KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – The current hot weather has forced Malaysians to look for options to stay cool throughout the day. Samsung Malaysia Electronics has now forward with a solution in the form of the innovative Triangle Room Air-Conditioner to beat the heat. It features an unique and compact triangle body
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – Umno Veteran Malaysia urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to not entertain any accusations relating him to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Its secretary Datuk Mustapha Yaakub said the report tabled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament yesterday clearly indicated that the Prime
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – A forensic chemist, who is also a witness in the murder trial of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, told the High Court that that a foreign DNA was found in a bloodstain on a wire. Nor Aidora Saedon, 43, of DNA Forensic Section of the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said yesterday the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on 1MDB proved false the allegation of a hidden hand that had benefited from some transactions. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Home Minister, said the recommendations contained in the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – In support of the Nike We Run KL Marathon 2016 this Sunday, LRT and Monorail services will be commencing early from 3.30 am, providing free services for officials and participants until 6 am, said Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd spokesperson Lim Jin Aun. Meanwhile, he said with a frequency
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – Parliament cannot interfere in the detention of Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli as the police are empowered to do so under laws formulated by the August body. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said the detention was under the jurisdiction of the police, in accordance
JOHOR BAHARU, April 7 – Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has defended the arrest of Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli outside the Parliament building, two days ago, in that it was conducted according to the law and police standard operating procedures (SOP). However, he also stressed the arrest was
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 7 – State executive councillor Dr Afif Bahardin lodge a report at Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) here this morning at 10am against the land sale that belonged to the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA) in Kampung Tok Keramat, Seberang Perai Selatan was sold at below market price. “I would like to
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today the Public Accounts Committee report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad shows that RM42 billion is not missing from the company as alleged by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Prime Minister said that besides showing that the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – 1Malaysia Development Berhad today dismissed as an “outright lie” a Wall Street Journal report on the Public Accounts Committee report on the government strategic investment fund. It said in a statement the PAC Governance Management Control Report had at no point suggested that funds had gone
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Failure to adhere to decisions and instructions of the Board of Directors was among the practices that led to weaknesses in governance at 1Malaysia Development Bhd, the Public Accounts Committee announced today. In the 1MDB Governance Management Control Report released in the Dewan Rakyat today, PAC
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today asked the authorities to investigate former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi and other relevant officials. In the 1MDB Governance Management Control Report released in the Dewan Rakyat today, the PAC said Shahrol Azral
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today recommended that the authorities carry out an indepth study on the Governance Management Control Report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) which was tabled in Parliament today. PAC Chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin in a statement issued here today said if any
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The Public Accounts Committee today released its report on state investment arm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The 106-page report was distributed to MPs and uploaded on the Parliament website at www.parlimen.gov.my. It contains a summary of the findings of the PAC on issues pertaining to the strategic
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) found its capital financing structure and financial performance to be “not satisfactory” leading to the weak corporate governance. However, in its Governance Management Control Report on 1MDB, the PAC said the government
CYBERJAYA, Apr 7 – Local private companyAries Telecoms (M) Bhd today launched Aries Infinity, the region’s fastest IPv6 broadband technology that provides Internet speed of up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) to business owners here for a monthly commitment fee of RM5,000. Malaysia is now amongst the few countries in the
PANAMA, Apr 7 – Iceland’s right-wing government on Wednesday have been named a new prime minister and said it would hold early elections in the autumn, after the previous leader was forced to step down over his implication in the Panama Papers scandal. The two coalition partners, the Progressive Party and the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The Ministry of Home Affairs is monitoring 1,000 Facebook accounts of terrorist groups out to spread their ideology and recruit new members, the Dewan Rakyat was told Wednesday. Deputy Minister Masir Kujat said the ministry also monitored 100 Twitter accounts and 50 websites and blogs. “Terrorist groups
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Proton is suffering from the “willing buyer, willing seller” situation and has nothing to do with lack of nationalism and patriotism among Malaysians, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said when the buyer was not willing to buy, then there was
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The prosecution will prove the involvement of seven men in the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais starting from his handling of the case of military pathologist Colonel Dr. Kunaseegaran, at the Shah Alam Sessions Court, said Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Abdul
