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
PERLIS, Jun 21 – Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has urged the Kangar Municipal Council (MPK) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to investigate the cause of the river pollution in Kangar, Perlis and take appropriate measures to curb the pollution. SAM’s observation found a variety of waste materials, particularly
NEW YORK, Jun 21 – New York, the fourth most populous state in America, updated antiquated legislation on Tuesday to outlaw children as young as 14 from getting married. Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, signed legislation raising the age of consent to marry from 14 to 18 years old, with a caveat
PASIR SALAK, Jun 21 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry has stressed that it will not compromise and hide the results of laboratory tests on rice that were reportedly made of plastic. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said there was no reason for the ministry to hide
SHAH ALAM, Jun 21 – Top Glove Corp Bhd, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer, is looking to diversify into condom manufacturing with an initial capital injection of RM30 million by next year. Executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai said production is slated to start within a year and it
DHAKA, Jun 21 – In squalid camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence and persecution in neighbouring Myanmar dream of a better life abroad – and rely on increasingly high-tech trafficking networks to get them there. Dhaka denies new arrivals refugee status and, after a major crackdown
Component orders for the iPhone 8 are creating a worldwide shortage of DRAM and NAND chips, with competitors struggling to secure their own supplies, says a report. Some competitors are placing orders well before they need the chips, others are paying premiums to ensure a supply and – in the worst
PARIS, Jun 21 – AirAsia is the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline for the ninth year in a row. Asia’s largest low-cost carrier won the accolades at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards in the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace at Le Bourget Airport here yesterday. AirAsia Group Cabin Crew Head Suhaila Hassan,
PARIS, Jun 21 – AirAsia X has scooped up the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline Premium Cabin and World’s Best Low-Cost Airline Premium Seat awards for the fifth straight year. The long-haul sister airline of AirAsia won the accolades at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards in the Musée de l’Air et de
BRUSSELS, Jun 21 – Belgian soldiers shot a terror suspect after an explosion rocked the central train station in Brussels on Tuesday in the latest attack to hit Europe. Witnesses said the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) before causing the blast, with local media saying the individual had activated an
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 21 – The United States’ Department of Justice (DoJ) must prove its latest allegations relating to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in a competent court of law, otherwise it will remain inconclusive, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said Malaysia has conducted multiple investigations into 1MDB
