WASHINGTON, Mar 31 – US President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be “very difficult” Thursday, laying out an adversarial tone ahead of a high-profile summit. “The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one. We can no longer have massive trade deficits
YOKOHAMA, Mar 31 – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order to provide two ultra-supercritical-pressure boilers and four electrostatic precipitators for Units 5 and 6 of the Tanjung Jati B coal-fired power plant in Indonesia. The equipment on order will serve as the core of the ultra-supercritical-pressure
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31 – AirAsia and AirAsia X announced today a special 3-day only promotional campaign to all destinations dubbed #AirAsiaDanceToFly. This campaign was inspired by one of AirAsia X’s cabin crews, Assraf Nasir, who became an overnight online sensation after a dancing video of him onboard an empty A330
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 30 – Malaysia Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak said on Thursday that the body of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the victim of a bizarre murder at Kuala Lumpur airport, has been released to North Korea at the request
TOKYO, Mar 30 – Fujitsu and VMware (NYSE: VMW) today announced an expanded strategic collaboration to bring innovative IoT solutions to customers in the automobile industry. Extending Fujitsu and VMware’s longstanding collaboration, the Fujitsu OTA Reprograming Solution will be combined with VMware IoT solutions, enabling automobile manufacturers and partners to
TAIPEI, Mar 30 – Eve Ai “2017 Voice Up Concert” to be held on May 20 at Legacy Taipei. On March 24 marked as her 30 year old birthday, Sony Music stuff hidden in the rehearsal room during her rehearsal. After that, the stuff putting out 12-inch big cake and sang the English
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 30 – Disney’s No. 1 star Mickey Mouse is taking his positivity and can-do spirit on the road in Disney Junior’s latest animated series “Mickey and the Roadster Racers” at Gurney Paragon Mall here from 29th March to 4th April 2017. Now showing on Disney Junior (Astro Channel 613) every Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29 – The High Court here has fixed four day from Oct 13 to hear the defamation suit filed by activist Maria Chin Abdullah against Sungai Besar Umno chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunus over for allegedly linking Bersih 2.0 with Daesh militant group. Maria’s counsel Melissa Sasidaran
SHAH ALAM, Mar 29 – Selangor will not present a supplementary budget for 2017, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said in principle, the state government has decided not to have a supplementary budget, and this principle will be (held). “When we tabled our budget in the state
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 30 – The government will appeal to the Federal Court on the Court of Appeal’s decision in declaring the Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) was lawfully set up by the Penang Government. Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali said in a text message today that an application for leave to appeal
Samsung has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. The launch of the device is seen as a crucial moment for Samsung coming after the scandals that saw it forced to recall and cease production of the Galaxy Note 7, its previous top-end phone. The device comes in two sizes,
KANGAR, Mar 29 – Although the National Fatwa Council has banned smoking, yet there are Muslims who smoke in mosque compounds. Perlis Mufti, Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, who regretted such acts, described the Muslims who did so as not having any brain. “They not only throw the cigarette
WASHINGTON, Mar 29 – Police in Maryland have arrested an 18-year-old student who was planning a shooting at her school, after her family turned her in. Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins said Tuesday that Nichole Cevario had amassed firearms and potential explosives materials, as well as instructions to make a homemade bomb.
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29 – The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today on lack of buying interest as investors shifted interest towards safe-haven currencies, a dealer said. At 6pm, the local unit stood at 4.4170/4210 against the greenback compared with 4.4120/4150 yesterday. He said some traders also took profit, as
MALACCA, Mar 29 – Twenty-three victims from five families were evacuated after a flood occurred in Simpang Ampat, Alor Gajah near here late last night. The Malacca State Disaster Management Committee said in a statement that the victims were evacuated to the Flood Relief Centre at the Taboh Naning Community Hall, near
BANGKOK, Mar29 – The former head of Thailand’s tourism department was given a 50-year jail sentence on Wednesday for accepting US$1.8 million (RM7.95 million) in kickbacks from an American couple lobbying for rights to host a Bangkok film festival. Juthamas Siriwan, 69, accepted the bribes while she was tourism chief in
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29 – Bursa Malaysia closed lower today on persistent profit-taking led by Maybank, bucking the trend of its regional peers. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 4.01 points to close at 1,750.41 from 1,754.42, registered on Tuesday. Earlier, the index opened 3.04 points higher at 1,757.46
NEW YORK, Mar 28 – More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic. Before the conference had even begun, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley spoke
KUALA TERENGGANU, Mar 28 –Four PAS divisions in Terengganu adopted resolutions at their respective annual general meetings held recently to sever all political ties with PKR. Terengganu PAS commissioner Satiful Bahri Mamat said the four divisions were Marang, Dungun, Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus. “It was what the grassroots wanted. It
SEREMBAN, Mar 28 – Great news for book lovers and avid readers! The Negri Sembilan Book Festival 2017 will be held for four days, beginning Thursday, in Seremban 2 near here. Jointly organised by the Negri Sembilan State Library Corporation (PPANS) and Negri Sembilan Reading Movement Committee, the book fest will be held
