PUTRAJAYA, Mar 8 – A total of 6,320,769 applications for the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) 2017 have been approved, said the Finance Ministry. It added in a statement on Tuesday that the applications involved an allocation of RM5.41 billion. The ministry added that those who failed in their applications for BR1M
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has given his assurance that the government will do its best to ensure the safety of Malaysians in North Korea. The Prime Minister said the Government’s main focus was to ensure that the Malaysian citizens who were in North Korea would
WASHINGTON, Mar 7 – President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts. The new order, which takes effect on March 16,
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 7 – The Prime Minister has called for North Korea to immediately release all Malaysian citizens after Pyongyang banned them from leaving the country. In a statement published on Tuesday, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he condemned in the strongest terms possible, North Korea’s decision to prevent Malaysian citizens from leaving
KAWASAKI, Japan, Mar 7 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. have developed technology that makes it easy to design, build, and operate virtual network infrastructure that extend across multiple clouds and corporate networks. With conventional technology it is possible to build “virtual network infrastructure” within one
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 7 – Police have not dismissed the possibility that the suspects in the murder of North Korean exile Kim Jong-nam are still in the country’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar. He said they were waiting for these suspects to surrender
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 7 – Malaysia has declared an all-out war on drugs for 2017, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar during the launching of the 34th International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) – Far East Regional Working Group Meeting at Hotel Equatorial here this morning. He said they organise
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6 – The government’s move to create a ceiling price for petrol is a commendable step in competitive market that would benefit the people, according to the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC). MyCC commissioner, Datuk Gan Khuan Poh said by setting a ceiling price on petrol, retailers could set their
HONG KONG, Mar 6 – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the fourth Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show (28 February-4 March) and the 34th Hong Kong International Jewellery Show (2-6 March) concluded successfully. The two shows featured about 4,480 exhibitors, and attracted over 85,000
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak rebuked North Korea today as the government prepared to kick out its envoy following his disrespectful comments over the investigation into the murder of the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother. If North Korean agents did kill Kim Jong
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6 – Deliberate efforts taken by the government under its Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) have reduced reliance on petroleum-related income to 14% today from up to 41% in 2009, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abd Razak. “Had we not made the transformation that we risked, we would
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6 – The WeR1 group, with offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong handling boutique PR and investor relations services, has named Mr Justin Then as Managing Director and equity partner of its Malaysian operations, WeR1 Communications Sdn. Bhd. A notable PR practitioner, Mr Then was
SEOUL, Mar 6 – North Korea has announced it will expel the Malaysian ambassador within 48 hours, according to official news outlet KCNA. It comes after Kuala Lumpur announced it would be sending Pyongyang’s ambassador packing. The DPRK Foreign Ministry announced in a statement carried by KCNA that Malaysia’s ambassador
PETALING JAYA, Mar 6 – The North Korean Ambassador Kang Chol, who has been declared as persona non grata by the Malaysian Government had left the embassy in Jalan Batai at 3.50pm today. Kang was given 48 hours to leave the country on March 4 until 6pm today. He quickly get up
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 5 – A 25-year-old driver was found burnt to death in the driver’s seat of a Proton Saga FLX after the car lost control and smashes into a tree and caught fire at Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway today. The morning accident occurred in front of the Malaysia Highway Authority Penang office
TOKYO, Mar 5 – A helicopter conducting a mountain rescue exercise crashed with nine local officials aboard in Japan on Sunday and at least three people are feared dead, officials and media reports said. A police helicopter located the crashed helicopter on a snowy mountainside in Nagano prefecture in central Japan, public
BANGKOK, Mar 5 – The murder of Kim Jong-Nam at the KL International Airport 2 (klia 2) three weeks ago, has somewhat rekindled interest from a Japanese association on a mysterious incident that happened 39 years ago. On Aug 20,1978, four young Malaysian and a Singaporean women disappeared mysteriously after they were asked
WASHINGTON, Mar 5 – President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Barack Obama of tapping his phones during last year’s White House campaign, charges that his predecessor denied as “simply false”. “I’d bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October,
LABUAN, Mar 5 – Diving is a top draw in attracting tourists to Malaysia as the country offers over 40 diving destinations and marine parks, said Tourism Malaysia (TM) Deputy Director-General (Tourism) Datuk Seri Abdul Khani Daud. He said these dive sites did not only serve as ecotourism wonders but also as
This is a statement by Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia regarding the Malaysian government’s declaration of Kang Chol, the ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as ‘persona non grata’. PUTRAJAYA, Mar 5 – Pursuant to my instructions, His Excellency Mr. Kang Chol, the Ambassador of
