GEORGE TOWN, May 29 – Penang could have sought proposals from major international medical players before selling the Peel Avenue government land to a hospital company directly, Gerakan said today. State Gerakan Youth chief Jason Loo said through a request for proposal, the state government could have vetted a list of
BATU PAHAT, May 29 – The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) has advised the public not to panic over the rising prices of fish during Ramadan and ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration. LKIM chairman Datuk Seri Dr Irmohizam Ibrahim said the department would hold a meeting with the National Fishermen”s Association
KALUTARA, May 29 – Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the island’s worst flooding in well over a decade, which has killed 169 people. The military said a lull in torrential monsoon rains had allowed it to deploy aircraft,
MANCHESTER, May 29 – Britain’s MI5 intelligence service launched an internal inquiry on Monday into whether vital clues were missed in the run-up to the Manchester suicide bombing, as police arrested another man in connection with the attack. The developments come a week after 22-year-old Salman Abedi, a British-born university dropout of
KUCHING, May 29 – The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and Uber are discussing on the best measures to take to ensure the safety and comfort of users of the e-hailing service. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri today said the department took note of the recent robbery committed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 – Celcom Axiata Bhd hopes to grow its daily subscription by 20% through Celcom EasyPhone, the biggest device instalment programme from June 1-July 31, 2017, in conjunction with Ramadan and the upcoming Aidilfitri celebration. Chief Marketing Officer, Zalman Aefendy Zainal Abidin, however, declined to disclose the total number of
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 – The High Court here today set July 31 for case management of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s libel suit against former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik over an article published in a news portal two years ago. Judge Datuk Nor Bee Ariffin fixed the date
GEORGE TOWN, May 29 – Five men, including one with the title “Datuk”, were charged in the Sessions Court with being members of organised crime group “Gang 24”. Two of the accused, Lim Boon Hooi, 40, and Toh Kae Luen, 26, nodded their heads to indicate that they understood the charge
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – Proton Holdings Bhd’s switching from a single-country sole ownership to a cross-border international joint venture with China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co, in a mega deal signed on Wednesday, is certainly Malaysia’s corporate News of the Year. The question everyone is asking is: “Will it work?” What
GEORGE TOWN, May 28 – A Penang state executive councillor today lodged a police report denying his alleged involvement in an indecent programme in Batu Feringghi near here. Northeast district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said State Tourism Development and Culture Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang in his report alleged he
MANCHESTER, May 28 – Members of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi’s network are still potentially at large, British interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday, after the terrorism threat level was lowered due to significant progress in the investigation. Police have said they have arrested a large part of the network
COLOMBO, May 28 – Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after the island’s worst flooding in more than a decade, as authorities upgraded the death toll to 146. The official Disaster Management Centre said 112 people were still missing, with 50 injured in hospital,
MALACCA, May 28 – The Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) will require all online traders who carry out businesses via marketplace or e-commerce companies such as Lazada to register with the commission within the next six months. CCM Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Zahrah Abd Wahab Fenner said the move was aimed at
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – The merger of Islamic banking units in Malaysia is crucial as the market is becoming overcrowded with the players hungry for growth, outgoing BIMB Holdings Bhd Group Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Zukri Samat proposed. He said the creation of a couple of mega Islamic banks
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) emerged as the “Team of the Year” at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Risk Management Awards 2017 held in Singapore recently. The award was presented to honour the national utility corporation for its strong commitment towards risk management amid its global expansion, TNB said in
GEORGE TOWN, May 28 – The family of the late Lim Tang Too, a rubber tapper, can very well enter the Guinness Book of World Records as having the most number of doctors. There are 45 of them spread over Lim’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lim, who is survived by his wife
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 28 – The New Terengganu Transformation (TTB) introduced in 2014 is capable of becoming a platform and complementing agenda to TN50. TTB is the brainchild of Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman which also gives focus to transformation in the economy, government and politics, together with
PUTRAJAYA, May 28 – There have been no reports of Malaysians injured in the armed attacks on vehicles carrying Coptic Christians in Minya, Egypt, yesterday. In a statement, Wisma Putra said Malaysia strongly condemned the armed attacks which killed 28 people, including children, and injured 23 others. “The Government of Malaysia expresses
SEOUL, May 28 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system, state media said Sunday, amid mounting tensions in the region following a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. Over the past few months, the young leader has overseen several military drills, including the
KOTA BARU, May 28 – No new cases of bird flu (H5N1) has been detected in Kelantan in the past 59 days, says the Veterinary Services Department (JPV). In a statement issued today, JPV said to date, 36 locations had been confirmed positive in the outbreak involving six districts namely, 15 locations
