GEORGE TOWN, Jul 14 – Family members of the three victims who gunned down in chicken processing factory at Batu Maung yesterday, today performed religious rites to appease the souls of the departed. Chung Lay Pheng, 37, who is the daughter of Tan Saw Sim, 55, with her 18-year-old son Lee Wai Kiet
PETALING JAYA, Jul 14 – SP Setia Bhd asked that Bank Negara Malaysia consider loosening lending rules in a bid to bolster the soft property market, as it applauded its move to cut the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3%. An OPR cut is largely expected to be
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 14 – Penang DAP has not made a decision to take the issue of the dissolution of the State Assembly to the party’s Central Committee or to the opposition coalition, said state DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow. Refusing to elaborate on the issue, he said the matter was “old
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) yesterday explained that its first rate cut in seven years was to ensure that the monetary policy steers the domestic economy on a steady growth path amidst global uncertainties. In a statement released following its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, the central
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 – There will be a continuation of a bound closure from Pizza Hut at Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) to Indah Water Konsortium, here for two and a half months starting July 15 to Sept 30, to facilitate construction work for the TTDI MRT Station. The closure
IPOH, Jul 14 – The Perak state government’s approach of making Ipoh city a “Hipster Town” has borne fruit as it is recognised as among the top 10 interesting destinations to be visited in Asia. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the approach had, among other things, revived some
KUANTAN, Jul 13 – Police detained four Negri Sembilan supporters for allegedly assaulting a Felda United supporter after the 2016 Malaysia Cup opening match between the two teams at the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium, Jengka, near Maran, last night. Maran District Police chief DSP Mat Rizal Mat Radzi said the male suspects,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 13 – The suggestion by the government to have only women doctors deliver babies at public hospitals is ideal, but impossible to be implemented, even in the long-run, said Dr Murizah Mohd Zain, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital. She said this was because the
BENTONG, Jul 13 – The unusually hot weather unexpectedly ended in a massive storm here yesterday evening which let more than 100 houses and a number of buildings damaged.Pahang Civil Defence Department (JPAM) director Col (PA) Zainal Yusoff said the affected areas comprised Kampung Batu 1, Kampung Chamang Baru, Kampung Chamang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 13 – The High Court here today ordered Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) to file their defence statement over a suit filed by the next of kin of six crew onboard the ill-fated MH17. Deputy Registrar Mohamad Shafiq Mohd Sazali gave the two companies
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 13 – A nasi lemak seller will be spending one month behind bars from today for stealing a Myanmar woman’s handbag at a Baptist church here. Magistrate Nur A’minahtul Mardiah Md Nor meted out the sentence to Cheong Chee Kheong, 45, after he admitted stealing a handbag belonging to
AMSTERDAM, Jul 13 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has begun rolling out its new secure and redesigned driver’s license and identification (ID) card across the state. The polycarbonate-based driver’s license gives Maryland residents
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 13 – Penang State Assembly the possibility to be dissolved early due to the the issue of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was charged with two corruption in Penang High Court last month. However, DAP Organising Secretary Anthony Loke said DAP centre had yet to discuss the matter.
BANGKOK, Jul 13 – The privileges enjoyed by Malaysian passport holders has turned the country’s passport into one of the most highly sought-after travel documents by “clients” of fake passport syndicates, according to the Thailand Immigration Bureau. Its commissioner, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn Prousoonthorn said the privileges and the benefits accorded
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jul 13 – Police arrested four men to assist investigation into the case of a 13-year-old boy kidnapped in a playground near his house on June 29. Penang Crime Investigation Department chief Datuk Razaruddin Hussain @ Abdul Rashid said the four men, aged in their 20s, were arrested in the
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 13 – Fans of animation character BoBoiBoy will get to see their hero in a new series, BoBoiBoy Galaxy at the end of this year. Animonsta managing director Nizam Razak said Animonsta Studios Sdn Bhd, as producers of the BoBoiBoy series, had allocated RM5 million to make the new 26-episode animation show. “This is a rebranding
LONDON, Jul 13 – David Cameron chaired his final cabinet meeting on Tuesday after six years as Britain’s prime minister, as incoming premier Theresa May prepared to form a new government to deliver Brexit. May led tributes to Cameron at the meeting, which was described by ministers as “emotional”, and posed for
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 13 – Four in a family, including a two-year-old boy, were gunned down in a chicken processing factory at Batu Maung early this morning. Police said they were informed of the incident at 2.55am that a 32-year-old man, believed to be on drugs, had rushed into the container home opened fire
JOHOR BARU, Jul 12 – A businessman cheated death after being shot at several times by two men in front of his house at Taman Seri Fajar, near Batu Pahat, Monday night. Batu Pahat Police chief ACP Abdul Wahib Musa said the incident occurred around 10pm after the businessman, known only as
PETALING JAYA, Jul 12 – First-person view (FPV’s) or Remote controlled (RC) aircrafts have been a point of contention around the world with many countries imposing strict regulations on them while some have imposed an out-right ban. Countries like France, Germany, South Africa and Romania among others have banned it with South
