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
MALACCA, May 18 – A total of 4,620 youths, aged between 18 and 21, were punished with community service between 2008 until last year for their involvement in social ills and crime. According to Woman, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun, from the total, 3,154 youths underwent community
PUTRAJAYA, May 17 – Film director David Teo was attacked during a Transformasi Nasional 50 (TN50) dialogue session, with the presence of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, in Putrajaya tonight. Actor Sulaiman Yassin, more popularly known as Mat Over, abruptly slapped Metrowealth Pictures producer David Teo during a question and
FRANCE, May 17 – Huawei is the winner of two TM Forum Excellence Awards, in recognition of the exceptional transformation projects that the company, in partnership with its customers, has delivered over the past 12 months. TM Forum announced the Excellence Award winners at its flagship TM Forum Live! 2017 conference
SHANGHAI, May 17 – Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan, a two-time Olympic champion, has accused his super league club of failing to pay him and six others for the 2016-2017 season. Regarded by some as badminton’s greatest ever player, Lin said he felt “bitterly disappointed” and threatened to take legal action after
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – An Asian Cup qualifier between Malaysia and North Korea has been postponed a second time to October due to security concerns, with the venue still to be decided, Asian football’s governing body said Wednesday. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had scheduled the match for June 8 in
MIAMI, May 17 – A coffee, a caffeinated drink and an energy soda proved a deadly combination for a US teen who died within two hours of consuming them, triggering warnings about the risks of caffeine overdose. Davis Allen Cripe died on April 26 from a “caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable
PETALING JAYA, May 17 – MCA has slammed Perkasa for implying that the party had erred in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Communist Party of China (CPC). MCA Religious Harmony Bureau chairman Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker said Perkasa had singled out MCA’s links with CPC but overlooked the
BALIK PULAU, May 17 – Blood donation awareness is still weak, with only 660,000 people or just 2.2% of the entire Malaysian population donating blood last year. According to Health Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya, about 2,000 pints of blood is needed daily to treat 1,000 patients and a shortage
NEW DELHI, May 17 – A 10-year-old girl who was raped will be allowed to have an abortion even though she has crossed the 20-week limit for terminations in India, police in the country said Wednesday. The child has said she was repeatedly raped by her stepfather, who has since been arrested. Her
KOTA BARU, May 17 – PAS said today appointed PKR party members are at liberty to remain in the PAS-led Kelantan administration or resign as per their party order. Its secretary-general, Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, said they could continue to hold their posts although the PKR Political Bureau had ordered them to resign.
