WARSAW, Jul 8 – US President Barack Obama on Friday denounced the “despicable” attacks in Dallas in which snipers shot dead five police officers during a protest against police shootings of black men. Obama said they still don’t know all the facts. He said what they do know is that there has been
SHAH ALAM, Jul 8 – A man who used a Mercedes Benz car in an attempt to wrench an automated teller machine (ATM) from a food court here on Wednesday, panicked and fled the scene when the security alarm was triggered. In the incident about 5.30am, the ATM at the Section 2
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 8 – The Ministry of Health is looking for a solution for medical graduates who have to wait long to get their posting for housemanship in government hospitals. Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the ministry was discussing the matter with the Public Service Commission and the Public Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 8 – Five police officers were killed and six others wounded by snipers in chaotic scenes in Dallas during a protest against police shootings of black men, with a suspect warning that bombs were planted throughout the city center. City Police Chief David Brown said two snipers shot at “police
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 7 – Penang celebrates George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage site which is unique architectural and cultural townscape is unparalleled anywhere in East and Southeast Asia, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the episode this year will take place on various venues around George
JOHOR BARU, Jul 7 – A 76-year-old man arrested for sharing a crude photograph insulting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in a WhatsApp group has been released on a one-month police bond. Johor police chief Datuk Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said today the man had been held under remand after
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 7 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has warned the state think tank Penang Institute not to tarnish the image of the state government which funded it. Lim had reminded the institute to “bear in mind that you are working for the institute that is funded by the
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 7 – All passengers using KL Sentral to enter Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and klia2 would be screened as a security measure against terrorist threats. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said baggages would be inspected with a sensor and scanning machine. “Aside from KL Sentral, security control
PADANG BESAR, Jul 7 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad has raised from six to 28 its electric commuter train service trips daily between Butterworth and Padang Besar beginning July 1 due to encouraging public response. KTMB president Lt Col (Rtd) Datuk Sarbini Tijan said the 400-passenger three-coach trains were almost always full
HONG KONG, Jul 7 – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), today announced a four-pillar strategy under the company’s corporate mission – “Innovation Never Stops.” The new strategy aimed at accelerating its Asia Pacific business growth includes
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 7 – The youth and sports ministry is coordinating with various youth organisations and experts to reach out to the targeted group to educate them on the dangers of militancy and extremism.Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry was also studying various aspects, including the social media platform on how
PARIS, Jul 7 – Stormshield, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space and a key player in the cyber security market, and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, are strengthening their technological relationship with the development of this technology capable of providing end-to-end security for the
TOKYO, Jul 7 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd., a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has completed delivery of its very first “ABLASER” laser micromachining system. The “ABLASER,” the first product developed by the company in its laser machining system business, was delivered to a leading
BENGHAZI, Jul 7 – A car bomb killed 11 soldiers in Libya’s second city Benghazi as they held evening prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a military source said Thursday. Benghazi has been hit by repeated bombings since troops under the command of controversial General Khalifa Haftar drove
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 7 – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan wants to expose the public on the functions of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) in simple terms. He said the people should understand the functions of the EPU given that it is an important national central agency. He said
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 7 – Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar warned of stern action against media practitioners who allow the Daesh militant group to convey their message to the public. He said media which went for scoops or sensational stories by interviewing Malaysian Daesh militants in Syria. For example, he
DAMASCUS, Jul 7 – The Syrian army said Wednesday it was observing a 72-hour ceasefire across the country for the holidays marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The announcement did not say if the truce extends to jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group or Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 – Bukit Jalil Fire and Rescue department spokesperson said a woman was shot dead by an unknown assailant near a petrol station in Jalan Hujan Emas, Taman OUG here today. He said police received a distress call from public about 2pm, claiming that that an accident had taken
TOKYO, Jul 6 – Fujitsu Limited, Oracle Corporation, and Oracle Corporation Japan today announced that they have agreed to form a new strategic alliance to deliver enterprise-grade, world-class cloud services to customers in Japan and their subsidiaries around the world. In order to take the advantage of cloud computing to
BEIJING, Jul 6 – GSR GO Scale Capital today announced it has signed a non-binding framework agreement with SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (“SPI Energy”) (Nasdaq: SPI) for the issuance of US$500 million worth of convertible bonds (CB) by SPI Energy, addressing investment opportunities in the alternative energy industry. Pursuant to the
