’s alleged contacts with Russia, a Senate panel announced Wednesday. Donald Trump Jr and Paul Manafort are scheduled to testify in an open hearing
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is “either delusional and divorced from reality or deliberately deceiving the people” when he claims that he is the opposition “top dog” equivalent to prime minister, said Datuk Seri Tengku Sariffuddin Tengku Ahmad, press secretary to the Prime Minister. He said the real
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 20 – Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will cease broadcasting the global hit song, Despacito, on all its radio and television stations immediately, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said the RTM evaluation panel decided to withdraw the approval to play the song after a
HONG KONG, Jul 19 – The 28th Hong Kong Book Fair opened today and will run through 25 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), this year’s fair welcomes a record number of about 670 exhibitors from 37
BANGKOK, Jul 19 – A Thai court found dozens of people guilty of human trafficking offences on Wednesday in a mass trial exploring links between corrupt officials, including a senior army general, and the grim but lucrative trade in Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants. Thailand’s junta launched a crackdown in May 2015
SEREMBAN, Jul 19 – Lenggeng assemblyman Ishak Ismail, who died of heart complications yesterday, has been described as a loving brother and father. His elder sister, Asnah Salleh, 69, said although Ishak was vocal in politics, he was very affectionate towards his four children. “We have been close with each other since
PENDANG, Jul 19 – A samurai sword and a knife were among the items seized in an integrated anti-drug operation dubbed “Ops Cantas” at a drug den in an oil palm estate in Air Putih, here yesterday. National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) acting district chief Nazir Kassim said 23 suspected drug addicts who
PODGORICA, Jul 19 – The trial of two pro-Russian opposition leaders and 12 others over their role in an alleged bid to topple Montenegro’s government was adjourned Wednesday after claims the prosecutor was biased. The 14 suspects, who risk lengthy jail terms, include Democratic Front leaders Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic as
PODGORICA, Jul 19 – Firefighters in Montenegro battled for a third day Wednesday to douse wildfires along the Adriatic coast, hoping to put them under control after international help arrived. Further north along the coast in Croatia, where a dozen wildfires had also broken out on Sunday in the villages surrounding a
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 19 – A restaurant employee who admitted to stealing RM3.2 million worth of electric cable belonging to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) was today sentenced to two years’ jail and fined RM2,000, in default eight months jail, by the Ampang Magistrate’s Court for the offence. Magistrate Haslinda A.Raof handed
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 19 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has dismissed as wishful thinking the intention of the opposition Pakatan Harapan pact to gain a foothold in Felda schemes. He said the Pakatan Harapan desire would not materialise because Felda settlers are strong supporters of Barisan
