GEORGE TOWN, March 16 – Twelve Penang Municipal Council (MBPP) councillors yesterday demanded a public apology from fellow councillor Dr Michael Lim Mah Hui and withdraw his allegation that MBPP towed only one car in a month. Councillor Harvinder Singh said the statement by Dr Michael Lim was completely untrue as in
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 – Police have busted the largest drug distribution and smuggling syndicate in the country so far this year with the seizure of 1.2 tonnes of ganja worth RM4.2 million at two locations, in Selangor and Kedah. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Mokhtar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – A meeting is to be held tomorrow at the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to discuss what measures to take in view of the current hot and dry weather caused by the El Nino phenomenon. Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said today the meeting,
GEORGE TOWN, March 15 – The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) today urged the Health Ministry and Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry to ban the use of antibiotics in animal feed. It president S. M Mohamed Idris also urged fast food chains to stop feeding Malaysians with meats sourced from antibiotic
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – The reallocation of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz bands is to improve the quality and speed of wireless and mobile communication services in rural areas and the interior, the Dewan Rakyat was told Tuesday. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – A total of 12,402 convicts were paroled since the parole system was introduced in July 2008, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the number of convicts on parole as of Feb 22 was 664. “Based on the rehabilitation efforts
SEPANG, March 15 – Datuk Lee Chong Wei, who exited early from the All-England Championship, says he is unperturbed by the consistent performance by arch nemesis Lin Dan. The national badminton icon said the excellent display by the Chinese player does not interfere with his preparations for the Rio de Janeiro
KAWASAKI, March 15 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced the development of a technology that accelerates database analyses of the correlations between genomic variations and environmental information, such as disease and lifestyle habits. This technology speeds up the process by a factor of roughly 400 compared to existing methods. Thanks to
KUCHING, March 15 – The two Australians who allegedly breached the security line during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit to a mosque in Sarawak will not be prosecuted. Eroglu Levent and Linton Joshua Besser were arrested at Kota Sentosa, near here on Saturday. “Police submitted the investigation papers
AMSTERDAM, March 15 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has won the GSN 2015 Homeland Security Awards Best Identity Management Platform award for its Coesys Document Verification solution. Government Security News, the standard of editorial quality in the homeland security field, honored Gemalto’s innovative solution
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak does not receive income from any company, the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) told the Dewan Rakyat in a written reply today. Responding to Dr Ko Chung Sen (DAP-Kampar), JPM also said the prime minister did not receive any corporate
TOKYO, March 15 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and NEC Argentina announced today the completion of a comprehensive security system for the 100+ stations, workshops, garages and commercial areas of the Buenos Aires City metro (subway). NEC Argentina was selected in 2015 by the Subterraneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – The deportation of two Australian journalists today will not affect Malaysia-Australia diplomatic ties, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. He said the journalist for other country need to bound to the law of the land which they are responsible to observe laws in any country
HONG KONG, Mar 15 – The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will be leading 36 Singapore media companies to the 20th edition of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), with more than 250 hours of film and TV content for Asian audiences. This marks a 40 percent
GEORGE TOWN, March 15 – Siara 81 residents of a housing area in Sungai Ara, Penang, representing the group, were present in Komtar here today for submitting a memorandum to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, MBPP Mayor Patahiyah Ismail and their assemblyperson Abdul Malik Kassim. Siara 81 residents committee chairman Loh Kan Swee said they
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s unshaken position, despite being challenged left and right, has caused worries among the opposition leaders in facing the 14th general election (GE14). Datuk Abdul Rahman Mohamad (BN-Lipis) said the opposition’s move in dragging veteran politicians to conspire with them in
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – The second piece of debris, possibily belonging to the vanished Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 aircraft, which was found in Mozambique three months ago is expected to arrive here this week. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the debris would be sent to Australia, together
JAPAN, March 14 – A Japanese partnership, consisting of the Kanagawa Prefectural Government, the municipal governments of the cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki, and three private sector companies, today announced the forthcoming start of a project to implement and evaluate an end-to-end low-carbon hydrogen supply chain which will use hydrogen produced
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – The police have described as appropriate, the arrest of two Australian journalists who broke through a security cordon and tried to aggressively approach Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Kuching last Saturday. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said the action
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Monday he wanted Felda to become an economic powerhouse that will continue to champion the plight of settlers into the next generation. He said the desire of the government in setting up Felda was to not only
