Instagram is today adding new functionality to its Stories feature that will allow users to reply with photos and videos. Head below to learn how to use the new feature. Replies in stories allow for fun, in-the-moment conversations with your friends no matter where they are. Today’s update makes those
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 6 – DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today the Pakatan Rakyat coalition was no more. He said there is no Pakatan Rakyat anymore. He told this in a press conference after attending the Penang Development Corporation Aidilfitri ‘open house’ here. Lim’s statement came a day after Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that Selangor would continue to be governed
LUSAKA, Jul 6 – President Edgar Lungu has invoked Article 31 of the Zambian Constitution to proclaim a state of public emergency in the country following recent acts of sabotage and arson. Lungu, in announcing proclamation of the emergency here Wednesday, told the media that he had also referred the matter to
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 6 – The number of microcephaly cases caused by the Zika virus in Brazil has fallen, with 322 cases confirmed by May 20 among newborns, China’s Xinhua news agency reported the Brazilian Ministry of Health as saying on Wednesday. The data shows that while new cases are
YAN, Jul 6 – Muslims in this country are urged to understand the procedure and limitations of rearing or holding a dog to avoid a confusion on the faith as well as the thinking and views among Muslims themselves. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said this was because the animal is categorised
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 – Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has sued a newspaper publishing company and an editor over three articles on protected turtle eggs served at a dinner function in Sabah which he attended two years ago. The High Court here today set July 11 for case management. Ismail Sabri, as the plaintiff,
SHAH ALAM, Jul 6 – The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested nine Chinese nationals on suspicion of illegal sand dredging in Klang waters yesterday. Klang MMEA director Capt (M) Abu Zaki Mohammad said those arrested were the skipper and crew members of the vessel “Xin Zhou 1”, aged from 41 to
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 6 – DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today the Pakatan Rakyat coalition was no more. He said there is no Pakatan Rakyat anymore. He told this in a press conference after attending the Penang Development Corporation Aidilfitri ‘open house’ here. Lim’s statement came a day after Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that Selangor would continue to be governed
SEPANG, Jul 6 – The next-of-kins of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down in Ukraine in 2014 will be briefed on the prosecution process to be carried out in the Netherlands on Thursday (July 13) in Putrajaya. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry would
PARIT BUNTAR, Jul 6 – The 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games (KL2017) Torch Run arrived at Dewan Merdeka Parit Buntar at 10.40am today led by Sungai Acheh State Assemblyman Datuk Mahmud Zakaria. The arrival of Mahmud marked the start of the Perak leg of the SEA Games Torch Run. The assemblyman from
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 – The two-day Students Parliament sitting scheduled to take place at the Parliament Building from July 18 will become the platform for varsity students to debate and voice out their opinions and aspirations on the 2015 National Transformation (TN50) initiative. Malaysian Council of Former Elected Representatives (Mubarak) president Tan Sri
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 – The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose in late trading today for a 2.37-point, or 0.13% gain, mainly due to interests in selected heavyweights led by IOI Corp. At 5pm, the FBM KLCI ended at an intra-day high of 1,770.53 points against Wednesday’s close of 1,768.18. The index moved between
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 6 – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam said 23 doctors who do not have a pass in the Bahasa Malaysia (BM) paper of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination must sit for the paper until they pass. “If they fail (this November), they will keep on taking (BM paper)
SEPANG, Jul 8 – AirAsia to launch MyCorporate, a suite of products exclusively made with the business traveller in mind. MyCorporate consists of three bundle options, depending on the requirements of the traveller and the company budget – Fare Only, Corporate Lite and Corporate Full Flex. The Fare Only product is the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 – The 10th edition of Asia’s premier annual event in the field of software testing, SOFTEC Asia, will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 1 to 3 August 2017. Featuring the theme “Testing as a Service” (TaaS), SOFTEC Asia 2017 will be focusing
SINGAPORE, Jul 6 – The siblings of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued a seven-page rejoinder on Thursday to his statement to parliament earlier this week, reiterating accusations that he had abused his power in a dispute over their late father’s home. Singaporeans have been riveted since mid-June by a
AMSTERDAM, Jul 6 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced today it has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Encryption and Data Protection Technology Leadership Award. Frost & Sullivan analysts independently evaluated Gemalto’s SafeNet data protection and encryption solutions, in particular, the commercial success,
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 6 – The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) strongly believes that consumers will benefit from the NFL just as employees benefit from the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) which operates on the principle of NFL. If SOCSO has been overwhelming successful for more than four decades why can’t
SINGAPORE, Jul 5 – A statue of a Chinese goddess adorned in brightly coloured clothes and an extravagant headdress has become an online sensation after it was pictured flying business class to Malaysia. The 1.8m model of Chinese sea goddess Mazu was pictured strapped into the luxury seat on a flight from
PETALING JAYA, Jul 5 – The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will allow its members to settle their outstanding education loans from July 21. This could benefit up to 70,000 members who have yet to repay these loans, The Star Online reported today. Members can settle their outstanding education loan amount from
