SINGAPORE, Feb 13 – New Silkroutes Group Limited (“NSG” or the “Group”), an investment holding company with core capabilities in energy trading and healthcare management, said today its wholly-owned International Energy Group Pte Ltd (“IEG”) has achieved its biggest quarterly revenue and net profit since the oil and gas subsidiary
BANGKOK, Feb 13 – The police have detained four suspected couriers in connection with the seizure of nearly one million methamphetamine pills from a house in southern Thailand. The suspects — two men and two women — were picked up at the house in Phattalung. According to a source in Narcotics Suppression
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 – Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob will have his day in court over a defamation lawsuit against Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd. A five-man bench led by Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin reinstated the lawsuit and ordered the case to be sent back to the Kuala
Apple is now a member of the Wireless Power Consortium. As spotted by 9to5mac, the website has recently been updated to feature Apple as one of the 213 members. This update fuels recent rumors that Apple is going to add wireless charging in the next iPhone. While wireless charging is nothing new, Apple has been very
MALACCA, Feb 13 – Two DAP Malacca assemblymen who announced yesterday that they were leaving the party, today submitted their resignation notices to Malacca State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Othman Mohamad. Lim Jak Wong (Bachang) and Chin Choon Seong (Kesidang) handed their letters personally to Malacca DUN Secretary Mohd Yusof Abu
SYDNEY, Feb 13 – Love may be in the air but Saint Valentine’s Day is also peak time for scamming lonely hearts for money, an Australian government body warned today. Romance scams cost victims more money than any other form of cheating, with those aged over 45 more likely to be stung,
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 13 – Penang Gerakan Acting Youth Chief Jason Loo took the opportunity during the Valentine’s Day festival to give roses to the owners of traditional Kopitiam and hawkers in George Town, to appreciate their efforts in preserving the living stories of Penang. He said most Malaysian youths spend
AMSTERDAM, Feb 13 – As data encryption is more widely adopted to protect sensitive applications and information, Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of two new solutions that give enterprises unparalleled speed, performance and security when encrypting data across the cloud, enterprise
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 13 – The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) had warned consumers as early as 1980s – three decades ago – and went on to publish a book titled Halal Haram on the subject of halal products in 2006 but the warning has fallen on deaf ears. One of the products that CAP
BERLIN, Feb 12 – Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to be elected Sunday as the new ceremonial head of state. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad and act as a kind of moral arbiter
PETALING JAYA, Feb 12 – Felda is in the process of selling a hotel in London worth about RM543 million, said its chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abd Samad. He said the tender for the sale of the hotel, which was bought in 2012, was in the process of being completed. “There are
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 – The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) hopes more private companies would step in to sponsor the upcoming Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. OCM secretary-general Datuk Low Beng Choo said the involvement of private bodies, especially Malaysian companies, would be crucial to achieve the target of hosting the best
JOHOR BARU, Feb 12 – Felda chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad today clarified that the agency had not lost RM4.3 billion as reported. The Johor Baru Member of Parliament said he has a list of how the RM4.3 billion was utilised, namely for long term investment, both here and abroad. “There
BOGOTA, Feb 12 – President Juan Manuel Santos spoke with US President Donald Trump on the phone Saturday and asked him to support Colombia’s peace plan with FARC rebels, the Latin American leader said on Twitter. Santos, in a series of posts, described their conversation as “productive.” “@POTUS expressed his support for
KOTA BARU, Feb 12 – PAS will not join Pakatan Harapan as long as the pact is participated by DAP and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), said its vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah. Mohd Amar, who concurred with the decision made by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang on the issue,
SANDAKAN, Feb 12 – Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will meet Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general tomorrow on his candidacy for the president’s post of the main body. However Khairy said he had yet to decide whether to contest or otherwise. “Probably I will meet FAM secretary-general (Datuk Hamidin Mohd
LUNDU, Feb 12 – Two early voting centres for the Tanjong Datu state by-election, comprising Lundu Community Hall in Kampung Sungai Lundu and Sempadi Camp ULS Hall opened at 8am today. A total of 188 voters or 1.9 percent of the 9,959 registered voters in the by-election comprised early voters who would
MEXICO CITY, Feb 12 – The monarch butterfly population dropped by a quarter in its Mexican wintering grounds this season and US President Donald Trump’s planned wall could affect its migration from Canada, Mexican authorities said Thursday. The orange and black butterfly covered 2.91 hectares of pine and fir forest in the
ALOR STAR, Feb 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has listed determination, teamwork and appropriate strategies as ingredients needed to ensure Barisan Nasional’s (BN) success in the 14th general election (GE14). Citing the successful outing of the Baiduri team from Perak in the badminton tournament under the annual
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 12 – Penang Chap Goh Meh Celebration 2017, which marks the last day of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration, was happening at Fort Cornwallis here this evening together with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his wife, Betty Chew. Among the highlights were the traditional orange throwing
