IPOH, Jun 22 – The Perak Road Transport Department (JPJ) inspected 515 express buses at four bus terminals in the state from June 18 until yesterday as part of the ongoing Aidilfitri ‘Ops Bersepadu’ operation. JPJ deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Yusoff Ayub said 22 summonses were issued during the period for various
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 – The world’s current population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion in 2050, with India’s numbers to surpass China’s in just seven years, a UN report said Wednesday. Nigeria will overtake the United States by 2050 to become the third most populous country in the world,
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 22 – The management of the Penang Hill Corporation had been announced in the statement on today that the Penang Hill Funicular service will be closed from 24 – 31 June 2017 (8 days) for annual preventive maintenance works, and shall resume business back on August 1, 2017. Visitor can
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 22 – Uber Technologies Inc chief executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under pressure from investors after a string of setbacks. Kalanick’s departure caps a tumultuous period for the world’s largest ride-services company that has revolutionised
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 22 – Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia has signed an agreement with four banks to raise RM5 billion through a combination of a sukuk programme and revolving credit facility, to be used as a medium-term credit facility to support its commitment to 89 PR1MA projects. The agreement was signed by Maybank
WASHINGTON, Jun 22 – The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired a top correspondent over ethics violations after a news agency investigation uncovered potential business dealings with an Iranian-American businessman who was also a source. Jay Solomon, the newspaper’s chief foreign affairs correspondent and author of a book on secret deals involving
SINGAPORE, Jun 22 – Two cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore have been confirmed at Kensington Park Drive today. Both cases involved residents in the vicinity, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) in its website. The agency said this new cluster was notified today, and the NEA has commenced vector
TOKYO, Jun 21 – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz (STEG) for a gas-fired combined cycle power plant with a generation capacity of 450 MW in Rades, in Ben Arous Governorate, the
PETALING JAYA, Jun 21 – The new retail price for petrol RON95 and RON97 for the fourth week of June will deccreased by 7 sen per liter while diesel remains unchanged which will effective at midnight tonight. The new prices will come into effect on Thursday until June 28. The new price after Goods and Services
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 21 – Clinical Recreativo Libolo of Angola leapt from last to first in a CAF Confederation Cup group Tuesday by trouncing previous leaders Zesco United of Zambia 3-0 in Calulo. Congo Brazzaville-born Julsy Boukama-Kaya scored in each half for the home side before Brazilian Fabricio Simoes finished off the visitors
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 21 – A night market trader who is currently serving a jail term for a drug offence in Negri Sembilan, was sentenced to another five years’ jail and a stroke of the rotan by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to robbing a Uber driver
BEIJING, Jun 21 – China said Wednesday it has made “unremitting” efforts to ease tensions with North Korea after US President Donald Trump tweeted that Beijing had not succeeded in helping. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China was not the “focus and the crux” of the issue on the Korean peninsula
MIAMI, Jun 21 – Weather monitors warned Wednesday of tornados and potentially deadly flash floods as Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico headed towards the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. At 0600 GMT (2.00pm) Cindy was located about 325km south of Morgan City, Louisiana, and 435km southeast of Galveston, Texas,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 21 – The High Court here today set Aug 25 for case management of a defamation suit over oil subsidy filed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Mohd Rafizi Ramli and an online
UBER Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under mounting pressure from investors over his leadership. Kalanick’s departure caps a tumultuous period for the world’s largest ride-services company, which upended the taxi industry and transportation regulations globally
Tim Cook has dropped 45 places in Glassdoor’s annual ranking of CEOs, falling from 8th place in 2016 to 53rd place this year. Some 93% of employees approved of the job he was doing, compared to 99% for top-ranked Benno Dorer of The Clorox Company. Rankings are based on anonymized ratings
WASHINGTON, Jun 21 – Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions – despite President Donald Trump implying this is already a lost cause. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are to meet top Beijing diplomat State
TOKYO, Jun 21 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced its participation in INTERPOL World 2017, Singapore, from July 4 – 7, 2017. INTERPOL World provides a platform for law enforcement and industry to build partnerships, aiming to develop innovative solutions to global security challenges. “NEC will showcase solutions that
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has expressed satisfaction over the positive results shown by Malaysia Airlines (MAS), saying that its restructuring process is on track. “Pleased that MAS restructuring is on track, showing positive results. MH team fully deserved the ex-gratia payment. Keep our flag
TOKYO, Jun 21 – Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it halted production at a domestic vehicle plant for a day this week after finding the WannaCry ransomware that struck globally last month in its computer network. The automaker shut production on Monday at its Sayama plant, northwest of Tokyo, which produces
