KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 13 – Using the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings to pay off credit card debts or loan sharks is against the pension fund’s principle of providing retirement savings for its members, the Dewan Rakyat was told. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said the withdrawal of EPF savings was only
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 13 – About 2,000 over crowd join the USM 11th Chinese New Year Charity Gala Celebration with Astro Singer Danny Koo and Geraldine Gan. The event was launched by Deputy Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya at Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra (DTSP) here on Sunday evening. This
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 13 – The highly anticipated live-action movie of Disney fairytale “Beauty and the Beast”, will not be releasing on it’s original 16 March date here in Malaysia. According to Disney, the release date for the movie has been postponed due to an “internal review,” film distributor The
SEOUL, Mar 13 – Satellite images show that North Korea could be laying the groundwork for what could be its biggest nuclear test to date, according to a Washington-based research institute. The isolated country is carrying out “substantial tunnel excavation” at its nuclear test site, which could support an explosion up
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 13 – World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s victory in the All England Open Badminton Championships 2017 certainly had Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak rejoicing. “Datuk Lee Chong Wei you made all Malaysians proud of you! Superb display of skills and fighting spirit,” the Prime Minister said
SEOUL, Mar 13 – The liberal politician expected to succeed disgraced Park Geun-hye as South Korea’s next president could significantly soften Seoul’s stance toward North Korea and possibly delay deployment of a U.S. missile-defense system that has enraged China. A Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Park from office after upholding
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 13 – Malaysia’s infamous bomohs are back in action again.The “Raja Bomoh Sedunia” had volunteered their services to assist the country in its time of need – this time to protect Malaysia from a possible nuke attack from outside forces, including North Korea. A three-minute 18-second video of
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 12 – A strong crowd of 10,000 participants took part in 6KM I Love Penang Run, who was flagged off by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, at Beach Street, Penang here this early morning. Lim said the run was not just a casual fun run , but also to show the people
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 – Li Nang, a young migrant worker wearing hot pants and high heels, stood before the statue of a gilt goddess garlanded with the marigolds and fairy lights in Kuala Lumpur as she prayed for good business – and her own safety. Malaysia’s underground community of undocumented
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 – President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to press ahead with a controversial plan, slowed by bickering within his Republican party, to repeal Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. “We are making great progress with healthcare. ObamaCare is imploding and will only get worse. Republicans coming together to get job done!”
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 – Malaysian squash queen, Datuk Nicol David finally ended her 14-month wait to secure her first PSA World Tour title since December 2015 after winning the inaugural Ciudad de Floridablanca Women’s Squash Open title in Colombia on Saturday (Sunday in Malaysia). Second seeded Nicol showcased a dominant
MUAR, Mar 12 – The current tense relations between Malaysia and North Korea will not trigger a war as the defence ministry has yet to receive any alarming report. Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said as defence minister, he would be the first to know (if a war was imminent) but to date,
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ESSEN, Mar 12 – German police sealed off a major shopping centre in the central city of Essen on Saturday, citing the threat of a terror attack, with media reports suggesting a link to the Islamic State group. The country is on high alert following scenes of carnage at a Christmas market
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 – Malaysia will hold an official meeting with North Korea in the next few days in a bid to bring home Malaysians barred from leaving the country. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said that currently his ministry was having internal discussions with relevant parties including the police
BIRMINGHAM, Mar 11 – Lin Dan and Malaysia’s Datuk Lee Chong Wei, the two outstanding male players of the 21st century, closed in on an unexpected showdown when they reached the semi-finals of the All-England Open on Friday. Chong Wei, three times the All-England Open champion, produced a light-footed performance belying the
OTTAWA, Mar 11 – While other world leaders have been disparaged by Donald Trump or faced ire at home for trying to woo his White House, Canada’s progressive prime minister Justin Trudeau has struck up an unlikely alliance with the US president. Trudeau has been called the “anti-Trump” in a German newspaper,
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 11 – The ringgit is likely to see range-bound trade next week with the support level at 4.4390 and resistance of 4.4625, according to Hong Leong Bank (HLB) Research. It said it is also not impossible for the US dollar to retreat next week, which would allow for a
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 11 – The High Court here today dismissed an application by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his family to challenge a decision by Sungai Buloh Prison Director in not allowing him to have physical contact with family members during their visits to the prison. When handing down the
SEOUL, Mar 11 – The front-runner to succeed South Korea’s impeached president Park Geun-Hye after her dismissal over a corruption scandal is a former special forces soldier, pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer. The irony is that Moon Jae-In of the Democratic Party was once chief of staff to left-leaning president Roh
