ALOR STAR, May 26 – The Kedah government today provided about 1,000 water tanks with a capacity of 900 litres to residents who faced frequent water disruptions in the state. State Housing and Local Government, Water Resources, Water Supply and Energy Committee chairman Datuk Badrol Hisham Hashim said the approach was also
MANCHESTER, May 26 – Britain’s politicians resume campaigning in earnest on Friday with national security in the spotlight, as police scramble to bust a Libya-linked jihadist network thought to be behind the Manchester terror attack. Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had suspended campaigning after Monday’s bombing at a
SEOUL, May 26 – After successful missile launches, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un often exchanges smiles and hugs with the same three men and shares a celebratory smoke with them. The three, shown with Kim in photographs and TV footage in North Korean media, are of great interest to Western security and
MANCHESTER, May 25 – Bomb disposal units responded to a call at a college in Manchester on Thursday which turned out to be a false alarm, police investigating Monday’s terror attack in the city said. Police said a “possible suspicious package … has now been deemed safe and the cordon has been
LONDON, May 25 – US had leaks out about the British investigation into the Manchester bomber have strained the two countries’ “special relationship” and thrown into the doubt of the sharing of information among the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance. Greater Manchester Police are trying to establish who made the bomb detonated
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 – Google Malaysia emerged as the top rank in JobStreet.com’s survey of top 10 companies Malaysians aspire to work for. JobStreet, Asia’s leading online employment marketplace said the result is based on a survey which involved 10,241 Malaysians across all position levels, and aims to determine what the
NEW DELHI, May 25 – An Indian woman who claimed that she was compelled to marry a Pakistani man at gunpoint, returned to India from Pakistan’s Islamabad Thursday, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. The woman, identified as Uzma, who is in her 20s, returned to India, a day after a high court
SINGAPORE, May 25 – Singapore has filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) its written observations on the admissibility of Malaysia’s application to revise the 2008 judgment in the case concerning sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. In a statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
MANCHESTER, May 25 – British police arrested a seventh person Wednesday in connection with the massacre at a Manchester pop concert that left 22 people dead. The arrest was made following searches at an address in the town of Nuneaton in central England and is the first outside the Manchester area. “This
TOKYO, May 25 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered three replacement steam generators to Electricite de France S.A. (EDF) for the Cruas Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 Reactor. The replacement steam generators have been certified by France’s nuclear authority as compliant with the country’s strict regulatory requirements on
PETALING JAYA, May 25 – Proton Holdings Bhd is divesting its interest in Lotus Group International Ltd after failing to turn it around since acquiring control in 1996. It is not due to want of trying, however, as numerous media reports point to efforts to inject more funds to drive the company
SINGAPORE, May 25 – The Taiwan flag waved proudly at the opening of CommunicAsia 2017 as it showcased 50 Taiwanese technologies and innovations at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion. This year’s inaugural participation at Asia’s premier sourcing and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge platform is part of the country’s drive
JAKARTA, May 24 – Two blasts rocked a public transport terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday and caused casualties, police said. “There were two blasts at around 9pm (1400 GMT, 10pm Malaysia), close to each other, there are three victims,” East Jakarta police chief Andry Wibowo told TV station MetroTV,
GEORGE TOWN, May 24 – Five Penang Zakat Centre (ZPP) officers who have been released from remand in connection with the alleged embezzlement of tithe money in the state will be attached to Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) pending completion of the case. State Islamic Religious Affairs, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
GEORGE TOWN, May 24 – State Assemblyman for Teluk Bahang Datuk Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah today criticised Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P.Ramasamy who pointed fingers at the federal government on the issue of the influx of foreign workers in the state. He said Penang State Govt have a poor
LONDON, May 24 – At least 22 people died in Monday night’s bombing attack on a Manchester pop concert, including an eight-year-old girl and several parents who had come to pick up their children. Here is what we know so far about the victims of the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain
MANCHESTER, May 24 – British police and intelligence agencies arrested three more suspects Wednesday in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing and moved quickly to secure key sites across the country, including Buckingham Palace and the British Parliament at Westminster. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the bomber, identified as British-born Libyan
MANCHESTER, May 24 – The suicide bomber who killed 22 people including children in Manchester likely did not act alone, Britain’s interior minister said on Wednesday as soldiers were being deployed to key sites to help prevent further attacks. The official threat level was raised late on Tuesday to its highest level,
HONG KONG, May 24 – Joint research led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has assembled the 1.64 gigabytes genome of a deep-sea mussel, which is roughly equivalent to 50% of the size of human genome. This is the first
GEORGE TOWN, May 23 – Penang Legislature Opposition Leader Datuk Jahara Hamid (BN – Teluk Air Tawar) and changed the atmosphere at the state legislative assembly sitting today with heated up the the debate on the motion of Penang State Government sold the 6.4 acre land for at RM156 million, or RM559 per square feet
