LONDON, Jun 24 – The pound is making history after the the U.K. voted for a Brexit. Sterling slid by the most on record against the dollar, and reached its weakest level since 1985, after the U.K. voted to quit the European Union after more than four decades. U.K. stock index futures fell
LONDON, Jun 24 – There was no lack of doomsday rhetoric before Britain’s referendum on E.U. membership. European Council President Donald Tusk warned that Britain leaving the European Union could seriously threaten “Western political civilization.” Now, those fears have been stunningly amplified by the decision of British voters to break
LONDON, Jun 24 – Britain has voted for Brexit. What happens now? Nothing immediate, is the answer for EU nationals living in Britain and Britons living elsewhere in the EU, as well as for businesses on both sides of the Channel. It will all depend on negotiations that could take years—and
UNITED KINGDOM, Jun 24 – The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum. London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England. UKIP
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 24 – Debate between Penang Works, Transport and Utilities Committee chairman, Lim Hock Seng and Gerakan secretary general Datuk Liang Teck Meng regarding on the proposed undersea tunnel project on the state will be held at the Caring Society Complex here. Air Itam Assemblyman, Wong Hon Wai, who is also
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 24 – Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah, who was hospitalised in the Penang Hospital intensive care unit (ICU) for 18 days, has being discharged Thursday. Ahmad Bashah was accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Hizam Awang Ahmad, Penang Hospital anaesthesiologist Datuk Jahizah Hassan and
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 24 – Strong south-westerly winds between 40km to 50km per hour (kmph) and rough seas with high waves up to 3.5 metres are expected to continue in Reef North, Layang-Layang, Palawan and Labuan until Monday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said the waters off Phuket will also experience similar conditions
CYBERJAYA, Jun 24 – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is currently conducting a nationwide prepaid registration audit on dealers and agents of communication companies offering mobile cellular services. The purpose of the audit is to check on the accuracy and validity of the records of subscribers taken by dealers and
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 24 – A total of 5,276 applications were received for the First House Deposit Financing Scheme (MyDeposit) between April 7 and June 14, this year. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the applications were for 3,090 new houses and 2,186 subsale units. “The three
KUANTAN, Jun 24 – Pahang police have crippled the Ah Fei gang comprising three men believed to be involved in robbery armed with long parang, here. The suspects, aged 19 to 30 years, were arrested in three separate locations in Perak and Penang. Pahang CID chief, Datuk Raja Shahrom Raja Abdullah said police
TAIPING, Jun 24 – The remand order of a man who was detained to facilitate investigations into the death of a little girl in Kamunting on June 14, has been extended until June 27. Taiping district police chief ACP Harrith Kam Abdullah said the remand of the man, in his 30s, ended
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 23 – Barisan Nasional (BN) needs to carry out constituency mapping activity to really find out and ascertain what the voters really want if the party wished to win big in the 14th general election (GE14), according to National Professors’ Council (MPN) deputy chairman Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 23 – AirAsia Group has officially written to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and his ministry to seek consideration for its request to position LCCT2 as the region’s low-cost carrier hub towards establishing Kuala Lumpur as the Dubai of the East. AirAsia Bhd Chief Executive Officer
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 23 – The Cabinet Committee on Healthy Environment, at its inaugural meeting today, discussed the high-impact approach to creating a healthier living environment and ensuring the preservation of a healthy lifestyle among Malaysians. The meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, came up with high-impact
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 23 – In conjunction with Aidilfitri celebrations, PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is offering 30% toll rebate to PLUS highway users who pay for their toll electronically. The offer is only available to holders of PLUSMiles, Touch n Go and SmartTAGs cards. PLUS managing director Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid said
PETALING JAYA, Jun 23 – A “Datuk” who is well known for exposing criminal wrongdoings was detained by the police late last night for allegedly accepting RM25,000 from a man, believed to be an illegal gambling den operator. The Datuk was arrested about 10.50pm at the Nilai toll plaza where police also
BANGI, Jun 23 – The government should come up with a policy to ban the disposal of surplus food by operators, supermarkets and manufacturers in the country, said non-profit governmental organisation (NGO) Food Aid Foundation (Food Aid). Its project director Hayati Ismail said Malaysians wasted 15,000 tonnes of food including 3,000 tonnes
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 23 – Honda Malaysia today announced that it is extending its proactive measure to ensure customer safety by recalling 147,894 units of Honda vehicles to replace the front passenger airbag inflator. Honda Malaysia in a statement today said the replacement works will be carried out once the parts are
MECCA, Jun 23 – Two medical centres, with 48 doctors, will be set up by the Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji-TH) to see to the health and medical needs of 22,320 Malaysians expected to arrive on the holy land beginning August for the haj pilgrimage. The medical centre in Madinah will operate
ALOR STAR, Jun 23 – Six younger and older siblings of the two-year-old boy who died of diphtheria yesterday have also been admitted to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) in Sungai Petani last Tuesday on suspicion of being infected by the bacteria. Kedah Health director Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail, in a statement
