JAKARTA, Jan 14 – At least three blasts, followed by a multiple-hour-long gun battle, left seven people dead (including four attackers), spreading horror throughout Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta today, according to the most recent reports by Associated Press. During the attack and in the immediate hours afterwards, Facebook failed to implement its ‘Safety
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 14 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng hold a press conference on Wednesday at his office, Komtar here said that the Penang State Government will not approve the any transaction of land which involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in the state unless strategic sovereign wealth fund clarifies all the
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 14 – The Penang Water Supply Corporation Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) on Wednesday urged Penangites to reduce water consumption following the dry spell brought about by the El Nino phenomenon. Its Chief Executive Officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa told reporters here Wednesday that PBAPP had activated its water supply alert status
JAKARTA, Jan 14 – At least six people were killed after armed men carried out a series of apparently coordinated gun and bomb attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Four attackers were also killed, police said. A manhunt for more suspects is underway. There have so far
JAKARTA, Jan 14 – Jakarta is on highest possible alert for terrorism, after multiple explosions hit the city’s central business district on Thursday, including two possible suicide bombings. The explosions occurred near Sarinah, a shopping mall in Central Jakarta, near office buildings and fast food outlets. One police officer and three other people are
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 – Malaysia has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Istanbul on Tuesday that claimed at least 10 lives and injured 15 other people. The foreign ministry said Wednesday the Malaysian government expressed its deepest condolences to the government and people of Turkey as well as to the families of
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – The High Court Wednesday set March 29 for further submissions pertaining to an application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to remove the defence on fair comment by PKR vice-president Mohd Rafizi Ramli and another person
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – Khazanah Nasional Bhd has so far pumped in RM1 billion into equity investment firm ValueCap Sdn Bhd to help shore up the market, its Managing Director, Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar said. He said there was a billion has gone in so far. He said ValueCap Sdn Bhd don’t need
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 14 – Following the Malaysia Book of Records award in 2014 as the “First Shopping Mall Integrated with a Heritage Building”, Gurney Paragon Mall is once again to receive the first mall in Penang to be awarded with the prestigious FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2015 (Retail Category). Penang State
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – Malaysians are encouraged to visit more local tourist spots instead of holidaying abroad to help boost the country’s economy and domestic tourism industry. Tourism Malaysia director-general, Datuk Mirza Mohammad Taiyab said domestic tourism could not be stepped up without the participation of the local populace. “Domestic
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 14 – The Deputy Public Prosecutor had decided to release the Indonesian woman who joking that there was a bomb in his luggage at the Penang International Airport here on Wednesday, due to not enough evidence to charge her. Southwestern district police chief Supt Lai Fah Hin said the the 32-year-old
SHAH ALAM, Jan 13 – The Selangor branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 10 individuals, including two Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) employees to help in the investigation into a bribery case in relation to illegal installation of cables and equipment. Its director, Datuk Simi Abdul Ghani, said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – Bukit Aman Special Branch on Tuesday revealed there were at least eight Malaysian children recruited and trained as Islamic State (IS) militant fighters in the camps in Syria and Iraq. Its director, Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Mohd Harun said even though police did not have the complete
ISTANBUL, Jan 13 – The suicide bomber who killed at least 10 foreigners on Tuesday in a popular central Istanbul tourist area belonged to ISIS, officials said. It said an attack that shows the group’s nerve, reach and capacity for terror. No group claimed responsibility for the blast, yet Turkish Prime
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – Three non- governmental organisations (NGOs) had failed to obtain the leave for judicial review in their bid to prevent the government from signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). High Court Judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah dismissed the application by the three NGOs, namely the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – With the dengue situation predicted to take a turn for the worse with the current hot and dry weather due to the El Nino phenomenon, the states are swinging into action to combat the menace. In Johor Baharu, Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat in
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 13 – About 10 officers of Area Coordinator of the Legislative Assembly (KADUN), Penang had accepted the position of the year while and sworn in front of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and EXCO at Komtar here on Tuesday afternoon. Also present were Deputy Chief Minister I, Dato ‘Mohd.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – A full closure of the slip road to Jalan Maarof near Help Residence at Pusat Bandar Damansara will be implemented for 47 days commencing Jan 14 until Feb 29 due to a MRT construction. MMC-Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd in a statement Tuesday said the 24-hour
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 – The Education Ministry is planning to change the current format for the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) to 40 per cent school-based assessment and 60 per cent examination-based, similar to the Form Three Assessment (PT3). Its Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said, however, the ministry would hold a
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be focusing mainly on combating crime and threats from social media this year. Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the misuse of social media was increasingly going over the limit and seen as having the potential of disturbing
