KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16 – The introduction of a weekly ceiling price for petrol and diesel will give consumers a better grasp of the retail trend compared with the monthly practice at present. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the introduction of the weekly ceiling price mechanism can also
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16 – Malaysia has confirmed the identity of Kim Jong Nam’s body based on a DNA sample taken from one of his children, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday. Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was killed on Feb. 13,
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 16 – The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for four North Koreans wanted in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said today. The estranged half-brother of
HONG KONG, Mar 15 – With the rapid advances in technology, people can tune into their favourite OTT platforms on different kinds of electronic devices anytime and anywhere. OTT refers to over-the-top distribution of multimedia content via the Internet. For online entertainment companies, the challenge is how to revise their
AMSTERDAM, Mar 15 – The immigration service at the KL International Airport (KLIA) has been adjudged the best airport immigration service in the world. The Skytrax World Airport Awards awarded the honour to KLIA at the Amsterdam Passenger Terminal Expo in the Netherlands on Tuesday. Malaysian Director-General of Immigration Datuk Seri Mustafar
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 15 – A suit filed by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng against Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad for defamation over an article on Aug 20 last year was settled out of court today. Lim and the publisher had entered into a consent judgment with three conditions at the Penang High
HONG KONG, Mar 15 – Fresh from a successful Hollywood awards season, film producer Andrew Hevia led the popular “Sharing by Andrew Hevia, Co-producer of Oscar-winning Best Picture ‘Moonlight'” session held yesterday (14 March) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The discussion was moderated by Maurice Lee, Partner,
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 – A total of 2,643,734 students have received loans to the tune of RM48.6 billion up to end-2016 from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) since its inception in 1997, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching said a
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 – A total of RM25 million has been specially allocated this year to build farm roads across the country to help farmers transport their produce, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said it was to facilitate farmers in
TOKYO, Mar 15 – The Hitachi Group will have an exhibit in the “Japan Pavilion” of CeBIT 2017, the world’s largest IT-related international telecommunications technology trade show, which is scheduled to be held over five days, from March 20 to 24, in Hanover, Germany. CeBIT fis held each year as
SHAH ALAM, Mar 15 – ‘Smile yoga’, a simple yoga exercise emphasising on relaxation techniques to enhance inner smile is to be conducted at Selangor, Perak and Malacca simultaneously on March 19. International Association For Human Values (IAHV) Malaysian chapter president, Lau Song Ngoh said the event which will commence 6am onwards
PETALING JAYA, Mar 15 – Kuala Lumpur is the second top city in Asia with the best quality of living, according to Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey released on Tuesday. Singapore is ranked as the best place to live in Asia for expatriates and 25th best in the world, while
BUTTERWORTH, Mar 14 – A teenage girl drove her car against traffic along the North-South Expressway, smashing into six vehicles killing one person. The incident happened at 7.50am, the girl, who believed to be doing more than 110kph along the highway, driving with her hazard lights on, was spotted driving against traffic
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – The introduction of subsidy rationalisation, coupled with the Good and Services Tax (GST), are productive and progressive measures that have paid off, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. He said despite the challenging global times and the fall in oil prices, Malaysia has managed to
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – The increase by 11 sen of coarse granulated white sugar effective March 1 is due to the price increase of imported raw sugar. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainudin said the price of imported raw sugar in 2013 was only US$0.15 per 0.45kg (at
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – National oil corporation, Petronas is in a stronger position, heading into 2017, after the transformation undertaken last year ensured group sustainability and future resilience. Petronas President/Chief Executive Officer Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said with the key prerequisites in place to transform Petronas and with the
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) continuous intervention to absorb excess liquidity from the financial system. The central bank estimated today’s liquidity at RM34.72 billion in the conventional system and RM12.10 billion in Islamic funds. BNM will conduct three
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – The Tourism Minister Nazri Aziz today said it was ridiculous to postpone the release of Beauty and the Beast in the country, the Malay Mail reported. The film features Disney’s first gay character. Major cinemas in Malaysia said today that they were indefinitely postponing the film’s release, which was due for Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today received a courtesy call from his Somalian counterpart, Mohamed Omer Arteh, at his office in Parliament building, here. At the half-hour meeting, both leaders discussed various matters related to Malaysia-Somalia ties. According to a statement issued by
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 14 – An unidentified body of a woman was found floating in a river next to the Putra Place Condominium in Queensbay near here. Barat Daya district police chief Supt Anuar Omar said police received a call about the discovery of a fully-clothed body, with face covered with
