WASHINGTON, Jul 18 – President Barack Obama condemned as “cowardly” a shooting that killed three police officers and wounded three more in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge on Sunday. Obama in a statement said for the second time in two weeks, police officers who put their lives on the line for
BUTTERWORTH, Jul 18 – The Penang DAP-led state government has been urged to explain the application to build a third bridge to link Gurney Drive and Bagan Ajam, the same with the plan to build the undersea tunnel. Opposition whip in the state assembly, Datuk Jahara Hamid said the sudden announcement by
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jul 18 – Police detained a woman and seized a pistol and drugs in a raid on a house in Taman Pauh, Perai here Saturday. Seberang Perai Tengah District Deputy Police Chief Supt Mohd Mustafa Bidin said following a public tip-off over a week, police raided the woman’s house at
BESUT, Jul 18 – Police detained two drug pushers and seized various types of drugs worth RM21,000 in an raid in Kampung Cawat, Kuala Besut here on Friday. Besut District Police chief Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said the Besut Narcotics Crime Investigation Department’s team raided a chicken slaughterhouse where the two suspects,
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 17 – Penang has once again topped the chart as a world food destination over other places including Bangkok and Paris with the endorsement of world-renowned food writer, James Oseland. Oseland, 53, is an American food writer, magazine editor and reality cooking show judge who is currently in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 17 – There is a need for a special module be created under the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) to produce anti-drug icons among the youths, said former Malaysia Prisons director-general Tan Sri Mohd Zaman Khan Rahim Khan. His suggestion came in line with the declaration of an
YANGON, Jul 17 – Myanmar’s de facto premier Aung San Suu Kyi held landmark talks with senior rebel leaders on Sunday, as she strives to seal a ceasefire with a patchwork of ethnic minority militias that have battled the national army for decades. Suu Kyi has made peace a flagship policy of
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 17 – Former Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has denied involvement in the new party to be formed by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. His name was reportedly listed among the party’s top leadership in a post that became viral on social media, including Facebook and
PADANG RENGAS, Jul 17 – The local authorities in Perak should prioritise cleanliness in efforts to attract more tourists to the state, said Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. He said not only the surroundings should be kept clean, but the food operators also need to comply with
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jul 17 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will consider whether to cooperate with the new party which former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants to set up or otherwise. Its president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said for the moment PKR had not stated its stand to
HANOI, Jul 17 – Scores of activists were detained in Vietnam’s capital Sunday as they gathered to protest against China after it rejected a recent international ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea. Anti-Chinese sentiment runs deep in communist Vietnam but the country’s authoritarian rulers move swiftly
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 17 – The number of dengue cases nationwide has decreased from 2,017 in the previous week to 1,512 cases between July 3 and July 9 (week-27) or equivalent to a 25% drop. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said although the weekly trend of cases seemed to be similar
REMBAU, Jul 17 – Umno Youth has described the intention of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to form a new party as a sign of his lack of confidence in the existing opposition parties. Its chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the failure of DAP, PKR and Parti Amanah Negara in winning the Sarawak
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 17 – Penang quadruple murder three remaining victim’s Tan Saw Sim, Chung Wah Thong and Ayden Chung funeral which happen this morning at Penang’s Batu Gantung Crematorium. At 10am, the remain bearing Wah Thong’s son, Ayden Chung, 2, was wheeled into the incinerator. The cortege of the Tan Saw
ULAANBAATAR, Jul 17 – Malaysia rejects any forms of ideological crimes and terrorism in the name of Islam bandied about by Daesh militant group. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia, which had so far detained 213 people involved in Daesh militant activities, including 27 foreigners, really condemned
ANKARA, Jul 17 – Thousands took to the streets of Turkey Saturday in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after authorities crushed a military coup that claimed at least 265 lives. After facing down the bloodiest challenge to his 13-year rule, Erdogan triumphantly addressed flag-waving supporters in Istanbul following Friday’s chaos in
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 16 – A man was fined RM3,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for being in possession of ball-shaped firecrackers and posing as a policemen while trying to enter the Bukit Aman police headquarters last Tuesday. Magistrate Mahyudin Mohmad Som meted out the sentence against Mohd Amar Kamarul Zaman,
NILAI, Jul 16 – Leaders of political parties have dismissed as insignificant the announced formation of a new political party by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the proposed aligning of it with a few other parties in a new opposition pact. MIC President Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
ULAANBAATAR, Jul 16 – Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno are getting stronger with continuous support from the people and prepared to face any new party or opposition pact, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said he had instructed all component parties of the BN to close ranks and
ISTANBUL, Jul 16 – Low-flying military jets buzzed over Turkey’s capital of Ankara. Soldiers blocked major bridges in Istanbul. State-run television announced that the military had imposed martial law. Where is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Turkey’s coup attempt? In an interview via FaceTime on CNN Turk television, he urged people to take to
