KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 – Vivian Lee, the former girlfriend of controversial blogger Alvin Tan, was ordered by the High Court here today to enter her defence on a charge of insulting the Muslims by making an offensive posting on their Facebook. Judge Abdul Rashid Daud made the ruling after finding
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 – You can continue to use poppy seeds as a spice in cooking. The police will not arrest you. This assurance comes from Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar himself. He said poppy seeds are a spice long used in our cooking. He said it is
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 – The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) formed an investigation team for the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) last Friday to scrutinise the report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the investigation team, headed by him, would investigate the government’s
KUCHING, April 14 – The Election Commission has advised employers to give their employees time off work to vote in the Sarawak state election, polling for which is on May 7. EC chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said the employers were bound by subsection 25(3) of the Election Offences Act
KUCHING, April 14 – The number 11 seems to hold special significance for the coming Sarawak state election. The Sarawak assembly was dissolved on April 11 to pave the way for the 11th state election. The 11th Sarawak Chief Minister, Tan Sri Adenan Satem, will lead the State Barisan Nasional in a
LANGKAWI, April 14 – The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, today opened the Adya Hotel Langkawi, the first Islamic concept hotel on the island. The four-star 207-room hotel, wholly owned by Kedah government subsidiary Permodalan Kedah Berhad and managed by PKB Management and Services Sdn Bhd, started operating
KUCHING, April 14 – Sarawakians go to the polls on May 7 in the 11th state election. Nomination is on April 25, the Election Commission announced here today after a special meeting. EC chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said a total of 1,138,650 registered voters are eligible to vote in this
AMSTERDAM, Apr 14 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its mobile security solution, Ezio Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK), has achieved security certification from the well-recognized ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Securite des Systemes d’Information) governmental agency for network and information security. Ezio
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Thursday announced a RM400,000 allocation to upgrade the Sentul Gurdwara Sahib. He made the announcement in his speech at a tea reception at the Sikh temple in conjunction with ‘Vaisakhi’, the Sikh new year, today. Ahmad Zahid
KUCHING, April 14 – The Election Commission began its meeting at 9.30 am Thursday to set the nomination and polling dates for the 11th Sarawak state election. Attending the meeting held at Merdeka Palace Hotel are EC chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah and state director Datu Takun Sungga. A press conference
JAKARTA, April 14 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the actions of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who is trying to interfere in the country’s administration was because the former prime minister still wanted to be in control. Najib said Dr Mahathir was trying this because he had his own
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 – Malaysians will now be able to enjoy Cerebos Malaysia’s latest offering – health drink Ca’Ya. Cerebos Malaysia in a statement here Wednesday said the product, a mix of habbatus sauda and ginseng, was an energy booster, strengthens immunity and a “fatigue buster”. Ca’Ya is sold at RM5.80 a
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 – Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih (SBJK) is the only school in the country which uses a special module prepared by the Education Ministry to help street children study. SBJK principal Zulkarnain Fauzi said the school used the ‘Multi-Grade Learning’ format which saw children put into classrooms according to
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 – The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president, Tan Sri Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar have been warned the state sports councils to stop pinching the national athletes who have qualified for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Tunku Imran said some of the states want these athletes
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 13 – The 11th World Chinese Buddhist Sangha Congress was officiate by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on this morning at the Bayview George Town Hotel. He said the opening remarked on the importance of religious freedom but more so on the deeper meanings of mutual respect and cooperation among the
KUCHING, April 13 – Sarawak’s capital investments surged to RM11.8 billion last year from RM8.4 billion in 2014 and RM6.8 billion in 2013, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said. He said the Malaysian Investment Development Authority projected the state’s capital investments this year’s to surpass last year’s
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 – AirAsia Bhd become the first low-cost carrier to win the Catering Innovation of the Year at the 2016 Onboard Hospitality (OBH) Awards ceremony held in Hamburg, Germany, recently. In a statement today, AirAsia said the award was for its Barista in the Skies gourmet coffee products,
KEPALA BATAS, April 13 – The Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat youth movement (AMK) today lodged a police report on the sale of land belonging to the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA) in Kampung Tok Keramat, Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) allegedly at below market prices. State AMK strategic director Mohd Radzi
GEORGE TOWN, April 13 – The Penang DAP government will give full cooperation to the federal government in ensuring the success of road projects under the Ministry of Works in the state, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said he was prepared to cooperate in terms of land acquisition and
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 – Senior deputy public prosecutor Datuk Kevin Morais might have been smothered to death, the High Court was told here today. Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensics medical consultant Dr Nurliza Abdullah, 51, said this was based on the conditions of a victim who suffered from asphyxiation. “In such
