KULAI, Jul 3 – An illegal factory store believed to have been used to store illegal fireworks caught fire this evening, resulting in loud sounds of explosions and firework-sparks in the Saleng Industrial area, Senai, near here. Bandar Baru Kulai Fire and Rescue station chief Solleh Nasir said that the department
PETALING JAYA, Jul 2 – Kim Han Sol, the son of Kim Jong Nam, had pleaded with the Malaysian authorities not to turn over his father’s body to North Korea following his assassination in February. The body of Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was repatriated
TOKYO, Jul 2 – Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly election Sunday, exit polls showed, as he struggles with a series of setbacks and scandals that have driven down his popularity at the national level. Former TV anchorwoman Yuriko
KOTA KINABALU, Jul 2 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Salleh Tun Said Keruak says the government has already entrusted the National Security Council (NSC) with monitoring any cyber security threat in the country. He said NSC which was represented by numerous agencies from various ministries was entrusted with
DÜSSELDORF, Jul 2 – Geraint Thomas admitted he won’t know where to ride in the peloton on Sunday as he wears the coveted Tour de France yellow jersey for the first time. The 31-year-old Briton was a surprise winner of Saturday’s first stage time-trial in Dusseldorf and will look to hold onto
CYBERJAYA, Jul 2 – Rubik’s Cube fans usually like to test their speed in finishing the game, but one 24-year-old enthusiast prefers to create mosaic patterns based on the concept. The idea came to Nur Zakirah Zahran following her interest in the game eight years ago, initially to test her mental prowess.
WASHINGTON, Jul 2 – President Donald Trump defended his aggressive use of Twitter on Saturday just hours after firing off his latest volley in his escalating feud with US media. Following an early morning Twitter tirade at CNN, NBC and a morning show host he taunted as “dumb as a rock”, the
PETALING JAYA, Jul 2 – Have you thought about how virtual reality could be used in your industry to improve the way you do your job or the service you provide to customers? If not it could be time to start because its wider use in the business world may soon
GENEVA, Jul 2 – Disgraced former Fifa president Sepp Blatter, forced out as head of world football’s governing body amid a corruption scandal in 2015, admitted on Sunday he regretted not stepping down earlier. The 81-year-old was banned over ethics breaches, bringing an end to his 17-year reign as Fifa chief, following
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 1 – The iconic Penang ferry has started its trial run under the new management of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) today, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He hoped it would improve the ferry service in the state. “We give our ultimate support to Prasarana and we
GENEVA, Jul 1 – The new director general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom, took over managing the UN health agency on Saturday, the WHO said. A specialist in malaria, Tedros served as health minister and later as foreign minister for Ethiopia. The 52-year-old is the first African to head the global
BUTTERWORTH, Jul 1 – Two non-governmental organisations today called on Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P. Ramasamy to apologise to the relevant parties for allegedly politicising the termination of a food stall operator’s contract at Seberang Perai Polytechnic (PSP). The two NGOs were Pertubuhan Seni Silat Gayung Malaysia (PSSGM) Pulau
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 1 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today expressed his condolences to the family of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on the demise of his brother-in-law, Kamarulzaman Khamis yesterday. “Condolences to @Zahid Hamidi and family on the demise of his brother-in-law, the
JAKARTA, Jul 1 – Former US President Barack Obama urged Indonesians on Saturday to resist divisive politics based on race and religion, saying the world’s most populous Muslim nation has a long history of tolerance that should be preserved. Indonesia’s reputation for pluralism has come under scrutiny since Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja
NEW DELHI, Jul 1 – India today adopted the goods and services tax (GST), the country’s biggest tax reform in 70 years, which the government said would transform the US$2 trillion (RM8.6 trillion) economy in the coming years. Government and business leaders attended a midnight ceremony to launch the tax at the
HONG KONG, Jul 1 – China’s President Xi Jinping said Saturday Hong Kong was freer than ever before but warned against “impermissible” challenges to Beijing’s authority as the city marked 20 years since it was handed back by Britain. Xi spoke in a televised address after swearing in new Hong Kong leader
HONG KONG, Jul 1 – Carrie Lam’s swearing-in as Hong Kong’s new leader on Saturday marks the culmination of the lifelong civil servant’s career as she inherits a divided city fearful of China’s encroaching influence. Lam, 59, was widely seen as Beijing’s preferred candidate when she was elected in March by a
HONG KONG, Jul 1 – Carrie Lam was sworn in Saturday as Hong Kong’s new leader on the city’s 20th anniversary of the handover from British to Chinese rule, in a ceremony presided over by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lam’s inauguration as the semi-autonomous Chinese region’s fifth chief executive was partly overshadowed
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 30 – The 189.3 million domestic visitors recorded last year was an increase of seven percent compared with 176.9 million visitors registered in 2015. Based on the Domestic Tourism Survey 2016 handled by the Statistics Department, it was found that the five main objectives of domestic visitors are
GENEVA, Jun 30 – The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down, describing it as “an unacceptable attack on the right to freedom of expression and opinion.” The closure of the broadcaster is one of 13 wide-ranging demands placed on Doha by
