KULIM, Jul 11 – The MIC is monitoring shortlisted potential candidates in preparation for the next general election, said party president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said the monitoring encompassed evaluating the performance of the candidates and determining whether they were acceptable to their constituents. “Although we have identified the
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 – A US military aircraft has crashed in the southern state of Mississippi, killing 16 people, US media reported Monday. The US Marine Corps confirmed that a “mishap” involving a KC-130 occurred in the evening, without providing additional details. The Clarion-Ledger newspaper and CNN cited Leflore County emergency management director Fred
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 – Donald Trump’s eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, thrusting the White House deep into another Russia-related scandal. Trump junior confirmed reports that he was on the trail of damaging information on the Democrat vying
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 11 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will open a new investigation paper on the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), according to its chief commissioner Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad. He said the move followed a new lead in an issue involving Felda received by the commission recently. He said
MOSCOW, Jul 11 – A huge fire broke out at a Moscow shopping centre Monday, injuring 14 people, and involving more than 200 firefighters and 60 trucks to put out. Several thousand people had to be evacuated from the Rio shopping mall in the northeast of the Russian capital, and four
SUNGAI PETANI, Jul 11 – The body of a 35-week-old baby girl without her head and arms was found in front of a factory in Jalan Bakar Arang here yesterday. Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Md Zukir Md Isa said passers-by stumbled upon the body at 4.30am. “It was believed
SEOUL, Jul 10 – South Korea intends to build a museum in memory of wartime sex slaves for Japanese troops, a government minister said Monday, re-igniting a perennial diplomatic thorn in the two neighbours’ sides. The plight of the so-called “comfort women” who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during
LAHAD DATU, Jul 10 – Four people, two of them women, were killed in a head-on collision between a van and a tanker lorry at Km3 of Jalan Lahad Datu-Tungku here early today, according to the Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Station. Its chief, Mohd Apandi Mahmood, said the four, who were
IPOH, Jul 10 – The Perak government plans to build a new airport to further boost the tourism and industry sectors in the state. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the state government had made preliminary discussions and conducted research on the matter. “I will announce it when the
PETALING JAYA, Jul 10 – Chan Hao Shan, 19, will be Malaysia’s youngest doctor when she graduates with her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Taylor’s University next year. She found her calling when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was just eight years old. That motivated
BEIJING, Jul 10 – Floods and landslides have killed scores of people in China’s central Hunan province as two weeks of torrential rains forced 1.6 million to flee, authorities said Monday. Some 53,000 homes have collapsed while nearly 350,000 others were seriously or partially damaged after 11 straight days of rain, according
SIBU, Jul 10 – Sarawak has introduced ‘Sarawak Celebrates’ to enhance harmony among the local population. In this regard, ‘open houses’ organised by the government in conjunction with the four main celebrations in the state – Chinese New Year, Gawai Dayak, Aidilfitri and Christmas are no longer held separately but integrated as
KUALA KANGSAR, Jul 10 – The Kuala Lumpur 2017 (KL2017) torch run held in conjunction with the coming 29th SEA Games, continued in Kuala Kangsar district today, starting from Dataran Pavilion, here. Kuala Kangsar district officer Mior Muhammad Jamil Mior Zakaria, carrying the torch, began the run at 8.30am, flagged off by
PETALING JAYA, Jul 10 – Former prime minster Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 92 today. His son Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir posted a picture of his father standing in front of a mural featuring himself on Facebook, and wished him happy 92nd birthday. “May you have long life and health, and continue to
SHAH ALAM, Jul 10 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the Selangor government should have provided free education at the state-controlled university such as Universiti Selangor (Unisel) had it been serious in implementing of the system. He said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) led-government should have given an early
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 10 – Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) will finalise its deal with America’s popular online entertainment company Netflix to provide its video and movie content in Malaysia by end-August, says chairman Chiew Kok Hin. Non-profit MyIX is the first neutral internet exchange where local internet service providers and content providers
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 10 – Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower today on lack of catalysts. The market players, however, anticipated it to rise tracking the positive Wall Street performance last week, said dealers. At 9.15am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,759.04, down 0.89 of-a-point from Friday’s close
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 10 – The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today on the back of a firmer domestic economic data released by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) last Friday and the strengthening of the crude oil price, said a dealer. At 9.04am, the local note
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 10 – There was pandemonium in the area around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) when a group of men suddenly “rioted” and threw bottles at the public who were in the vicinity. More than 20 men dressed in black, masked and waving red flags were in the area
PETALING JAYA, Jul 9 – Government agencies like the Registrar of Societies (ROS) needs to draw up, and stick to a SOP on the administrative decisions that have the political implications, Cenbet Board of Governors, Datuk Simon Lim Seng Chai said today. This is to avoid being accused of being a
