KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 6 – The Malaysian parliament passed a Tourism Tax Bill in a record session that lasted for almost 20 hours, ending Thursday morning. Parliament was adjourned after the Tourism Tax Bill 2017 that was tabled by Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz was passed with a
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5 – An MP who said it was okay for rapists to marry their victims and claimed that some 12-year-old girls were “physically and spiritually” ready to get married has come in for some strong criticism. Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Shabudin Yahaya, from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, in
WASHINGTON, Apr 5 – Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet face-to-face for the first time Thursday, opening a new chapter in the world’s most consequential relationship amid growing crises over North Korea and trade. The presidents of the world’s two pre-eminent economic and military powers will rendezvous in the south Florida sun
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5 – The Dewan Rakyat which was in a maratho session for almost 20 hours, ended at 5.05am this morning, setting a new record as the longest Parliament session, surpassing the old time of 4.25am. Parliament was adjourned after the Tourism Tax Bill 2017 that was tabled by Tourism
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5 – Bursa Malaysia ended mixed today with the composite index closing in the negative territory, weighed down by selling in selected heavyweights led by Hong Leong Bank and Genting. At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 2.52 points to end at 1,744.67 against Tuesday’s close
LISBON, Apr 5 – An explosion at a fireworks factory in northern Portugal left at least six people dead, with two others missing, a top interior ministry official said Wednesday, revising higher an earlier toll. Authorities were still probing the cause of the blaze and working to identify the bodies, said Jorge
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5 – The new retail price for petrol RON95 and RON97 for second week of April will increased by 3 sen and 2 sen per liter while diesel will go down by three sen which will effective at midnight tonight. The new prices will come into effect on Thursday until
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5 – The ringgit snapped a six-day losing streak to close higher against the US dollar today on the back of bargain hunting amid cautious sentiment in the market, dealers said. At 6pm, the local unit stood at 4.4295/4325 against the greenback compared with 4.4300/4330 on Tuesday. A dealer
LAHORE, Apr 5 – At least four people have been killed and 10 wounded in a blast which appeared to have been an attack targeting a census team in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Wednesday, officials said. Security officials had cordoned off the area on Bedian Road in the bustling capital of
The big news out this morning from Apple’s unprecedented sit-down with the press this week is the company’s plans to tear down and rethink the Mac Pro. But a few other hardware nuggets arose from that meeting, as well. Namely, the fact that the company is planning new iMacs more aggressively
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 5 – A group of 20 traders from Jalan Kuala Kangsar held a peaceful protest over the eviction at Komtar entrance here this morning. Spokesman Lai Kong Hooi, 42, urged Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to intervene into the relocation of their stalls. “I would like to called upon the Penang
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 4 – An opposition member wants Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia to challenge the decision made by the Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC) to charge his assaulters in parliament under the Minor Offences Act 1955. Shah Alam MP Khalid Abdul Samad in a letter to the speaker said Pandikar Amin had
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 4 – The ringgit remained lower against the US dollar for the sixth consecutive session dampened by the continuous risk appetite for the local note, dealers said. At 6pm, the local unit stood at 4.4300/4330 against the greenback compared with 4.4260/4290 on Monday. A dealer said the ringgit declined
SEOUL, Apr 4 – North Korea has warned it will retaliate if the global community ramps up sanctions over its latest round of weapons tests. The warning comes as President Donald Trump threatened the US was prepared to go it alone in bringing Pyongyang to heel if China did not step in.
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 4 – J. Eduardo Malaya, who concluded his duty as Philippine ambassador to Malaysia yesterday, was pleased to see a milestone in bilateral relations between both countries in many areas, during his five and a half years’ tenure. Malaya said among the most significant outcomes was security cooperation between
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 4 – The benchmark FBM KLCI ended at its intraday high today on last minute bargain hunting in selected heavyweights led by Petronas Chemicals and Hong Leong Bank. At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.70 points to end at 1,747.19 against Monday’s close of 1,745.49.
SEOUL, Apr 4 – Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea and the US military said, days after Pyongyang warned of retaliation if the global community ramps up sanctions. South Korea’s defence ministry said the missile had flown some 60km. It said that
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 4 – Malaysia is not expected to see a property bubble in the next five years, said iProperty General Manager Data Services, P. Premendran. He said Malaysia has prepped fallback measures from the 1997-1998 economic turmoil and from the US sub-prime mortgage crisis in 2008. “Malaysia would not be
SINGAPORE, Apr 4 – Concur, an SAP company and one of the world’s leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, has announced a collaboration with AirAsia Group that will help Concur Travel customers access regular and exclusive corporate content from AirAsia. The latter content is available only to customers
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 4 – A forum on water demand management in Penang, World Water Day 2017, to be held on 5th April 2017 (Wednesday), 4pm to 6pm at Penang Institute Conference Hall. World Water Day is held annually on March 22nd as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating
