PUTRAJAYA, May 18 – Passport counters at five Immigration offices will be closed temporarily this weekend. The Immigration Department in a statement here today said this was to ensure the process of putting in place the Malaysian International Passport using polycarbonate data page goes smoothly. The offices involve UTC Johor Baharu,
HATYAI, May 18 – Hatyai police detained a friend of the late Mohd Nizam Ahmad Basrah, who was shot dead two days ago, to assist in the investigation on the murder case. Deputy Head of the Hatyai police, Khittichai Sankha-thavorn said the Thai male national, who was detained in the tourist
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng hope Putrajaya discuss together with Indonesian government’s and ask Indonesian President Joko Widodo to reconsider on new maid ruling which to stop sending female workers republic as maids abroad starting next year. “I hope that Federal Government can discuss this issue with Indonesia Government. Although it is the right of
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – Penang Chief Minister Cup International Basketball Championship 2016 will be held at Han Chiang Indoor Stadium from 3th to 7th June 2016. So far there were 6 team from Malaysia and overseas participant had confirmed their participation. The foreign teams are China, Chinese Taipei, India, Thailand
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – The managing of Bumiputera Housing Quota by the Penang Government was found to be unsatisfactory, according to the Auditor-General’s Report 2015, Series 1. The report tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday said although the state government had set 30 per cent bumiputera quota for each
LONDON, May 18 – UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) had afforded Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad enormous benefits and enabled him to be prime minister for 22 years. However, his action of opposing UMNO now caused many to think he was stabbing the party which also gave enormous benefits to his family
BALIK PULAU, May 18 – The body of Mohd Nizam Ahmad Basrah, 28, who was shot dead at Phadungpakdee Road, Hatyai, Thailand on May 16 was laid to rest at the Sungai Pinang Muslim cemetery in Balik Pulau at 1.45am, Wednesday. Nizam’s father, Ahmad Basrah Awang, 49, and his family had
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – A Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representative on Wednesday questioned why the Penang DAP government has until now not allowed Pulau Jerejak to be gazetted as a state park. Opposition leader, Datuk Jahara Hamid (BN – Teluk Ayer Tawar) said the state government had on April 18,
TOKYO, May 18 – The Japan Gymnastics Association, Fujitsu Limited, and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced an agreement to conduct joint research on scoring support technology for gymnastics competitions. This research will combine Fujitsu Laboratories’ 3D laser sensors and 3D data processing technology–to discern athlete’s joint position and technique–with the Japan
TOKYO, May 18 – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that “Geodesic Capital Fund I” has concluded the final closing with the aggregate investment amount of $335 million. The fund is aimed at providing investment capital for innovative technology startups in Silicon Valley, USA. Geodesic Capital was founded by
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said Radio Television Malaysia is not interested in broadcasting “live” debates related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) by any parties. He said debates on 1MDB were no longer relevant because the Public Accounts Committee and Auditor-General
GEORGE TOWN, May 17 – A fake charity message using Penang Gerakan Vice Chairman Oh Tong Keong’s name is being spread on social messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Wechat since Sunday. The message written in Mandarin were “whoever has unused clothes and shoes for children aged between six to 12
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Legal action can be taken against any individual, group or organisation who make defamatory remarks related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). In a written reply in parliament, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) said laws such as the Sedition Act 1948, the Printing Presses and Publication Act 1948
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Fresh buying interest helped the ringgit to end higher against the US dollar today. At 5 pm, the local unit was quoted at 4.0160/0210 against the greenback from Monday’s 4.0270/0330. A dealer said the stronger ringgit was in line with higher crude oil prices, which rose to
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – The High Court set July 28 to hear submissions on points of law over powers of the state to restrict people from leaving the country in Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua Kiam Wee’s judicial review the application. Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – A Royal Malaysian Air Force Aermacchi MB-339CM fighter aircraft had reportedly crashed in Kampung Serun near Nenasi, Pekan this afternoon. According to an RMAF statement, the jet based at the Kuantan air base experienced technical problems while doing training flight manoeuvres at 12.54pm. The statement said both
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today stated that shooting of drug addicts and traffickers, as proposed by a lawmaker, is not suitable for implementation in this country. He said this when asked to comment on the proposal made by Kinabatangan Member of Parliament
GEORGE TOWN, May 17 – The RM50 billion 1MDB scandal can not be covered up unless the Federal government comes clean by making public the Auditor-General’s Report on the scandal, tabulating the cost of the negative impact of the first debt default by a government entity last month and early this month
GEORGE TOWN, May 17 – Penang Gerakan Youth Chief Jason Loo urged Penang State Government to abolish the requirement to sign Statutory Declaration (SD) when applicants purchase documents under the Freedom of Information enactment (FOI) access. He said he was required to sign a SD during purchasing the of the Bayan Bay
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s intention was trying to pull down Barisan Nasional (BN) which called BN to be defeated in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections points to a plot to bring down the coalition, says UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. He noted that the
