LONDON, Jun 4 – At least six people were killed by attackers near London Bridge on Saturday, police said. Police said three attackers drove a vehicle into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed people in Borough Market. Britain’s top anti-terrorism officer Mark Rowley said armed response officers then responded very quickly and bravely
PETALING JAYA, Jun 3 – A drunk female passenger had to be bound with gaffer tape after a racist attack on a Malaysia Airlines stewardess during a flight to Heathrow, a court heard in Willesden, North West London today. In the January incident, receptionist Maxine Williams was said to have screamed “I
SHAH ALAM, Jun 3 – Selangor Election Commission (EC) deputy director, Kamarul Azman Ahmad Sabri has denied giving any statement on the addition of the names of military voters in Selangor as reported by a local English-language news portal yesterday. Kamarul Azman said he had never made any statement or explanation to
JOHOR BARU, Jun 3 – PAS will be contesting 17 parliamentary and 40 state seats in Johor in the 14th General Election (GE14), according to state PAS commissioner Datuk Abdullah Husin. He said that the party had identified the seats but would not reveal them for now. “The candidates are from various
LONDON, Jun 3 – British police said Saturday they had arrested a new suspect in the May 22 terrorist attack at a pop concert in Manchester, bringing to 11 the number of men in custody. Authorities arrested a 24-year-old man last night in Rusholme, an inner-city area of Manchester, it said in
PASIR MAS, Jun 3 – The Communications and Multimedia Ministry will help to increase high-speed broadband penetration in all hospitals in the country. The ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad said the facility was important in the digital age for the convenience of staff and patients in hospitals. “If
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 3 – Commonwealth Games Federation of Malaysia (CGAM) president Tan Sri Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar said Malaysia is among the countries in the frame to become the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He said this is not a traditional bid process but a partnership approach led by
BALIK PULAU, Jun 3 – The government, through the Health Ministry, has always been supportive of efforts by hospitals and the private sector to develop and promote health tourism in this country, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya. He said, unlike other countries, the government had constantly taken initiatives
SINGAPORE, Jun 3 – Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats from Islamic State group militants, Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said today. He made the comments at a security conference in Singapore as Philippine
LABUAN, Jun 3 – Some 1,000 participants, including former Sabah football players, local athletes and youths joined the torch run in conjunction with the coming 29th SEA Games and ninth ASEAN Para Games. It was exchanged for a torch to mark the start of the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Torch Run here and
COLOMBO, Jun 3 – Sri Lanka announced plans Saturday to prosecute a slew of companies and individuals behind illegal construction projects blamed for landslides and flooding that have killed at least 211 people following heavy monsoon rains last week. The urban development ministry said they will press criminal charges against those illegally
WASHINGTON, Jun 3 – The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods. A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP new security procedures had gone into effect on May 25 for travellers
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 3 – The government has agreed to provide a special financial assistance of RM500 to nearly 1.6 million civil servants in preparation for Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2017. The Ministry of Finance announced in a statement today the special financial aid would also be enjoyed by nearly 775,000 pensioners in recognition
WASHINGTON, Jun 2 – President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, weakening efforts to combat global warming and embracing isolationist voices in his White House who argued that the agreement was a pernicious threat to the economy and American sovereignty. In
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 2 – The Chinese government today handed over a list of 100 names of suspected Chinese national criminals to the Home Ministry. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also Home Minister, said the individuals were believed to be involved in terrorism, telecommunication fraud, drugs
WASHINGTON, Jun 2 – President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate its temporary ban on travellers from six Muslim majority nations despite repeated setbacks in the lower courts. In its filing, the government asked the top US court to rule on the legal standing of Trump’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1 – The real and transformative results of the excellent relations that Malaysia and China have built do not compromise the country’s sovereignty one bit, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said. “I will never sell Malaysia’s sovereignty,” he said before launching the opening of China Construction Bank
SEOUL, Jun 2 – Oil prices dropped below US$50 (RM214) on Friday amid worries that US President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon a global climate pact could spark more crude drilling in the United States, stoking a persistent glut in global supply. Global benchmark Brent crude futures fell to US$49.93 a barrel,
WASHINGTON, Jun 2 – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would withdraw the United States from the landmark 2015 global agreement to fight climate change, a move that fulfilled a major campaign pledge but drew condemnation from US allies and business leaders. Trump, tapping into the “America First” message he
SEPANG, Jun 2 – Passengers on board Kuala Lumpur bound Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH128 which was forced to turn back to Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday, due to a disruptive passenger, have praised the crew for their handling of the midair ordeal. MH128 which was rescheduled to operate as MH128D with
