GEORGE TOWN, Apr 1 – A businesswoman Phang Li Koon has arrived at the George Town District police headquarters this morning at 9:30am with a man, who believe is her lawyer. She was here to assist in the investigation over her statutory declaration (SD) over the sale of her bungalow in
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has resigned as chairman of Proton Holdings, along with several other government-linked posts, according to a media release on his blog. A letter of resignation was sent to Group Managing Director of DRB-HICOM Berhad, Mr Syed Faisal Albar on Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government allocated RM400 million to Kelantan last year, making it among the states to receive the highest amount. Najib who is also Finance Minister said the sum did not include allocation given to state agencies, compassionate funds
KAWASAKI, March 30 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. (collectively “Fujitsu Laboratories”) today announced the development of automatic test-generation technologies to limit excessive testing work and enhance efficiencies for agile development – an evolutionary approach to developing software which incrementally adds small-scale functions, and then one
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 – The police have crippled two drug syndicates with the arrest of five African nationals and a local woman in two separate raids here and also in Selangor. The foreigners comprised the three Nigerian men and two Ugandan women. The police seized syabu weighing 14.13kg worth RM2.14 million
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 – The Magistrate Court here Tuesday set April 15 to decide on the application filed by activists Adam Adli Abd Halim and Mohd Fariz Abd Talib to refer the constitutional issue of their street demonstration charge to the High Court. Magistrate Mohd Rehan Mohd Aris set the
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 – Individuals wishing to sell goods online must register with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) starting from next year. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said his ministry was in the process of drafting regulations involving all sales of items, including one-offs. “Even
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – The so-called ‘Save Malaysia’ gathering on Sunday was anything but about saving Malaysia, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said that to save Malaysia, the Constitution should be protected instead of violated, like how they were proposing to oust the
PUTRAJAYA, March 29 – The Malaysian High Commission in Islamabad will continue to monitor the situation although no Malaysian casualty was reported in Pakistan’s east Lahore city suicide bomber attack on March 27. In a statement on Tuesday, Wisma Putra said the Malaysian Government strongly condemned the attack which had thus
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – The police have detained five taxi drivers who took part in a protest against ride-hailing apps Uber and Grabcar in Jalan Bukit Bintang here Tuesday. Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainol Samah said the taxi drivers, aged between 30 and 50, were nabbed for failing to
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement to do things ‘outside the box’ to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak can be considered seditious, says Home Deputy Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. “Dr Mahathir made the statement on Sunday, during the closed-door
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – The Transport Ministry will ensure that alternative taxi services like Uber and Grabcar are registered under the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) as soon as possible, said its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said SPAD had been asked to speed up the registration process
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – No Malaysians were identified as passengers or crew on board EgyptAir Flight MS181 which was hijacked earlier Tuesday. A Malaysian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said this was verified through the flight manifest. She said according to the flight manifest, no Malaysians have been identified at the moment. The Airbus
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – Another piece of debris, believed to be part of the vanished Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 aircraft was found in South Africa yesterday, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said the debris was being studied to confirm whether it was part of the Boeing
ATHENS, March 29 – The hijacker of the EgyptAir plane, who was identified as Seif El Din Mustafa, has been arrested at Larnaca Airport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus said in a tweet. It said the suspected hijacker of an EgyptAir airliner surrendered to authorities on Tuesday. According to Reuters, the hijacker
HONG KONG, March 29 – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organised by The Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair is the world’s largest fair of its kind. The Fair will run from 27-30 April 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
TOKYO, March 29 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Vietnam Limited (collectively, “Fujitsu”), and Acecook Co., Ltd. and Acecook Vietnam JSC announced that they have agreed to build a shared distribution-information system that Japanese companies doing business in Vietnam can use for high-quality local distribution. Before the system goes into shared
AMSTERDAM, March 29 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will provide its Cinterion(R) wireless module to Wuhan Intest Electronic Technology Co Ltd (Intest) to enable 4G LTE connectivity on their Telematics-Box (T-Box). Intest is a leading provider of end-to-end automotive solutions in China. The Gemalto-enabled
SINGAPORE, March 29 – UNIQLO today announces that it will open its first global flagship store in Singapore, and in the Southeast Asia region, in the autumn of this year. The new store, which will be the largest UNIQLO store in Singapore and in the region, will be located in
ATHENS, March 29 – Cyprus broadcasting (CYBC) reported that the hijacker of an EgyptAir plane that was forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday may have personal motives. The hijacker had an ex-wife in Cyprus, CYBC said. Witnesses said the hijacker threw a letter on the apron of the airport in Larnaca,
