KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 – The government spent RM2.38 billion on sudsidy from 2013 until April, this year to stabilise the price of cooking oil in the interest of the people. Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, Datuk Hasan Arifin said the government’s decision of getting the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
HANOI, Dec 8 – Malaysia is looking at alternatives to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) if the mega trade pact does not materialise. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said among the options the country was looking at included engaging with countries it has no trade agreements through bilateral
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 8 – The 37-year-old bodyguard, who shot dead a Datuk businessman in the incident on Thursday at Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, remand extended for another 7 days at George Town magistrate’s court here on this morning. While the remand for Datuk business partner of nine years
MEUREUDU, Dec 8 – Aftershocks rattled the survivors of a devastating Indonesia earthquake that killed nearly 100 people, as officials urgently appealed Thursday for medicine and doctors to treat the hundreds injured. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake levelled hundreds of homes, mosques and businesses across Aceh province, one of the areas worst affected
HONG KONG, Dec 8 – X-Spatial Media Technology Ltd held the grand launch of its “X-Spatial 4D Psychoacoustics” technology with the movie premiere of “Beyond Skyline” at UA Cine Times, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on 7 December 2016, indicating that such epoch-making audio optimization technology is officially available
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 – President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised the alliance between Japan and the United States exactly 75 years after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour that led to America’s entrance into World War II. President-elect Donald Trump also marked the milestone anniversary with a message praising the “American heroes”
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 8 – The management of the Penang Hill Corporation had been announced in the statement on today that the Penang Hill Funicular service will be closed from 9 – 18 January 2017 (10 days) for annual preventive maintenance works, and shall resume business back on January 19, 2017. Visitor can opt for
Apple formally introduced its new Single Sign-On feature yesterday, though with a weak list of supporters, both in terms of apps and cable companies. According to a new report from The Verge, however, Apple is adding support for the ABC and Disney apps just a day after the initial launch… Starting today,
BEIJING, Dec 8 – Novogene, a leading commercial provider of genomic services and solutions with cutting edge next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics expertise; AITbiotech Pte Ltd, a Singapore biotechnology company; and the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) announced today that NovogeneAIT Genomics Singapore (NovogeneAIT) will establish a joint whole genome sequencing
SINGAPORE, Dec 7 – With reference to recent corporate developments and media reports, Mr Chen Tong, the Executive Chairman of ISR Capital Limited (“ISR Capital” or “the Company”), wishes to make following statement: Having been appointed as Executive Chairman of ISR Capital on 18 November 2016, I wish to make
HONG KONG, Dec 6 – Following its first meeting on 06 December, the CASBAA Board of Directors announced that Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the next 12 months. With almost three decades of experience in the pay television industry, Jonathan
HONG KONG, Dec 6 – E Fund HK is proud to announce that its Alternative Investments (AI) Division has been named the ‘Best Alternative Manager’ in recognition of its unique business model which results in excellent returns for investors. The 2016 Offshore China Fund Awards event, jointly organized by the
HONG KONG, Dec 6 – Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd entered into a Strategic Framework Agreement with Junhe Holdings Limited, in which Junhe Holdings will make equity investment in the Company by either subscribing for new shares of the Company or by acquiring existing shares of the Company, and
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 6 – The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is horrified with the news about the incomplete pedestrian bridge meant to connect KL Eco City and Mid Valley Megamall in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur that collapsed, says its president S.M Mohamed Idris. He said not even a month after a
Netflix has long been one of the most popular iOS apps, but over recent months, the company has seen its revenue from the mobile increase exponentially. As noted in the latest data from analytics firm SensorTower, Netflix recently cracked the number spot on the Top Grossing charts in the United States for the first
AMSTERDAM, Dec 6 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the latest version of its LinqUs Device Management solution, designed to help mobile operators provide subscribers with a seamless journey to LTE. It now offers operators real-time identification and automatic over-the-air configuration of their subscribers’
TOKYO, Dec 5 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of FUJITSU Manufacturing Industry Solution VisuaLine, an IoT solution that visualizes the operational status of the manufacturing process based on log data of operating results collected from a factory’s equipment. Sales of this solution will commence in Japan from December 5. This
Apple’s car plans have long been kept under wrap by the company itself, but a new regulatory filing shows it publicly address the industry for the time. In a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) uncovered by VentureBeat, Apple urges the government not to restrict testing of self-driving vehicles… In the letter,
Apple’s vice president of special projects Paul Deneve has disappeared from the Apple executive bios page on Apple’s website. Deneve joined Apple in 2013 after serving as chief executive officer at fashion brand Saint Laurent. His removal from the biography signifies a change in management structure; Deneve now reports to Apple COO Jeff Williams rather than Tim Cook directly.
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 2 – The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar urged Penang State Government to clouse down Voluntary Patrol Body (BPS), declaring that it was of “no use” due to Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) is still able to maintain public safety in the state. He said, such as the establishment
