KUCHING, Jan 9 – MASwings is to suspend its thrice-weekly service between Kuching and Pontianak in Indonesia on Feb 1. The airline said Friday the suspension was part of its network rationalisation plan with the intention to concentrate on the growing domestic routes, its core market. The last flight to Pontianak will
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Friday chaired the first meeting of the high level committee to address the cost of living here. The three-hour meeting was to ensure ongoing efforts to address issues on rising cost of living jointly with non governmental organisations (NGOs). The
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – Malaysia needs all parties to work together in achieving national unity and to meet the aspiration of building a better country for the present and future generations, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. The government cannot achieve all these by itself,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will be signed in February, with or without Malaysia, said Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said they expect the signing to take place in February and we will table it in the Dewan Rakyat on Jan 27
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 – The Penang Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and Penang Save Our Strays Neutering Society (SOS) vaccinated one hundred stray dogs in Tanjung Bunga, Batu Ferringhi and Teluk Bahang to prevent the dogs from the spread of rabies. The stray dogs were vaccinated free through the joint initiative
PADANG BESAR, Jan 8 – The Rubber Industry Smallholders’ Development Authority (RISDA) denied allegations that rubber prices in Thailand were higher than Malaysia. RISDA chairman Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said prices of rubber in Malaysia was higher compared with Thailand. He said based on the record from the Thai Rubber Association, the
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 – The Penang DAP government will continue with land reclamation activities to cover the costs of projects under the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) that costs RM28 billion, according to a state executive council member. Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 – The Marine Operations Force (MOF) will step up control and monitoring of Malaysian waters to prevent external threats, especially form militant groups. Its commander, SAC Abdul Rahim Abdullah said this was neccessary as militant groups such as IS had expanded their modus operandi to include the sea
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Thursday reminded his Cabinet members to be wise and prudent in spending the government allocations to ensure that they really benefit the people. Najib in his Facebook page said the reminder was conveyed during the first Cabinet meeting for 2016
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 – A total of 146 cases of dengue fever were reported in Penang between Dec 27 and Jan 2, up by 24 cases or 19.7 per cent from the previous week. Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Rural Development and Health Committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin said there was an increase
IPOH, Jan 8 – Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has urged developers of new housing areas to build wide roads to avoid traffic congestion. He said that the traffic congestion is a new problem for Ipoh during the weekends and school holidays. He told this to the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – Consumers have been advised to use their purchasing power to control the prices of goods by spending at cooperative shops and Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M). Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) president Datuk Abdul Fattah Abdullah said the country’s 12,500 cooperatives with eight million members could play
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 – The Goods and Services Tax (GST) introduced in April last year is, at the macro level, the saviour of the national economic and financial position, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said the GST had grossed RM37.67 billion
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 – Adjustments to Budget 2016 are to be tabled soon by taking into account the current economic scenario to reflect the realistic situation of a challenging new year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said the adjustments would take
SEREMBAN, Jan 8 – Former state MCA chairman Datuk Dr Senator Yeow Chai Thiam, 63, has passed away at his house in Port Dickson on yesterday night. Yeow who contracted cancer a year ago passed away at 8.47 pm with his family members at the bedside. His brother-in-law, Chua Eng Chuan when contacted
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – Muslim women in Malaysia are forbidden by a fatwa to freeze their eggs before marriage. Syariah law only allows a woman’s eggs to be fertilised by her husband’s sperm. Thus, freezing her eggs for social purposes is not allowed, said fertility expert Dr Natasha Ain Mohd Nor.
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 – The DAP Thursday described the PAS allegation that the former had received RM1.2 billion from Israel as a malicious slander to incite hatred against non-Muslim leaders. Its secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said he had never met or exchanged greetings with Israeli leaders in Singapore or elsewhere. “I
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 – The Malaysia Masters 2016, which is part of Badminton World Federation (BWF) Grand Prix Gold Series will be held at sPICE Arena, Penang on 19 till 24 of January. This is the first time ever that Penang has been selected as the competition venue for this prestigious event. Badminton Association of
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 – The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court was told that the accused who allegedly stole a mobile phone at Low Yat Plaza here, admitted to the offence when questioned after the incident. Chief security guard at Low Yat Plaza, Kamarudin Shariff, 55, said the accused, Shahrul Anuar Abdul Aziz
ALOR SETAR, Jan 7 – Kedah has declared Jan 24, an ‘occasional state holiday’ in conjunction with Thaipusam. Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir who made the announcement said the decision was made at the state exco meeting that he had chaired on Wednesday. Asked if the state government intended to
