PUTRAJAYA, Jul 13 – A memorial service to mark the third anniversary of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy which was shot down in Ukraine in 2014 was held behind a closed-door gathering here today. The next-of-kin of victims of MH17 attended the event which was held at a leading hotel. They were seen
PARIS, Jul 13 – Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal back home. Air Force One touched down at Paris’ Orly airport shortly after 0630 GMT, with US president beginning a
PETALING JAYA, Jul 12 – There are 301 recorded deaths in Malaysia involving motorcyclists who jumped the red light at traffic junctions in the first six months this year, while 299 suffered injuries after committing this offence. There were 263 deaths and 287 cases of injuries in the same period in 2016.
IPOH, Jul 13 – A man was found burnt when his car caught fire after it crashed into a road divider and was hit by another car at KM 321.6 of the North-South Expressway near the Tapah exit early today. Tapah district police chief Supt Som Sak Din Keliaw identified the victim
KUCHING, Jul 13 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today handed over a personal contribution of RM60,000 to Mazlan Pujan, the father of the two rabies-infected children who died last week. The simple ceremony was held at the Hornbill Skyways Office here after Ahmad Zahid, who is National Disaster
WASHINGTON, Jul 13 – President Donald Trump, battling allegations that Russia helped him win the White House, claimed Wednesday that Vladimir Putin actually would have preferred a Hillary Clinton victory. Decrying what he called a political “witch hunt”, Trump also came to the defence of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, after
PARIS, Jul 13 – Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French court ruled Wednesday, saying the internet giant’s Irish subsidiary is not taxable in France. “The French company Google Ireland Limited (GIL) is not taxable in France for
KOTA BARU, Jul 12 – The Veterinary Services Department (JPV) has paid out RM413,004 in compensation to 1,034 poultry farmers in Kelantan who were affected by the recent bird flu (H5N1) outbreak. State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi said the amount was paid
PADANG BESAR, Jul 12 – Eighteen sacks of ketum leaves, weighing more than 500 kilogrammes, were seized by the General Operations Force at a watermelon farm in Chuping here yesterday. A 26-year-old man, who is a local, was detained, said Padang Besar district police chief Supt Ghazani Abd. Ghani. He said nine
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 12 – Penang Gerakan today questioned the DAP-led Penang state government’s decision to approve the construction of affordable houses that are priced more than RM100,000 although the demand for such units are low. Penang Gerakan Publicity Bureau chief Ooi Zhi Yi said he could not understand the objective of
TOKYO, Jul 12 – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday visited southern regions devastated by torrential rains and flooding that killed two dozen people as the toll was likely to rise. Heavy seasonal rains last week caused severe flooding that tore up roads and destroyed houses on Japan’s southernmost island of
AUSTIN, Jul 12 – A Southwest Airlines flight out of Austin was diverted back to the airport shortly after take-off after a fight broke out between two passengers on board. Southwest Flight 3590 took off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 3.40pm on its way to Chicago. But about an hour later, the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12 – Investments amounting RM5.58 billion by the government in five research universities in the country since 2007 until 2015 had generated returns of RM7.17 billion, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. He said the returns were from investments in various aspects including book publication, training and consultancy.
WASHINGTON, Jul 12 – Donald Trump’s eldest son on Tuesday released emails showing he embraced Russia’s efforts to support his father’s presidential campaign, admitting he would “love” to get dirt from Moscow on Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump Jr was told by an interlocutor that he could get “very high level and sensitive
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced the government has agreed that four more services will be treated as zero-rated supply for the purposes of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The services are prescribed services performed in connection with goods for export where the service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12 – In a bid to promote green culture and fight against global warming, the 2017 chapter of World Fashion Week (WFW) Malaysia is taking the concept of eco-friendly fashion to the runway. Themed ‘Eco-Fashion and Lifestyle’, the three-day international fashion event, which will begin on Sept 8, will
KUALA NERUS, Jul 11 – The respective UMNO members in Terengganu are all geared up to attend the divisional meetings to be held from July 14 to Aug 25. Menteri Besar and State UMNO Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman said there were no internal problems or
KOTA BARU, Jul 11 – PAS said DAP should not be afraid to hold a re-election for its central executive committee, as ordered by the Registrar of Societies, unless it has internal problems. PAS vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said DAP should abide by the RoS decision or be
LONDON, Jul 11 – US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain is being planned for next year, a senior British government source said Tuesday. Prime Minister Theresa May extended the invitation when she visited Washington just days after Trump’s inauguration in January, but a date has yet to be set.
WELLINGTON, Jul 11 – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand Tuesday, officials said, with minor shaking in the South Island but no damage reported. The quake beneath the ocean was estimated at a depth of 10km, more than 475km south of the mainland, the United States Geological
