KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 – The High Court here today postponed to July 4 to hear an appeal by sex blogger Alvin Tan’s ex-girlfriend, Vivian Lee, against her jail sentence which was meted out by the Sessions Court for insulting Muslims by making offensive postings on their Facebook account. Judge Datuk
SEREMBAN, May 11 – MCA will field more young candidates in the 14th general election (GE14) after the party’s top leadership gave due consideration to the request of its Youth wing. MCA Youth chief, Datuk Chong Sin Woon said the wing was grateful for this as there would be more new
WASHINGTON, May 11 – The US Central Intelligence Agency said Wednesday it had formed a special unit dedicated to assessing North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat. The CIA created its first single country-focused mission centre, pulling together resources from a range of units to collect and analyse information on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and
GEORGE TOWN, May 10 – The Penang Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained another contractor to help in investigation on the misappropriation and criminal breach of trust case in involving the Penang Tithe Management Centre (PUZ). State MACC director Datuk Abdul Aziz Aban said the 42-year-old woman contractor was detained after turning
WASHINGTON, May 10 – US President Donald Trump defied a storm of criticism Wednesday over his firing of FBI director James Comey, inviting Russia’s foreign minister to the White House even as Democrats demanded an independent probe of Moscow’s alleged meddling in the US elections. Trump’s decision to terminate Comey on Tuesday
DHAKA, May 10 – Bangladesh has arrested more than a dozen people from Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority and two men accused of trying to smuggle them illegally into Malaysia by boat, police said Wednesday. The two Bangladeshis were charged with people smuggling offences after arranging the trip to Malaysia, the first time
JOHOR BARU, May 10 – Buyers of apartments of a housing project in Taman Seri Molek Perdana, Plentong near here are fuming that it is still not completed. The project undertaken by Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) started in 2010 and was scheduled to be completed in May 2013. The spokesman of
MANAMA, May 10 – FIFA’s decision to remove its ethics team was a “setback in the fight against corruption”, one of those dismissed, investigator Cornel Borbely, told a press conference in Bahrain on Wednesday. World football’s governing body has recommended that Borbely, along with the ethics judge who helped bring down Sepp
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 – Tourism Malaysia (TM) and AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) today which will see both parties collaborate to promote tourism in Malaysia. The signing ceremony was held between Dato’ Sri Abdul Khani Daud, Deputy Director General (Promotion), Tourism Malaysia and Spencer
MACAU, May 10 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is partnering with Veridos, a German company specializing in Identity Solutions, to supply contactless electronic identity cards (eIDs) to the Macao Special Administrative Region Government (Macao SAR Government). Under the collaboration, Gemalto is the subcontractor responsible
TOKYO, May 10 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that it has signed a global frame agreement with Telenor, a Norway-based worldwide telecommunications operator, to provide microwave communications systems. This agreement will apply to the Telenor Group’s 13 telecommunications affiliates in Northern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia. Through this agreement,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 – The Wesak Day celebration is also a hallmark of the nation’s democracy, in that freedom of religion is a significant factor in the cohesion of Malaysia’s creed, said Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. The Prime Minister said it has become one of the focal points of the
TOKYO, May 10 – The Japan Windsurfing Association, Fujitsu Limited, and Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd. today announced the start of IoT-based field trials to improve the sailing skills of windsurfers. The trials will extend over about five months, from May 11 through September 30, 2017. In this field trial, a
JOHOR BAHRU, May 10 – Seven vehicles were badly damaged when an express bus ploughed into them at Km45.3 of Jalan Batu Pahat-Mersing, Sri Lalang, near Kluang today. Kluang police chief ACP Mohamad Laham said the the incident occurred on a congested route in front of the district“s Road Transport Department
SUBANG, May 9 – Residents in low-lying areas need to be prepared following unpredictable heavy rain which may bring about floods this year due to the La Nina phenomenon. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said based on the recent reports of the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), rain
SHAH ALAM, May 9 – The Selangor state executive councillors (excos) from PAS have reiterated that they are still with the state administration because they were given the mandate in the 13th General Election (GE13). PAS’s senior state executive councillor in Selangor Datuk Iskandar Abdul Samad said that they were remaining in
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 – Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd is recalling 419 units of its Civic Type R (2007 – 2008 Year Model & 2010 Year Model) sport compact for Takata front passenger airbag inflator replacement. In a statement today, Honda Malaysia said the company is extending its proactive measures
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak is satisfied with the progress of Kuala Lumpur Sports City (KL Sports City) project, the main venue of the 29th SEA Games (Kuala Lumpur 2017) and the 9th ASEAN Para Games. Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the
TOKYO, May 9 – Toshiba Corp has told Western Digital Corp not to interfere with the sale of its prized chip unit, disputing claims by the United States (US) firm that it had breached a joint venture contract. Western Digital, which is a partner in Toshiba’s main semiconductor plant as well
SINGAPORE, May 9 – Oil prices gave up earlier gains on Tuesday, as concerns over slowing demand and a relentless rise in US crude output undermined the impact of hopes that Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-led production cuts could be extended. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for
