GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 – It was easy for national men’s singles ace Datuk Lee Chong Wei to reach finals of the Malaysian Masters Grand Prix Gold (Gold GP) held at the SPICE Arena here, today. Playing in his home state, Chong Wei took only 58 minutes to defeat Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia,
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 – World No. 51 Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin of Malaysia who pulled off a pleasant surprise in the Malaysian Masters Grand Prix Gold by beating World No. 9 K. Srikanth of India with 27-25, 21-9 in the semifinals match at the Arena Spice, here, today. Iskandar will be facing
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 – Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing who pulled off a pleasant surprise in the Malaysian Masters Grand Prix Gold by beating another pair of Malaysia’s mixed doubles Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying at the Arena Spice, here, today. They took 47 minutes to
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 23 – Low-cost carrier AirAsia launched its inaugural flight from Kota Kinabalu (KK) to China’s central Wuhan province at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA). Flight AK2138 departed with some 120 passengers on board or more than 70 percent of the flight load consisting mostly of Malaysians at 6.55pm and
BETONG, Jan 23 – Thai police arrested a Malaysian believed to be involved in burglaries around Betong district, Yala, over the past month. Betong district Assistant Police chief, Polis Lt Piyawat Khomsri, said the Malaysian identified as Tan Si Wa, 34, lived in Betong after marrying a Thai woman three months ago.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – In conjunction with the Thaipusam festival on Sunday, Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd is providing special service for the convenience of communters celebrating it. Rapid KL chief operating officer Mohd Azam Omar said the service was provided to enable commuters to visit Batu Caves in order to avoid
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 – The Arabica Estate Cafe had official opened for the first outlet cafe in AutoMall, Penang with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. Lim said they have been invested altogether about RM1.5 million for the 1st outlet at Gurun R&R, 2nd outlet at Kota Bharu and 3rd outlet at Penang, here, Friday. Lim
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 – POS Malaysia Berhad (POS Malaysia) will be issuing a new collection of stamps and philatelic items ‘Primates in Malaysia Series 2’ on Jan 26, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. Its chief executive officer, Datuk Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh said the collection was a continuation
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 – A witness told the Sessions Court here that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) believes that controversial blogger Alvin Tan has fled to the United States to avoid attending trial proceedings against him. “It was based on a report obtained from the police. MCMC made
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 22 – Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin fought his way into the Grand Prix (GP) Gold Malaysia Masters semifinals after beating tournament’s eighth seed, Angus Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong at the Arena Spice, here, today. He took 36 minutes to defeat his opponent 21-11, 21-15 in the quarterfinals match. He said he feel happy
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 22 – Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing fought his way into the Grand Prix (GP) Gold Malaysia Masters semi-finals after beating Keigo Sonoda and Naoko Fukuman of Japan mixed doubles pair at the Arena Spice, here, today. They took 36 minutes to defeat their opponent 21-10,
KUCHING, Jan 22 – A holistic review on at least 25 different Acts on labour and those relating to human resources will be carried out once Malaysia signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement or TPPA. Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem, as the custodian of these Acts, said a number of
ALOR SETAR, Jan 22 – Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, facing an expression of no-confidence from Kedah UMNO leaders, said he remains loyal to UMNO and dismissed assumptions he would switch to another party. He said what he wanted to do now was to strengthen the party to face the
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 22 – Several roads in Penang to be closed for the progressively from 6am on Saturday to 6pm on Monday to make way for Thaipusam festival celebration here this weekend. About 1,500 police personnel will be working round the clock to ensure smooth celebration of Thaipusam festival. Penang deputy police chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – The Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) says the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will provide wider market access for made-in-Malaysia medical devices into TPPA countries especially the US, with which Malaysia has no free trade agreement. “We believe the TPPA will enable medical device manufacturers
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – The government has yet to make a decision on the implementation of licensing for the distribution of tobacco and tobacco products, including cigarettes. The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry, in a statement Wednesday, said any policy on its implementation would into account the interests of the parties
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 – The findings of a scientific study on the first dengue vaccine produced by French company, Sanofi, showed it could only give effective protection to 47 per cent of dengue patients. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam said the factor of effectiveness was among several matters raised by the
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 – The high temperatures due to the El Nino phenomenon currently sweeping the country is expected to affect the quality of rice produced, resulting in cracked and chalky rice grains, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said that the
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 21 – World No. 5 Dato’ Lee Chong Wei fought his way into the Grand Prix (GP) Gold Malaysia Masters quarterfinals after beating Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore at the Arena Spice, here, today. He took 28 minutes to defeat his opponent 21-10, 21-10 in the third round match. Dato’ Lee Chong
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – Prime Minister Najib Razak denied receiving RM42 million from SRC International into his personal bank account, said the lawyer for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday. Based on a written statement, Najib had previously admitted to receiving the funds, according to The Malaysian Insider. “SRC International is
