MUSLIM women dressed as superheroes, princesses, and mighty sword-wielding warriors took part in a hijab cosplay event in Malaysia Saturday, where the role-playing craze continues to grow. Around 20 women showcased their love for anime with elaborate make-up and costumes while still wearing their traditional hijab – the headscarf worn by
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 29 – About 2,000 over crowd join Chinese New Year celebration concert with Hong Kong Artist Ruco Chan and Malaysian Pop Singer Alvin Chong in conjunction with the launching of the Brighter Future Project he Brighter Future Project by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at Gurney Paragon Mall here
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 28 – About 25,000 guests including politicians and state leaders turned up to Penang Chief Minister Chinese New Year open house at SPICE Arena, here, today. The open house was held from 10am until about 12pm with the present of Penang Governor Tun Dr Abdul Rahman Abbas, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 22 – The Ministry of Domestic Trade Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) has listed 12 types of controlled items under the Chinese New Year Festive Season Price Control Scheme 2017 for Sabah. KPDNKK secretary general Datuk Seri Jamil Salleh said the measure to curb traders from raising prices of
NEW DELHI, Jan 22 – Rescuers struggled on Sunday to pull survivors from the wreckage of a train crash which killed 36 passengers in southern India, the latest in a series of disasters on the country’s creaking rail network. Officials were investigating whether Maoist rebels had tampered with the track, after eight
PORT DICKSON, Jan 22 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has denied that MCA had requested for the post of deputy prime minister to be given to the party as claimed by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Prime Minister said throughout his tenure as the country’s number one leader, never once did
SYDNEY, Jan 22 – A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, but a tsunami alert intially issued for the Pacific island nation and its neighbours was later cancelled. The tremor struck 40km (25 miles) west of Panguna on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville island at a depth of 153km at
LABUAN, Jan 22 – Panic buying by the public and traders has led to shortage of cooking oil at some retail stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets around the duty-free-island here. Member of Parliament for Labuan, Datuk Rozman Isli noted that some consumers were buying two to three 1.5kg and 5kg bottles of cooking
SYDNEY, Jan 22 – A major 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, with a tsunami alert issued for the Pacific island nation and neighbouring countries. The tremor struck 40km (25 miles) west of Panguna on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island at a depth of 153 kilometres
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 22 – Thousands of multi-coloured lights and Chinese lanterns was lighted up with fireworks display was happened at Kek Lok Si temple in George Town here this evening together with the present of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. Also present were State Public Works, Utilities and Public Transportation
MANILA, Jan 22 – Three Indonesian fishermen have gone missing in waters off the southern Philippines, Manila said Saturday, an area that has seen repeated kidnappings for ransom by Islamist militants. Authorities said the three Indonesians went missing on Wednesday in waters bordering the Philippines and Malaysia but the circumstances of their
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 22 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng urged Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to respect the lunar new year celebration. He voiced his surprise how police have seem to overlook Jan 27 being the eve of Chinese New Year when they wanted to record his statement, something which had already
YANGON, Jan 21 – Myanmar’s leadership was fending off a barrage of criticism on Friday over the Rohingya crisis, which a UN rights official said was destroying hope for the country’s first elected government in a generation. More than 66,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh to escape a military crackdown in the
KUANTAN, Jan 21 – The water level in several areas in the city here has risen to between 0.1m and 0.3m following continuous heavy rain since this morning. Kuantan police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Salleh said the water level began rising about 8.30am after the rain started at 6am, affecting roads such
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 – US President Donald Trump placed the battle against Islamic extremism at the heart of his foreign policy as he took office on Friday, vowing to work with allies to destroy the jihadist threat. “We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against
SEREMBAN, Jan 21 – Malaysia will implement the Road Charge (RC) to all foreign registered vehicles entering the country, including from Indonesia, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. Liow, who is also MCA president, said the rate would be RM20, same as the fee imposed on vehicles entering from Singapore.
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 – President Donald Trump assumed power Friday with a fiercely nationalistic vow to put “America first,” taking a stinging swipe at the legacy of his predecessor hours after reciting the oath of office. Hundreds of thousands of people stood on the rain-splattered National Mall to see the 70-year-old Republican
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 – The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) targets to collect between RM40 billion and RM42 billion in Goods and Services Tax (GST) this year compared with RM41.2 billion in 2016, said its Director-General Datuk Seri Khazali Ahmad. He said the department would continue with its programmes to engage the
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – Malaysia may look into the possibility of pursuing bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with the relevant Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) members should the TPP Agreement (TPPA) fail to materialise, said Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. The country would also prioritise strengthening the
