KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – The police feel it is still too early to conclude that foreign special agents had killed Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in Malaysia on Monday. Bukit Aman Special Branch director Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the investigation was going on
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – The government has so far approved 5,153,238 applications for the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) this year, acoording to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. The Prime Minister said the decision on another 3,123,950 applications would be announced next month. He said the first BR1M payment would be made
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 – President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that neither he nor his campaign team had contacts with Russian officials in the run-up to last year’s US election, contradicting an explosive report which he blasted as “fake news”. Trump also defended Michael Flynn, the national security advisor whose resignation he demanded
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – The police have arrested a Malaysian man to assist them in the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong-Nam, elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, on Monday. Selangor Police chief Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said the 26-year-old man is believed to be the boyfriend of
SEHWAN, Feb 17 – At least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded Thursday when a bomb ripped through a revered Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan, officials said, after a series of attacks which have shaken optimism over recent improvements in security. The Islamic State group (IS) claimed the attack, the deadliest
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – Come March 10, city folks will, for the first time, be treated to a colourful skyline over the cosy neighbourhood of Desa ParkCity. Thanks to a fiesta themed ‘Balloon in the Park’, the sky will see a myriad of brilliantly-coloured hot-air ballons of various sizes and shapes
SOUTH KOREAN, Feb 17 – Samsung Group de facto leader Lee Jae-yong was arrested early on Friday over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal centered around impeached President Park Geun-hye. The judge’s decision was announced at about 5:30 a.m. (20:30 GMT) on Friday, more than 10 hours after Lee had
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – The row between national badminton ace Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) technical director Morten Frost Hansen does not appear to be easing off. Chong Wei said he felt relieved after voicing out his frustration against Frost which had been simmering over the
SHAH ALAM, Feb 16 – Two foreign women suspects had remanded at Sepang magistrates’ court here this afternoon. Two suspect had remanded for 7 days beginning today to allegedly responsible for the death of a North Korean who is believed to be Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Two suspect
TELUK INTAN, Feb 16 – Livestock farm owners must comply with the Veterinary Department’s directive in dealing with Brusella Abortus which causes the infected cattle to suffer miscarriage, sterility and can lead to death. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman warned errant livestock farm owners of legal
SEOUL, Feb 16 – North Korean female assassins, armed with good looks and poison tools, are now the weapon of choice for a ruthless regime stalking its opponents, a high-profile defector told AFP on Thursday, after the latest apparent assassination. Hardy male agents wielding guns or knives have been ditched in favour of their
PYONGYANG, Feb 16 – North Korean newlyweds, soldiers and children lined up to laud their country’s rulers on Thursday, the birthday of the late Kim Jong-Il, father of both the current leader and the exiled renegade assassinated in Malaysia this week. A steady stream of celebrants made their way to a hill
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 – Malaysia will return the body of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader at Pyongyang’s request, although there are “procedures to be followed”, the deputy prime minister told reporters on Thursday. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed Pyongyang had made the request when questioned by journalists following a meeting with
SEREMBAN, Feb 15 – Negri Sembilan has been gazetted as a Brusella Abortus disease area which can lead to cattle being infected by the disease to suffer miscarriage, sterility and could lead to death after three cases were detected in the state. The disease can also infect humans if meat that is
TOKYO, Feb 15 – ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation, and NYK have taken delivery of the world’s first purpose built liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel (LBV) from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., at the Yeongdo shipyard in Busan, Korea. She will run on LNG for her maiden voyage, after
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 – Police are investigating the real identity of the North Korean national, Kim Chol who died in this country on Monday and was reported to be a half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said police were also investigating
YOKOHAMA, Feb 15 – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order for natural-gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power generation system equipment for Lamma Power Station Extension – Unit 11 (output: 350 megawatts class) to be built in Hong Kong by The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK
MACAU, Feb 15 – The talented singer-songwriter Eric Chou from Taiwan hold his “Valentine’s Day, How Have You Been?” concert in conjunction with Chinese Valentine’s Day at Studio City Event Center here Saturday. Dubbed by media as “king of the lovelorn people”, Eric had performed many of his hottest ballets such as “Let it go”, “Just My
AMSTERDAM, Feb 15 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Com4, a dedicated M2M / IoT operator, with an On-Demand Connectivity solution that will support secure remote SIM provisioning in the fast growing Internet of Things (IoT) market. Gemalto’s solution enables Com4 to offer
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 15 – The Penang football team has been losing every single match in the current Super League, and Penang Gerakan wants the team manager and Penang FA president, YB Zairil Khir Johari, to account for the dismal performance. Penang Gerakan key spokesperson Ooi Zhi Yi said Zairil should give
