KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 – Malaysia’s economy recorded robust growth of 5.6% in the first quarter of this year (1Q17) against the 4.1% registered in the same quarter of 2016, boosted by strong domestic demand and private expenditure. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Muhammad Ibrahim said growth for the just
SEOUL, May 19 – Thousands of men in their Sunday best and women in colourful traditional dress lined the streets of Pyongyang to give the scientists and workers behind North Korea’s latest missile test a hero’s welcome, state media reported Friday. “People’s enthusiastic welcome for defence science warriors,” ran a front-page
TOKYO, May 19 – The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first such abdication in two centuries. The bill will now be sent to parliament for debate and likely swift final approval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga
HONG KONG, May 19 – The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is conducting a space life science study aboard China’s first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, which was launched last month. HKBU is the only institution of higher education outside the Mainland to conduct scientific research aboard
PHNOM PENH, May 19 – The University of Cambodia (UC) has named its business school after AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes. UC unveiled the Tony Fernandes School of Business and its accompanying logo on the eighth floor of the main campus building last Wednesday. A lecture hall in the same building, which
SINGAPORE, May 19 – This year marks the debut participation of the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at CommunicAsia 2017. Companies like Acer, Advantech, ASUS, Planet and VIVOTEK, and 14 Taiwan Excellence Award winning brands will be showcasing their latest technologies and innovations in the areas of artificial intelligence, green energy and
BEIJING, May 18 – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, agreeing to a framework for a “code of conduct” to prevent incidents in the disputed waters. The competing claims to the sea, which is
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – State local government, traffic management and flood mitigation committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow today announced a RM1.85mil water retention pond project to be built on an open space beside Hilir Sungai Pinang, Penang, to overcome flooding in the area. The work on the project on a 0.8ha plot had been started on March
IPOH, May 18 – The Sultan Azlan Shah Power Station in Bersia (SJ Bersia), Gerik has completed the cleaning up of oil traces caused by leakage of its generator last Saturday. Sungai Perak Power Station general manager (generation division), Mazlan Mohd Som said the damage to the generator had been fully repaired
KEPALA BATAS, May 18 – Police have warned the public not to join the rally planned to be held at a Hindu temple in Butterworth on Sunday. North Seberang Prai district police chief ACP Azmi Adam said gathering without a permit was illegal and those involved could be penalised as it violated
TAIPEI, May 18 – A Taiwanese man was arrested Thursday for decapitating his sister in front of horrified neighbours, a week after another killer was jailed for beheading a three-year-old girl in the street. The brutal crimes have shocked the largely peaceful island. The 54-year-old man, identified by his family name Lin,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 – The government has applied to strike out a lawsuit by former opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against his Sodomy II conviction for committing the alleged offence against his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. This was told to reporters by Anwar’s counsel, Melissa Sasidaran, after
WASHINGTON, May 18 – Mike Flynn, Donald Trump’s fired national security adviser, told the president-elect’s transition team that he was the subject of a federal investigation, but was hired for the post anyway, the New York Times reported late Wednesday. The daily, citing two people familiar with the case, said Flynn told
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 18 – A total of 1,500 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be listed on the AliBaba.com e-commerce platform by year-end, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said the selection of the eligible SMEs, with a diverse product range, would be carried out throughout
BRUSSELS, May 18 – European Union antitrust regulators fined Facebook €110 million (RM530 million) on Thursday for giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. Calling it a “proportionate and deterrent fine”, the European Commission, which acts as the EU’s competition watchdog, said Facebook
JAKARTA, May 18 – The Indonesian National Agency of Search and Relief (NASR, formerly BASARNAS) supports Indonesia’s growing tourism development by proactively ensuring safety and security across the country’s abundance of tourist destinations, with measures of prevention as well as alleviation. Indonesia is an archipelagic country blessed with many unique
USA, May 18 – NANOBIOTIX (Euronext: NANO – ISIN: FR0011341205), a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering new approaches to the treatment of cancer, today announced its first set of clinical data from its immuno-oncology (IO) program, showing the potential ability of NBTXR3 to transform “cold” tumors into “hot” tumors. Laurent
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 – The Television Producers Association of Malaysia (PTVM) today apologised on behalf of its member, David Teo, for allegedly being rude during the National Transformation 2050 (TN50) dialogue attended by the prime minister last night. PTVM president Datuk Jurey Latiff Rosli said he was confident that Teo who
KAWASAKI, May 18 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has developed technology that by analyzing a program can partition internal structures so as to simplify modification of complex business applications. Conventionally, business applications that repeat revisions due to maintenance or the addition of new features often have internal structures
IPOH: Trading in Perak Corporation Bhd (PCB) shares on Bursa Malaysia has been suspended since May 9 2017 due to the company’s failure to publish its 2016 audited accounts by April 30, 2017, the deadline set by Bursa Malaysia. PCB is a subsidiary of Perak State Development Corporation (PSDC). In a
