KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – The police are waiting for a suitable time to record former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement over his claim that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and other Malay rulers have been placed under house arrest. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – Petronas Lubricants International (PLI) will partner Alltruck plc, a United Kingdom transport service provider, to launch the first branded flagship workshop for commercial vehicles. It said the Petronas branded workshop embraced the company’s customer value proposition for independent garages and was set to form a larger
KUCHING, May 27 – Officers and staff of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry were today told to effectively improve the quality of their services so as to give the best services to the people. Its deputy minister Datuk Jailani Johari said as public servants, the quality of their services rendered would
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd was the most actively traded counter in the morning session after posting extraordinary first quarter financial results. At 11 am, AirAsia shares were up 20 sen to RM2.32 with 39.65 million shares traded. AirAsia in a filing to Bursa Malaysia yesterday announced
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – A new company will be established to resolve the royalty payment issues plaguing the local music industry for over 15 years. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said the decision was made to replace the two bodies that managed royalties of singers and
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – e-Halal.com, a comprehensive commerce directory portal supported by worldwide halal trustmark, is expected to generate RM300 million in turnover in its first year of operations. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the portal, an initiative by the Halal Industry Corporation (HDC), would be
GEORGE TOWN, May 27 – Penang Gerakan today expressed hopes of obtaining all necessary documents pertaining to the undersea tunnel and three expressway projects under Consortium Zenith BUCG without having to sign a Statutory Declaration (SD). Its acting youth chief Jason Loo said that the party had paid RM500 to obtain four
BUTTERWORTH, May 26 – Torrential rain, lightning and thunder swept across Penang for nearly an hour at midnight, causing dozens of trees to fall and damaging houses. Penang Fire and Rescue Department liaison officer Azman Hussain said the rain and strong winds that began at 12 midnight, also caused various damage
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – PAS thanked the government for allowing the tabling today of a Private Member’s Bill in the Dewan Rakyat to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965. PAS president and Marang MP Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said he would like to thanks to the government
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – The Private Member’s Bill on the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2016 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today reflects the openness of the government, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman. She said the move was seen to be in accordance with
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – The High Court today extended to June 9 the period for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to file his defence against the suit alleging misconduct involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) brought by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others. Judge Abu Bakar Jais had
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – A total of RM274.8 million has been allocated under the Housing Assistance Programme (PBR) to build 3,055 new housing units, and restore 8,168 units, this year. Rural and Regional Development Deputy Minister Datuk Ahmad Jazlan said the programme was aimed at providing assistance to the poor
KUCHING, May 26 – July 22 has been officially declared Sarawak Independence Day and is a public holiday. The Administrative Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department said in a statement Thursday that the date had been gazetted as Sarawak Independence Day and was a public holiday. Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said he believed that ASED bears testimony to the oneness and commitment of the ASEAN concept. Speaking at a welcoming dinner in conjunction with the 9th ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (ASED), Mahdzir said ASEAN member countries are committed to working together
KOTA KINABALU, May 26 – Insurance companies must come up with innovative products especially to anticipate major disasters, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. He said, last year was a challenging year for the insurance sector, not only with the downturn in the economy but also with earthquakes in Sabah,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – The documentary ‘Syahadah 2016’, which will be aired during the fasting month of Ramadhan will show assimilation of the Islamic faith in the eastern South Korea and the life of the Muslim community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Carrying the theme ‘the Clash of Eastern-Western Islamic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – The presence of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in the upcoming Kuala Kangsar by-election campaign will not lure Barisan Nasional supporters from among the voters, away from the coalition. UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said this was because the people had lost
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – The problem of low water pressure experienced by residents of Taman Sri Rampai, Setapak here, for the past two weeks, has led to the discovery of water theft by the developer of a 35-storey apartment block in the area. The irresponsible act was detected through an
GEORGE TOWN, May 26 – The third Penang bridge project is another ridiculous impromptu suggestion by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng ‘to kill the goose that lays the golden egg’, claims Penang MCA liaison committee secretary Dr Tan Chuan Hong. He said the bridge proposed to be built across Gurney Drive
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 – The immediate family of three passengers of MH370 were today granted permission to obtain all audio recordings and communication transcripts between Malaysia Airline System Berhad and Malaysia Airport Berhad and the ill-fated aircraft. The family’s counsel Sangeet Kaur Deo told reporters said the High Court
