BEENLEIGH, Apr 1 – Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone. Queensland police warned that the Logan River, which runs through Beenleigh south of Brisbane, would not hit peak flood
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 – Bursa Malaysia is poised to trend higher next week, driven by the return of foreign funds into the country and stabilising ringgit against the US dollar, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI moving towards the 1,800 points level. Affin Hwang Investment Bank Vice-President and Head
CHENNAI, Apr 1 – Malaysia did not sever relations with North Korea after the republic fulfilled the demands made in the negotiation process which led to the release of nine Malaysian nationals who were detained in Pyongyang recently. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said although faced with problems, the settlement reached
WASHINGTON, Apr 1 – President Donald Trump will order staff Friday to pinpoint countries and goods responsible for America’s nearly $50 billion (RM221 billion) trade deficit, in a protectionist warning shot to trade partners like China. Top administration officials said Trump will issue a pair of executive orders aimed at rooting out
PESHAWAR, Mar 31 – At least 22 people were killed and 57 wounded Friday when a car bomb tore through a market in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan’s tribal belt, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Survivors described hiding inside shops after hearing a “huge bang” – then
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31 – Bursa Malaysia closed lower today on profit-taking in heavyweights led by telecommunications and industrial stocks and in line with most Asian peers, dealers said. At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 9.16 points to 1,740.09 against Thursday’s close of 1,749.25, after moving between 1,740.09
CHENNAI, Mar 31 – Malaysia did not sever relations with North Korea after the republic fulfilled the demands made in the negotiation process which led to the release of nine Malaysian nationals who were detained in Pyongyang for more than nine months recently. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said
MARANG, Mar 31 – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will still table the bill to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) 1965 or Act 355 at the current Parliament sitting. He said even though the BN government had decided not to table the bill, PAS was firm on tabling it
WASHINGTON, Mar 31 – Ousted White House national security advisor Michael Flynn has agreed to provide testimony to officials investigating alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, in exchange for immunity from prosecution, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. According to the daily, Flynn proposed his deal to the Federal
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31 – The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today, in line with the performance of most regional currencies as demand shifted to the greenback, dealers said. At 6pm, the local unit stood at 4.4230/4280 against the US dollar compared with 4.4190/4220 on Thursday. A dealer said the
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
