KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 18 – Water supply in several areas around Klang, Shah Alam and Petaling which had experienced disruptions after the main pipe behind the JVC factory in Section 21, Shah Alam, burst has now been fully restored. A statement from Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) however advised
ALOR SETAR, Jun 18 – A director at the Community Development Department (Kemas) in Putrajaya pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two counts of corruption involving RM159,053.22. Mohd Adnan Md Daud, 54, made the plea after the charges were read out to him before judge Azman Abu Hassan.
KUCHING, Jun 18 – The Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) will be operational from January, next year. Its Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg reiterated that Sarawak needed to have its own bank in order to accelerate the state’s economic development in the urban and rural areas. “The bank’s
JITRA, Jun 18 – The Northern Corridor Economic Region’s (NCER) Development Blueprint 2016-2025 expects to create more than 37,000 jobs when two growth nodes in Kedah are completed. Its chief executive officer Datuk Redza Rafiq said over the 10-year period, a total of 80 high-impact projects would be implemented in Kedah,
BOGOTA, Jun 18 – Three people including a young Frenchwoman were killed and 11 others wounded Saturday when an explosion rocked an upscale Bogota mall, the mayor said. “This cowardly terrorist attack at the Centro Andino mall is deeply distressing,” Mayor Enrique Penalosa said, without giving details on who may have been
WASHINGTON, Jun 18 – Cut taxes to boost growth. Long before Donald Trump became president, Kansas conducted a real-world experiment with this formula in the hopes of reviving its economy. But today the Midwestern state is beating a hasty retreat after the demonstrable failure of the ideas that have been embraced by
WASHINGTON, Jun 18 – Top US Republican lawmaker Steve Scalise continued to show improvement as he recovers from being shot by a gunman angry about President Donald Trump, the hospital treating him said Saturday. Scalise and three other people were shot early Wednesday at a park in suburban Washington as they practised
WASHINGTON, Jun 18 – President Donald Trump left Saturday with his wife and young son to spend the weekend at Camp David for the first time. Since taking power on January 20, Trump has spent most weekends at his resort estate Mar-a-Lago in Florida. But this time, Trump, First Lady Melania and
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 18 – The Election Commission (EC) accepts the decision of the Kuching High Court that Dr Ting Tiong Choon remains as the Sarawak assemblyman for Pujut, said EC chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah. In a statement today, he said, EC would take further action in line with the court’s
NEW YORK, Jun 18 – Shares in groceries-selling retailers, including Wal-Mart, British chain Tesco and France’s Carrefour, tumbled on Friday after Amazon’s announced it will acquire Whole Foods Market. Amazon’s deal to buy the upscale US grocery chain for $13.7 billion throttled the broader retail sector on concerns the online retail
NEW YORK, Jun 18 – Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy US organic supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc for US$13.7 billion, including debt, marking the internet retailer’s largest deal and biggest foray into the brick-and-mortar retail sector. The deal, which puts a 27 percent premium on Whole
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has not been contacted by the United States’ Department of Justice (DoJ) over its latest filing of lawsuits to recover assets allegedly embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), said its chief commissioner, Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad. He said that until today MACC has
TRIPOLI, Jun 17 – The Libyan coastguard has rescued more than 900 African and Asian migrants attempting to reach Europe, a navy spokesman said on Saturday. “A coastguard patrol from Zawiya (west of Tripoli) intercepted five inflatable boats and a wooden vessel carrying 906 migrants at dawn on Friday,” General Ayoub Qassem
DOHA, Jun 17 – Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel had been suspended on Saturday, in the latest “conspiracy” to hit the station. Yasser Abuhilalah, managing director of Al-Jazeera Arabic, confirmed the suspension on social media. The suspension comes at a time of diplomatic crisis in the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17 – Nine Nigerian nationals who are suspected to be involved in drug trafficking in the federal capital were detained by the Special Tactical and Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) from Bukit Aman, yesterday. This was confirmed by the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar in his Twitter
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17 – Water supply in several areas in Petaling, which was previously affected due to the electricity supply disruption at the Bukit Gasing Reservoir Pump House, has been fully restored. Kumpulan Air Selangor corporate communications head, Amin Lin Abdullah recorded his highest appreciation to all consumers for their patience
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17 – The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has requested the government to consider zero-rated Goods and Services Tax (GST) for all sponsorship and donations given to national sports associations. OCM president Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja’afar said the request was a resolution passed unanimously at the 36th
MIAMI, Jun 17 – US President Donald Trump vowed Friday to overhaul Barack Obama’s deal to restore ties with Cuba, promising to instead support the Cuban people against Raul Castro’s government. Trump flew to Miami’s Little Havana, spiritual home of the Cuban-American community, to denounce his predecessor’s “one-sided” settlement and pledge to
WASHINGTON, Jun 17 – US President Donald Trump announced Friday he is under investigation in connection with a probe into alleged Russian election meddling that is gnawing away at his administration — and gathering pace. The Republican leader also lashed out at the Justice Department’s number two, the man tasked with organizing
WASHINGTON, Jun 17 – Becoming president forced Donald Trump to resign from a slew of corporate positions, but it also appears to have netted him much more income from his Mar-a-Lago resort and from book sales. According to a financial disclosure form released late Friday, Trump earned around US$37 million (RM158.2 million)
