KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and Children Investigation Division recorded 567 cases of missing children from January to the end of May this year. Bukit Aman CID (Investigations and Legal) deputy director Datuk Law Hong Soon said of the total, 374 children were found again. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – The ringgit is likely to remain bearish against the US dollar next week, with the greenback staying firm on heightened expectations of a US interest rate hike in the near term. Hong Leong Bank Senior Manager for Bond and Economic Research Choong Yin Pheng said
CAIRO, Jun 4 – Egypt says a French ship has picked up signals from deep under Mediterranean Sea, presumed to be from black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, killing all 66 passengers and crew on board. The Civil Aviation Ministry is citing a statement from the
KUALA LUMPUR, JUN 4 – KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit services will resume as normal at 3pm today after the completion of rectification work, according to Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL). ERL in its official Facebook page said they were conducting rectification work due to damage to the tracks, trains
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) expects one million visitors to attend the event ‘KenDurian’ (Durian Party) to be held in the conjunction with the Durian Fiesta 2016 for three days which will beginning on July 29. FAMA chairman Tan Sri Badruddin Amiruldin said the
LOS ANGELES, JUN 4 – Boxing icon Muhammad Ali died on Friday, a family spokesman said in a statement. The spokesman, Bob Gunnell said after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. Ali, whose fame transcended sport during a remarkable heavyweight boxing
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 3 – The Penang State Government may have overpay up to five times higher than gazetted standard rates over the feasibility study for the undersea tunnel project and the three paired roads on the island, said Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Datuk Huan Cheng Guan. Huan’s was referring
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 3 – Police detained a husband and wife couple and seized 182 kilogrammes of ganja worth about RM540,000 in two raids around Jelutong, here on Thursday. Acting on public tip-off and intelligence, the Bukit Aman Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group (Sting) team, with the cooperation of the Penang
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 3 – The government has agreed to reduce the break time for public servants by half an hour during the month of Ramadan, said Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa. He in a statement Thursday said this step was taken to allow them to take advantage of
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jun 3 – Idols at a Hindu temple that were decorated with jewellery were reported damaged and dispositioned, purportedly by irresponsible parties in Penanti, here Wednesday night. Penang CID chief Datuk Razaruddin Husain@ Abdul Rashid said a report on the incident in Penanti was received at 9pm. “A priest saw the idols
BUTTERWORTH, Jun 3 – The Package 12, Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (Sungai Dua WTP) was officiated by the Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at Sungai Dua, Butterworth here this morning. Lim said the Sungai Dua WTP is a critical water supply installation that produces more than 80% of the treated
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 3 – Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) expresses great concern that Malaysia has been, for the wrong reasons, identified by TRAFFIC (a wildlife trade monitoring network) as a popular transit country used by criminal networks for the lucrative illegal wildlife trade. Its president S.M. Mohamed Idris said the theme
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 3 – Police are taking steps to identify the victims of British paedophile Richard Huckle who admitted to multiple counts of molesting Malaysian children. Federal Police’s Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division assistant principal director ACP Ong Chin Lan said Bukit Aman had already asked London-based National Crime Agency (NCA) to hand
KOTA BAHARU, Jun 3 – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang Thursday questioned the action of DAP which disputed the tabling of the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Bill 2016 which he tabled in Dewan Rakyat on May 26. Abdul Hadi said the DAP need not interfere in matters involving Muslims because the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 2 – The High Court judge who was to preside over the application by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his family for leave for judicial review against Sungai Buloh Prison has recused himself from the case. Justice Datuk Hanipah Farikullah made the decision in chambers during which Anwar and his family were
SINGAPORE, June 2 – Spikes Asia has today announced the Jury Presidents to head the 14 juries at this year’s Festival. With two new awards and an overhaul of many of the existing categories, the competition now more closely reflects the changing nature of the industry. “The Asia Pacific region
AMSTERDAM, Jun 2 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has deployed a new mobile app-based ticket for the greater Helsinki area through its Netsize Transport Ticketing offer. Finnish users of the Helsinki transport network will now be able to use their mobile phones to pay for public transport
TOYOTA CITY, Jun 2 – Toyota extends its heartfelt sympathy to everyone affected by the severe earthquakes that struck the area around Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu on April 14 and after. Toyota is providing the following support for local relief efforts, and we will continue to do everything we
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 2 – The Penang state government is pleased to announce Penang’s first “The Penang Digital Library”. This initiative is supported by the Penang state government in collaboration with Keysight Technologies and E&O and supported by TIME. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said this project was inspired by a
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 1 – MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai urged Penang MCA together to uphold the Constitution. Penang MCA deputy chairman Tan Teik Cheng also said that Penang MCA oaths to be President’s strong backing, to prevent Hudud passed by Parliament! Liow noted that Hudud will subvert
