WASHINGTON, May 13 – Another self-inflicted crisis has left Donald Trump’s critics outraged and some of his Republican allies dismayed, but a bedrock of support for the billionaire US leader means the political endgame is far in the distance. A few weeks ago, only Trump’s most rabid opponents would have predicted an
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 – Issues relating to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will continue to be manipulated by the opposition to garner votes in the next general election, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said. However, in reality, he said the opposition wouldn’t dare to abolish
BARCELONA, May 12 – Lewis Hamilton bounced back from his Sochi setback on Friday when he topped the times for Mercedes in opening practice for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The three-time world champion led the way ahead of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who claimed his maiden win in Russia two weeks
BRUSSELS, May 12 – The EU is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU source said Friday. The European Union has not yet received a response from Washington to its request, the source said. The US Department of
SHAH ALAM, May 12 – Selangor Umno today slammed Selangor PAS as being a dishonourable opportunist for remaining in the Selangor state government even after PAS had terminated its political cooperation with PKR which heads the state administration. Selangor Umno Liaison Committee chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar said Selangor PAS was
SEOUL, May 12 – North Korean state media reported the election of the South’s new left-leaning president Moon Jae-In after a two-day delay, but at unusual length. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) put out a four-sentence report late Thursday on the victory of Moon, who calls for dialogue, along with
QUETTA, May 12 – A “huge” explosion in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan province that apparently targeted a top official’s convoy killed at least ten people and wounded “many” others, police told AFP Friday. The blast in Mastung district, roughly an hour east of provincial capital Quetta, struck a vehicle carrying senate deputy
KUANTAN, May 12 – The flood situation in Temerloh has improved with one relief centre has been closed, leaving 953 victims still taking shelter at three relief centres as at 1pm today. State Civil Defence Force director Zainal Yusoff said the relief centre at the surau of Kampung Bongsu, was closed at
TOKYO, May 12 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that it has demonstrated a transmission capacity of 50.9 terabits (Tb) per second on a single optical fiber, over a distance greater than 11,000km. This is the first time 50Tb have been achieved over 10,000km using C+L band erbium-doped fiber
MANAMA, May 12 – FIFA will rule on the issue of Israeli clubs playing in the West Bank in October, president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday, once again delaying a decision on the contentious issue. FIFA’s annual Congress voted to back – by a majority of 73% to 27% – a proposal
TOKYO, May 12 – Fujitsu announces its high-speed forensic technology to identify the extent of damage targeted cyberattacks cause to an organization’s intranet. The new technology, developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and to be made available in Japan from June 2017, will accelerate time required to identify damage, from several
DA NANG, May 12 – The AirAsia Group will be shifting its operations in Da Nang, Vietnam from Terminal 1 to the new Terminal 2 effective today. Guests who are travelling on all flights operated by AirAsia (flight code AK) are advised to check-in at Terminal 2 from the effective date, which
SELANGOR, May 12 – A group of researchers in Malaysia found that more equitable income distribution is resulting in better environmental quality in Thailand and Indonesia. However, in Malaysia, it has the opposite effect, while the two factors are unrelated in the Philippines. The research team, led by Abdul Rahim Ridzuan,
KOTA KINABALU, May 11 – Small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs in Sabah need to embrace information and communication technology (ICT) in order to stay competitive and thrive in their business. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said as online business was preferred by today’s consumers, SMEs in Sabah should to take
GEORGE TOWN, May 11 – Penang police busted a drug processing laboratory and seized several types of drugs worth RM2.2 million with the arrest of two men and a woman recently. Penang Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Chuah Ghee Lye hold a press conference today said the bust came after police detained a
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 – The PAS Syura Council has confirmed the Islamist party’s decision to sever ties with its opposition partner PKR. However, the PAS spiritual arm said it was up to the Central Committee to decide if PAS lawmakers should leave the Selangor government. PAS have 14 lawmakers in Selangor
WASHINGTON, May 11 – FBI Director James Comey, days before President Donald Trump fired him, told lawmakers he sought more resources for his agency’s probe into possible collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia to sway the 2016 US election, a congressional source said on Wednesday. With the Republican president facing
IPOH, May 11 – As many as 5,845 people in Perak were declared bankrupt by the Malaysian Insolvency Department (MDI) from 2012 to last year, said its Perak director Hezlin Haldi. He said according to records, those individuals were between the ages of 35 to 44. “Most of these cases were due
SEOUL, May 11 – Chinese leader Xi Jinping and new South Korean president Moon Jae-In agreed Thursday that denuclearising North Korea was a “common goal” between them, Moon’s office said. Ties between Seoul and Beijing have soured over the South’s deployment of a controversial US anti-missile system aimed at guarding against threats
LONDON, May 11 – Chelsea are on the brink of the title, the Champions League picture is becoming clearer and Hull City and Swansea City are desperately scrapping to avoid the final relegation berth. Here are five questions awaiting answers on the Premier League season’s penultimate weekend: 1. Will Chelsea finish the
