KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 11 – Umno members attending the 71st Umno Anniversary celebration at Bukit Jalil Stadium Natinal on May 11 stand to win lucky draws worth about RM1 million. Umno executive secretary Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said the prizes included six Proton cars namely Perdana, Suprima, Persona, Preve, Iriz, Saga
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 11 – About 92% of 10,180 schools exceeded the target of 65% parents’ presence and involvement in school activities last year. Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pix) said the achievement involved six main activities under the Parents’ Toolkit, Malaysia Education Blueprint (2013-2025). The activities are registration day, setting targets
TAIPEI, Apr 11 – Taiwan’s ex-president Ma Ying-jeou, who has faced a string of lawsuits since stepping down last year, scored a legal victory Tuesday in a defamation case against a commentator who claimed he had taken illicit donations. Ma filed the libel lawsuit in 2014 against radio show host Clara Chou
WASHINGTON, Apr 11 – White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologised Tuesday for “insensitive” remarks in which he seemed to favourably compare Adolf Hitler’s actions during the Holocaust to atrocities carried out now by strongman Bashar al-Assad in Syria. During a White House briefing Spicer sought to intensify criticism of Assad, painting
NEW YORK, Apr 11 – United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked, and one of the security officers involved in the incident was placed on leave pending an investigation. Videos posted online by other passengers
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 11 – Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS) intends to take legal action against Chinese newspaper Nanyang Siang Pau over a cartoon which it claimed insulted Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan claimed that it
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 11 – Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau has apologised to Speaker of Dewan Rakyat Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang for publishing a cartoon deemed insulting to the two leaders. The newspaper, in a statement, said they apologised and admitted that the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) employees and Reef Check Malaysia returned to the shores of Tioman Island over the weekend to continue their efforts to protect the island’s beaches and ocean floor. The visit to Tioman marked the third consecutive year of the RBC Tioman Island Reef
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 10 – AirAsia has signed up as the Official Airline Partner for the 29th Southeast Asian Games and 9th Asean Para Games. As a Gold Sponsor, AirAsia will provide flights for Malaysia Organising Committee (MASOC) officials within the airline’s extensive Asean network for the purpose of organising the
Not long after opening its first Mexico City retail location, Apple is planning a new flagship retail store in the city. Apple currently intends on the store being “flagship” in nature, with a design akin to that of Apple’s World Trade Center location in New York City… The new details
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 9 – An operation to destroy fowls and eggs in a bid to stem the outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in Kelantan has been conducted at all 36 locations confirmed positive with the virus. Therefore, the 36 locations are in the six districts in the state. The Veterinary Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 9 – After 20 days of sitting, during which 13 bills were passed, including the Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017, the first meeting of the fifth term of the 13th Parliament was adjourned sine die last Thursday. The sitting, which began on March 6, made history when it
KUCHING, Apr 9 – The police detained a Facebook account holder here early today, for allegedly defaming and derogating the Kuching City police in his posting. The contract staff of the Kuching North City Hall was picked up about 1am from his house. A mobile phone was seized from the 37-year-old suspect who
PARIS, Apr 9 – Sex workers protested in central Paris on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of a French law which made it illegal for their clients to pay for sex. The protesters, mostly young women but including some men, held up banners saying “Stop the fines, our aggressors, AIDS, repression and
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 8 – The Veterinary Services Department (JPV) announced there have been no new locations detected to be positive for the bird flu (H5N1) in Kelantan in the last 10 days. JPV in a statement today said, to date, 36 areas were confirmed positive for H5N1, which involved six districts,
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 9 – Although much has been said about the position of Islam in the country, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government remains committed in supporting Islam in line with the Federal Constitution. The prime minister said this was in line with Article 3 of
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 9 – Following is the full statement issued today by Tasek Gelugor Member of Parliament Datuk Shabudin Yahaya in response to reports of “Rapists asked to marry underage victims”: Initial reports of “Rapists asked to marry underage victims” in Malaysia are inaccurate, bordering on Fake News. 1. Recently,
YANGON, Apr 8 – At least 20 people were killed when their passenger boat collided with a river barge in western Myanmar, a state-run newspaper reported Saturday. The boat carrying 80 passengers sank shortly after a “head on collision” with the cargo ship on Friday evening in a river near Pathein, a
WASHINGTON, Apr 8 – President Donald Trump on Friday announced his pick for the next secretary of the US Army, a state senator from Tennessee. In a statement, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised the nomination of Mark Green for the top civilian job in the Army. “Mark will provide strong civilian leadership,
WASHINGTON, Apr 9 – Far-right backers of US President Donald Trump rebelled Friday after he ordered a missile strike to punish Syria for a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people. Bandying the hashtag #Syriahoax, leaders of the “Alt-Right” white nationalist fringe lashed out at the president for abandoning his election
