WASHINGTON, Apr 28 – Barack Obama faced criticism Thursday from his fellow Democrat, the firebrand Senator Elizabeth Warren, who expressed concern about reports that the former US president will receive a US$400,000 speaking fee from a Wall Street investment firm. “Well, I was troubled by that,” Warren said on the Sirius XM
Google is today launching an update for iOS users that will make it easier to find media content – like TV shows, movies and songs – on various streaming services and content marketplaces, including iTunes, Hulu, Amazon Video, Google Play, YouTube, Spotify and others. The feature, which is still rolling out, will be showing you the
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 27 – The Government has been urged to take stern action such as immediately stopping operations of orphanages or religious schools that are not registered with the relevant department or ministry. Malaysian Orphans Welfare Association (Peyatim) deputy president Tan Sri Mohd Yussof Latiff said unregistered institutions expose orphans or
SEOUL, Apr 27 – South Korea and the US agreed today on “swift punitive measures” against North Korea in the event of the further provocation, as a North Korean official vowed it would push ahead with the nuclear and missile tests to counter US “hostile acts”. As a standoff escalated over
SHAH ALAM, Apr 27 – “Ampal masak merah Banjar”, “gulai itik hijau nusantara” and “kepala ikan pindang lampung” are among the more than 100 special dishes available at the Shah Alam Convention Centre (SACC) during Ramadan. Themed “Archipelago Heritage Tastes”, the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) subsidiary company still retained the traditional
HONG KONG, Apr 27 – Nine democracy protesters were arrested in Hong Kong Thursday over an anti-Beijing rally in the latest swoop by police as activists say they are being persecuted. Concerns are growing that the semi-autonomous city’s freedoms are under threat from Beijing, fuelling calls from some groups for greater autonomy
HONG KONG, Apr 27 – The 32nd Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The four-day fair (27-30 April), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), is the world’s largest fair of its kind. This year’s fair features
BERLIN, Apr 27 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britain on Thursday not to have any “illusions” that it would have the same rights as an EU member after it leaves the bloc. Merkel said a third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 27 – All private religious (tahfiz) schools will soon be registered under the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), says Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. He said the move under the National Tahfiz Education Policy (DPTN) which was proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak would
GENEVA, Apr 27 – North Korea has agreed to host a UN rights expert for the first time, granting access next week to the special rapporteur on disabled people’s rights, the world body said Thursday. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar is scheduled to arrive in the isolated nation on Wednesday following an invitation from Pyongyang,
TANJUNG MALIM, Apr 27 – A total of 600 volunteers comprising the students and staff from 13 polytechnics in the country participated in the Yes! Perdana Volunteer Programme Series 1 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Polytechnic in Behrang here today. The two-day programme, which began on Wednesday and organised in collaboration
ALOR GAJAH, Apr 27 – The Malaysian Government is keen to promote the use of rubber in road construction to support the economic growth of the rubber industry said Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said natural rubber is seen as a preference to multiply the quality of asphalt for road
BHUBANESWAR, Apr 27 – AirAsia marks another milestone as the first international airline in the world to operate direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Bhubaneswar, India. The airline’s latest new route offers four times weekly direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to the beautiful capital city of India’s Odisha state. A receiving ceremony was held
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 27 – The city’s largest urban entertainment, food and beverage (F&B) and retail hub, The Arch, is expected to open to the public by end-2018. According to the project developer, Focus Dynamics Group Bhd, the RM85 million venture will begin construction by the third quarter of this year, and
TAIPEI, Apr 27 – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said a direct phone call with US President Donald Trump could take place again and urged the self-ruled island’s political rival China to step up to its global responsibility to keep the peace as a large nation. “We have the opportunity to communicate
SEPANG, Apr 27 – AirAsia X announced today that the pioneering long-haul low-cost carrier is flying the national badminton team to Gold Coast, Australia in May to participate in the highly anticipated 2017 Total BWF Sudirman as part of the airline group’s #DARETODREAM sports initiative. A press conference hosted by Benyamin
LOS ANGELES, Apr 27 – As Donald Trump approaches his 100th day in office, AFP sought out two voters – one a supporter and another an opponent of the president – to gauge what they thought of his performance so far. Les Clark, 74, Republican Clark is an oil industry executive
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 27 – Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd has partnered Turner Asia Pacific to form a strategic joint-venture (JV) in Warner TV and co-production, distribution of Asian content for global reach. This is alongside the distribution of Astro content and carriage of the channel on Astro and Tribe. In a statement
Digital ad revenue grew to $72.5 billion in 2016, up 22 percent from the year before. That’s according to the latest Internet Advertising Revenue Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (a trade group for online publishers and advertisers). The report also says that for the first time, mobile ads accounted for
SANDAKAN, Apr 26 – Six public parks under the Sandakan Municipal Council are gazetted as non-smoking areas effective June 1. The parks are the Tun Abdul Razak Memorial and Pavilion Park, Harbour View, Sea View, IJM Batu 6, Padang Bandaran and Sandakan Municipal Council Square. Sandakan district health officer Dr Johari Awang Besar
