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
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said Members of Parliament (MPs) should debate the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in an objectively and professionally at the special sitting of the House on the issue at the end of the month. “Based on the
SIBU, Jan 13 – The public are warned against flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones near restricted areas. Sibu police chief ACP Mohd Kamal Kordi said anyone doing so could possibly face action under the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act 1959 (Act 298). “A person can be jailed for life
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The High Court Tuesday fixed Feb 24 for remention of former Batu Kawan UMNO Division vice head Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan and lawyer Matthias Chang Wen Chieh’s case. Justice Datuk Azman Abdullah set the date after deputy public prosecutor Masri Mohd Daud informed the court
KUANTAN, Jan 12 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two more Pahang Land and Mines (PTG) officers in connection with alleged illegal bauxite mining activities here. MACC investigation director Datuk Azam Baki said a six-day remand order on the suspects aged 51 and 57 was issued on Monday by magistrate
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 – The continuous hot and dry weather can increase a person’s risk of suffering from dehydration and heat stroke, according to Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said in a statement here on Monday that the extreme hot weather can cause a person to sweat a
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The Batu Caves temple wants the Selangor state government to intervene to resolve the long standing issue of the cable car construction project in Batu Caves. Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam Temple committee chairman Tan Sri R. Nadarajah said the Selangor state government’s intervention was needed
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 12 – Speakers and presiding officers of Parliaments must practise impartiality when serving the August House. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said Speakers need to know when to give due weight to the mandate given to the government of the day to govern in a way
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said outside factors which are beyond Malaysia’s control will influence the national economy instead of the mistakes or weaknesses of the country. Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said these factors included the world oil prices, hike in interest rates in
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The High Court here on Monday proposed that the defamation suit filed by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak against former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik be resolved through the mediation process. Counsel Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, representing Najib, told reporters that the suggestion was made
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – UMNO president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak publicly extended the party’s olive branch to PAS at the party’s general assembly last month in an unprecedented gesture. It’s seen by many as a bold move and an act of statesmanship for the prime minister to rekindle the good
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 12 – Malaysia is committed to uphold the 16 core principles of the Commonwealth Charter including democratic governance that over the time have been enhnaced and strengthened as well as the important role of the parliament, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He stressed
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants civil service administrators and staff to optimise government expenditure rather than resort to austerity measures. In his address at the first monthly assembly this year for the Prime Minister’s Department here, Monday, he urged the workforce to apply creative thinking
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday stressed that public funds were not being used to resolve 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)’s financial woes. He said that an end to the issues faced by 1MDB is forthcoming, as he had promised six months ago. “What we are glad about is
JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 12 – Malaysia needs to be more aggressive in attracting foreign direct investments(FDI) this year due to the difficult global economic scenario. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the country needs to also effectively compete with countries, particularly those in the region, in
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The revision of the 2016 Budget to be carried out by the government to cushion the impact of plunging oil prices and various economic factors is hoped will not have drastic adverse effects on the people’s lives. Social activist Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye hoped that
ALOR SETAR, Jan 12 – The Road Safety Department (JKJR) has urged motorcyclists to not ignore wearing helmets when going to the mosque for prayers, especially during Friday prayers. Its director-general Abd Ghafar Yusof said observations have found that only a few motorcyclists wore helmets when going the mosque. “When they
KUALA SELANGOR, Jan 11 – PAS’s position is not threatened by the signing of the Pakatan Harapan agreement involving the coalition of opposition political parties DAP, PKR and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Saturday, said PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. “I viewed it as a normal matter in the local
