MISSOURI, March 14 – Donald Trump has called them thugs, professional organizers and supporters of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders. But the protesters who have stepped up their actions against the Republican presidential front-runner are a disparate group from different walks of life, with no national organization to speak of. They assemble
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, March 13 – The Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) Sunday declared its stand to continue supporting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as he faces current political challenges. Its chairman Teng Chang Yeow said Penang BN as well as its Youth and Women’s wings fully supported Najib as the Prime Minister.
WASHINGTON, March 13 – Donald Trump’s ascendance is nothing if not surprising. Pundits thought he would flame out early; he has done things that could have ended other campaigns; and his statements are erratic and even sometimes contradictory. Yet, he remains the leading Republican presidential contender. Many have tried to explain Trump’s rise in the nine months since he entered
KUCHING, March 13 – An ABC Four Corners crew has been detained by Malaysian police after trying to question Prime Minister Najib Razak over a corruption scandal. Reporter Linton Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu were detained in the city of Kuching last night, after approaching Najib on the street. They were
CLEVELAND, March 13 – A protester appeared to attempt to storm the stage at Donald Trump’s campaign rally outside of Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, one of a number of escalating protests during the event and a continuation of the turmoil that marked Trump’s cancelled rally in Chicago on Friday. Agents from the U.S. Secret
KUCHING, March 13 – Police have confiscated the travel documents of an ABC News reporter and cameraman who were detained on Saturday for “aggressively” approaching Prime Minister Najib Razak. According to the Australian news outlet, journalist Linton Besser (pictured below) and camera operator Louis Eroglu had their passports seized despite being released
CLEVELAND, March 13 – For what he hopes is not the last time this year, Donald Trump took the stage in front of an adoring audience in Cleveland, Ohio, and blamed violent clashes at his rallies on the Democratic opponents who called him a “pathological liar” and guilty of “political arson”. A day
CLEVELAND, March 13 – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday encountered more violence on the campaign trail when somebody got too close to the front-runner at an Ohio rally and Secret Service agents rushed the stage, one day after violence forced Trump to cancel a rally in Chicago. A rally
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 – Members of an ABC Four Corners crew have been detained in Malaysia while reporting on “a local political issue”, the broadcaster has announced. The ABC would not confirm who was arrested, but it’s believed journalist Linton Besser and a camera operator were detained and released hours after attending a
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – The supreme council meeting of the People’s Progressive Party (myPPP) tomorrow will focus on consensus to oppose the Mahathir declaration. Its president Tan Sri M. Kayveas said the meeting would be making a stand against former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for having joined opposition
KUCHING, March 12 – Property developers’ participation is vital in ensuring the successful delivery of 500,000 units of PR1MA homes nationwide, worth more than RM100 billion. Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Mutalib Alias said the participation from developers, both public and private, through collaborations with PR1MA was critical
KOTA BAHARU, March 12 – The decision to terminate the services of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Petronas adviser is appropriate as he is involved in efforts to topple a legitimate government, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “After an indepth discussion yesterday, the Cabinet unanimously
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – El Nino that has prevailed since October last year and the dry weather associated with it could contribute to incidents of haze in the country, according to the Meteorological Department. The department’s deputy director-general (Weather and Climate), Alui Bahari said haze would occur when particulate matter
GEORGE TOWN, March 12 – Adopting earth-friendly ways of disposing unwanted electronic and electrical equipment has just been made easier. On 3 March, Strait Quay Marina launched the Household E-Waste Collection Campaign to encourage recycling while educating the public on the proper way to handle handling of unwanted household electronic and
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – The Cabinet’s decision to terminate the appointment of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the adviser of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) is a wise move as he is no longer supporting the government. MIC President Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the decision was based on the
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 – Malaysia, as an open economy, benefits significantly from global trade and will do so from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) but this does not mean that it will ignore trade with other parts of the world, says Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Deputy Governor Dr Sukhdave
HUTAN MELINTANG, March 12 – The government has decided to stop the recruitment of new foreign workers with immediate effect, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. However, he said the decision, which was made at a Cabinet meeting yesterday did not involve the domestic help or maid
SERDANG, March 12 – The decision to terminate the appointment of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) advisor was proper as he was conspiring with the opposition to topple the legitimate government, said UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. Idris, who is Higher Education Minister, said the
KUCHING, March 12 – The people must think with a clear mind on what are facts that are fully true, half truths, mere fiction, and what is merely a personal opinion, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He cited an example where a leader who had once led the
GEORGE TOWN, March 12 – The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained an Indonesian fishing boat with a skipper and five crewmen who had encroached into Malaysian waters 44 nautical miles north-west of Pulau Kendi, near here yesterday. Penang District Maritime 2 MMEA Enforcement Head, Maritime First Admiral Kamaruszaman Abu
