KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – The Graduates Tracking System showed that last year 54,867 graduates remained unemployed three months before their convocation, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the amount represented 23.9 per cent of the total 229,568 graduates surveyed throughout 2015. “The
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – A back-bencher today called for an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission into the alleged sale of several lots of land in Penang claimed to have been originally set aside for construction of houses under the Hardcore Poor Housing Project. Datuk Shabudin Yahaya (BN-Tasek Gelugor)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) does not dismiss the possibility of cooperating with a new political block, the PAS-Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (Ikatan) pact, if both parties share the same struggle. PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the party’s focus was on the
PUTRAJAYA, March 17 – Parents will be told a day earlier if a directive to close schools is issued because of the hot weather due to the El Nino phenomenon. Deputy Education Minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan said a guideline had been issued to all schools on measures teachers must take in
KOTA BAHARU, March 17 – Seventeen van drivers from Thailand were fined by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) when they were caught transporting Thai passengers into Malaysia illegally. JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad said the drivers were stopped during a joint operation with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here from
GEORGE TOWN, March 17 – Three Bangladeshi workers were injured, including two who are in critical condition another worker suffered light injuries, after being crushed by a falling concrete floor of a six-floor building under construction in Bayan Lepas here, Thursday. The incident was happen at about 3pm, both victims who are in
JITRA, March 17 – A couple were charged in the Magistrate’s Court, here, today with trafficking 247 kilogrammes of cannabis early this month. The two accused, Abdul Rahman Mohd Zain, 55, and his Thai wife, Sophaporn Saengsiri, 44, allegedly committed the offence on March 5 at Jalan Teja 8/1, Taman Teja Changlun,
TOKYO, March 17 – A fiery pile-up inside a Japanese highway tunnel on Thursday (Mar 17) killed at least two people and left 70 needing treatment as dozens fled toxic smoke from burning vehicles, police and media said. The accident happened around 7.30 am inside the 860-metre Hachihonmatsu tunnel in Hiroshima
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – The Prime Minister’s Office does not prohibit online media from covering the programmes of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the Dewan Rakyat was told Thursday. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said that at times the Prime Minister’s
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games men’s doubles gold medal pair, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong marched into the second round of the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament, early on this Thursday. The 2016 All-England semifinalist smashed down Switzerland’s Mathias Bonny/Christian Kirchmayr in
SINGAPORE, Mar 17 – Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) industry is shifting its focus away from productivity to spotlight on value creation. Spearheaded by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) and International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), the industry is transforming as manufacturers look towards innovation, growth, and internationalisation. From April 12
GEORGE TOWN, March 17 – The member of Penang City Council (MBPP), Ong Ah Teong denied a Chinese newspaper which alleged that there were rats as big as rabbits and chickens in George Town. He said he have also contacted to the author to verify the allegations in newspaper dated on March 6 while
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – Malaysia’s long-term economic prospects remain the favourable given its structural strengths and also the diversified economy despite the revision of its ‘A3’ rating outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘positive’, said Moody’s Investors Service. In a note Thursday, Moody’s said the favourable prospects were because of Malaysia’s
SINGAPORE, March 17 – Malaysia and Singapore need to improve connectivity between both countries to enhance the movement of people as well as goods and services to optimise the benefits from a more open economy going forward. Connectivity was the main issue raised by International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – The hot and dry spell in the country has put Malaysian’s in a quandary of late but residents of Taiping, Perak – normally the ‘wettest’ town in the country – received some respite, as a two-hour rainfall on Tuesday ended a two-week long drought. 45-year-old businessman
JOHOR BAHARU, March 17 – Members of the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs ) have been told not to be involved in the Mahathir’s Declaration assembly scheduled to be held in Shah Alam on March 27. Cuepacs president Datuk Azih Muda said the congress fully
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – The government will no longer answer the questions on the RM2.6 billion issue in the Dewan Rakyat as it is now subject to a legal process in court, said Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. In the meantime, she also said that
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – There is no need for water rationing at this point in time, however, the government will continue to monitor reservoir levels in each state, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said the ministry had yet to receive applications for
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 – There will not be an extended holiday for schoolgoers. Education Deputy Director-General (Education Operations Sector) Datuk Ahmad Tajudin Jab said the schooling session will resume as normal next week as the current high temperatures the country is facing were deemed not high enough for the closure of
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 – The Dewan Rakyat was told Wednesday that the Penang state government failed to follow specifications set by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in building affordable homes (RMM). Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the CIDB had set a minimum
