KANGAR, April 7 – Indera Kayangan state assemblyman Chan Ming Kai of PKR was arrested yesterday for obstructing the installation of a telecommunications tower here. He was held at the Kangar Police headquarters at 9.30am. Kangar Police chief DSP Wari Kiew confirmed that Chan was held under Section 186 of the Penal
TOKYO, Apr 6 – Angola Cables S.A., an Angolan telecoms wholesale operator, and NEC Corporation, a leading IT system supplier, announced today that the contract to build the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first subsea fiber optic cable system ever to connect Africa and South America in the southern
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 6 – Gat Lebuh Macallum hawker stabbed case on Tuesday evening had remanded today. A 42-year-old mentally ill man has been remanded for six days to assist investigations into the case of a 58-year-old man, Lim Cheong Wah, who was stabbed to death while having his meal at a restaurant yesterday. Northeast district police Mior Faridalatrash
IPOH, April 6 – The Malaysia Consumers Association (Maconas) urged other states to emulate the Perak government’s decision to stop issuing and renewing licences for family entertainment centres as an effort to combat immoral activities. Maconas secretary-general Datuk Amarjit Singh Gill said it cannot not be denied that many entertainment centre
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman will lead the Malaysian delegation to the two-day Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism beginning Thursday in Switzerland. A Wisma Putra statement Wednesday said Anifah would also share Malaysia’s perspective and experiences on preventing violent terrorism at the national level while
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 – Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli is being held under remand for three days from today to assist in the investigation over the disclosure of documents and allegations pertaining to the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT). The remand order was issued by Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman
TOKYO, Apr 6 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced plans to globally launch the VC-970 encoder and VD-970 decoder in July 2016 as part of a new H.265/HEVC codec family that make it possible to process 4K/ Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) video in real time. This new product series is
JOHOR BAHARU, April 6 – The Sessions Court Wednesday imposed a RM15,000 fine in default six months jail on a construction company for failing to register under the Goods and Services Act 2014 before the stipulated date. MKYS Construction Sdn Bhd, represented by a director, Chang Yin Siang, 44, pleaded guilty
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is to send a letter of demand to Mohd Rafizi Ramli seeking an apology and withdrawal of an allegation that the Prime Minister misused funds from the Goods and Services Tax over the purchase of textile. This was conveyed to
PANAMA, April 6 – “We are not going to allow Panama to be made a scapegoat by third parties”, the Minister of the Presidency, Alvaro German, said , referring to the Panama Papers scandal. At a press conference, he was questioned about rumors of a conspiracy against the country and German
SEOUL, Apr 6 – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and security technology, has unveiled its BioStation L2 fingerprint terminal, which offers premium features and performance in a package with essential hardware to provide a comprehensive access control and time attendance solution. BioStation L2 is a mid-range device that can
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – Police detained Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary-general Rafizi Ramli yesterday to facilitate investigations over claims he made against Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT). Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar in a Twitter post confirmed the Member of Parliament for Pandan has been arrested. He
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – The ringgit recovered from Tuesday’s loss to open higher against the US dollar today on better demand for the local note as the outlook for a US interest rates hike remained clouded and amid higher oil prices. At 9 am, the ringgit was up at 3.9210/9260
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 6 – Ministrer of Works, Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof had flagged-off traffic as a symbol of the soft launch of the 3.2km elevated structure of the Bayan Lepas Expressway (BLE) which happen this morning. The construction of the RM337 million project, elevated structure of the BLE, is complete
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – The Governance Management Control Report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been fully completed, said PAC deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw. He hoped the report could be tabled at the Dewan Rakyat sitting this Thursday. He said it is
KOTA BELUD, April 5 – All the 83 schools closed in Papar, Beaufort and Kuala Penyu will re-open tomorrow following the improvement in the haze situation, said Sabah Education Department deputy director Maimunah Suhaibul. Maimunah said based on monitoring of the Air Pollutant Index (API) over the past two days, the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) programmes must be creative in order to remain relevant and become the choice broadcasting station of the people. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said RTM, which recently celebrated its 70th anniversary on April 1, must take into
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – The Dewan Rakyat Speaker has reminded members of parliament to take on a mild approach when debating, and not get too emotional, to prevent untoward incidents. Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia gave this reminder in light of an incident in which Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – The trial of seven men, including a doctor, charged with murdering and abetting in the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais will begin Wednesday. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Abdul Razak Musa when contacted said the High Court had fixed 16 days for hearing,
