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
SINGAPORE, March 14 – Leading strategists and brand experts are among the first speakers to be confirmed for the Asian Marketing Effectiveness & Strategy Conference & Awards (AMES). 10 speakers have been announced for the festival, which takes place on 31 May 2016 at Grand Hyatt Singapore, with more to
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – The natural resources and environment ministry will hold an emergency meeting soon to discuss measures to address the hot and dry weather. Its minister, Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the joint meeting with related ministries and agencies was imperative as the gist of discussions
PUTRAJAYA, March 14 – Appeals over unsuccessful applications for the 2016 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) will be accepted from tomorrow until April 15, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah. He said the appeals could be made at any branch of the Internal Revenue Board (LHDN), including the Revenue
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – A total 827,921 Malaysians have been blacklisted by the Immigration Department since 2011 from leaving the country for various offences. The Home Ministry, in a written reply to Er Teck Hwa (DAP-Bakri), said the names of 200,727 of them were blacklisted for bankruptcy, defaulters of education
TOKYO, March 14 – Sessionable, a guitar manufacturer that has set up business in the Ishinomaki area of northeastern Migyagi Prefecture, today held a ceremony to commemorate the completion of its guitar factory in the town of Onagawa in the prefecture. The factory, named “GLIDE garage,” was made possible through
GEORGE TOWN, March 14 – The final round of pau eating competition which was held at Gurney Paragon here yesterday. 11 of the finalists man were gathered in Gurney Paragon Mall Atrium here yesterday morning to compete the grand prize and the title of “pau eating king”. Penangites Saw Eng Chuan, 24, got
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – Despite it being one of three top news portals based on traffic in Malaysia, The Malaysian Insider (TMI) has been struggling to make profit. The Edge Media Group failed to get buyers to take over The Malaysian Insider (TMI), which will shut down from midnight, been suffering losses
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – The Malaysian Insider is to be shut down from midnight on Monday (Mar 14) “for commercial reasons”, the website’s editor said in a statement. The he statement read: “The Edge Media Group has decided to shut down The Malaysian Insider from midnight today, for commercial reasons.
OHIO, March 14 – When Thomas DiMassimo tried to rush Donald Trump’s stage in Ohio over the weekend, he had a clear goal in mind. He wanted to send a message to all people out in the country who wouldn’t consider themselves racist, who wouldn’t consider themselves approving of what type of
CLEVELAND, March 14 – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign rallies have become a fixture in the 2016 election season as much for the candidate’s rambling speeches as for the frequent interruptions of said speeches. Demonstrators have filed in to Trump rallies across the country, shouting their anti-Trump messages and promptly being
