TOKYO, March 10, 2016 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and the Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) today announced that they will hold an environmental education program, the “NEC World Children’s Nature Club,” for three days from March 19 to 21. This program will provide children from China, Indonesia, Japan,
PUTRAJAYA, March 10 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi equates food security with national security. He said they have seen too many cases where when a country collapses, food is unavailable simple because the national security is comprised. He also emphasising that prerequisite to sustaining food security was national security.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 – The decision to raise the toll charge on highways managed by Plus Malaysia Bhd will be known by June, said UEM Group Bhd Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Datuk Izzaddin Idris.He told this in press conference at UEM Group’s 50th anniversary celebration here today. Plus,
KUANTAN, March 10 – The Kuantan UMNO division has pledged to support and rally behind the government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak against current attempts to overthrow it. Its chief Datuk Seri Wan Adnan Wan Mamat said it was imperative for party members and the people to
KAWASAKI, March 10 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu R&D Center Co., Ltd. today announced the development of a software platform that enables the centralized and stable management of operating status for a variety of sensors, devices, and gateways, as well as the condition of the network that connects them.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 – The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection exceeded the RM27 billion mark set by the government for 2015, says the Deputy Director-General, Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy. He said the exact collection from the new tax regime, implemented on April 1, 2015, would be
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 – Datuk Lee Chong Wei has ended his All England quest after losing unexpectedly to B. Sai Praneeth of India in the first round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham early Thursday. The national badminton ace who is also ranked world number two was looking to clinch his fourth
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 – Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has confirmed that two objects found at Aquaria, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) here, were not explosives as had gone viral on social media. He said the objects were materials for experiments which were left there by students visiting
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 – A Member of Parliament yesterday suggested that the government freeze state land or land owned by government linked companies (GLC) in order to build affordable houses. Datuk Ahmad Fauzi Zahari (BN-Setiawangsa) said the measure will help the people, especially the younger generation, to buy affordable houses. “Although
SINGAPORE, March 9 – ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, introduces Matthieu Destot as the newly appointed Executive Vice President, General Manager for the ALE Communication Business Division. Matthieu has an extensive background and expertise in the rich technology of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise communications solutions. In his new role, Matthieu
KANGAR, March 9 – The Mufti of Perlis, Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin advised Muslims to always see the greatness of Allah through the creation of the universe and refrain from believing in superstitions that can distort the Islamic faith. He said the solar eclipse was evidence of Allah’s
GEORGE TOWN, March 9 – The Malaysian state of Penang will be hosting the second Penang Anime Matsuri themed, Magical Summer, PAM16. PAM16 is a family friendly festival (Matsuri) focusing on Anime, Cosplay, Games (ACG) and Japan pop culture. The festival will take place in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site
TOKYO, March 9 – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC; President and CEO: Ken Kobayashi) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Human Link Corporation (HLC; President and CEO: Takatoshi Wako), will be opening its first overseas office in Singapore, to be registered locally as Human Link Asia Pte., Ltd. (HLA;
PUTRAJAYA, March 9 – A motion of no confidence cannot be made in ambush and should in fact be announced through a notice to the House earlier, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia. Referring to the no-confidence motion against Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – Muslims in the country today did not miss the opportunity to perform the ‘two rakaah kusuf’ prayers in conjunction with the solar eclipse phenomenon, which usually occurs every four years. In KUALA LUMPUR, about 200 Muslim community performed the prayers in congregation at the National Mosque
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – Police today detonated two glass bottles containing explosive devices were found at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) basement carpark area on this evening started making its round at approximately 6.30pm today. The two suspicious items are believed to have been found by passers-by before the authorities
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – Digital economy, which is developing rapidly worldwide, is expected to contribute 20 per cent to Malaysia’s Gross Development Product (GDP) by 2020 versus 17 per cent in 2014. Digital economy refers to an economy that is based on digital computing technologies. Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s application to amend the statement of claim in his lawsuit against Harakah and Harakahdaily relating to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) will be heard by the High Court on March 21, 2016. His lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun said the plaintiff
GEORGE TOWN, March 9 – The police rescued 27 Bangladeshi men who were victims of human trafficking in a raid in two different location in mainland here Tuesday and arrested three local men, aged between 30 to 60, near the location of the operations, said Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Gafar Rajab. He
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – Crimes relating to ‘cyber love’ involving women victims in the country are increasing yearly. Bukit Aman Commercial Crimes Department, Multimedia and Cybercrimes Division investigation officer ASP Mohd Syafiq Jinuin Abdullah said last year, 1,646 such cases were reported involving losses of more that RM56 million. “In 2014,
