GEORGE TOWN, Jan 1 – A state assemblyman lodged a police report as he feared for his safety after being pursued by debt collectors for failing to settle alleged debts totaling RM200,000. It is learnt that the 35-year-old state assemblyman, who won a State Assembly seat in the Tanjong Parliamentary Constituency during the
EUROPE, Jan 1 – Police in Munich warned of a “serious, imminent threat” by Islamic State group suicide bombers wanting to commit a terror attack on New Year’s Eve and asked people to stay away from the city’s main train station and a second train station in the city’s Pasing neighborhood.
HONG KONG, Jan 1 – A police officer fired two gunshots to the oncoming car which allegedly rushed towards him. A colleague had also fled to an intersection at a Wong Tai Sin public estate early today. The car carrying two men and one woman tried to escape from two plainclothes detectives after they
VATICAN CITY, Jan 1 – The media should give more space to positive, inspirational stories to counterbalance the preponderance of evil, violence and hate in the world, Pope Francis said on Thursday in his year-end message. Francis led about 10,000 worshippers in a traditional year-end solemn “Te Deum” vespers service of thanksgiving
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 – Young people are urged to continue to criticize Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for Malaysians who wrapped in pressure cost living. The activist DAP, Syefura Othman said she hope that hope young people from today onwards will rise up against. She said Malaysia is the
DUBAI, Jan 1 – Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in Dubai on Thursday night, but with the block evacuated and only minor injuries reported authorities went ahead with a New Year’s fireworks display at the world’s tallest building a few hundred metres away. Tongues of flame shot skywards from one side
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government is always committed in ensuring fairness is fostered for the people to live in peace. He said it was the commitment of the government to take into account the views of all quarters in
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – The government will not hesitate to take tough, necessary and right decisions for achieving Malaysia’s goal to remain a safer, more prosperous and equal society in 2016, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said such decisions would be taken even they were not
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – Cases of ‘boatpeople’, gruesome murders, helicopter crash, earthquake and landslides took centre stage in the crime and disaster scenes in the country throughout 2015. Following are the timeline: Jan 15 — Eight people were killed, seven of them burnt to death, when a tour bus caught
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – Following is the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s new year message. Twelve months ago, Malaysia was confidently preparing to take a bigger role on the world stage as a member of the UN Security Council and as chair of ASEAN in a momentous
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – The new retail price for petrol RON95, RON97 and diesel for January will reduced by 10 sen, 20 sen and 30 sen per litre which will effective at midnight tonight. The new price after Goods and Services Tax (GST), the retail price of petrol and diesel for the month of January
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 31 – A car wash businessman was pleaded not guilty on the charge in a magistrate’s court here today which are issuing the verbal abuse to the officials of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) on November. Syed Amen Jainul Abdin, 44, from Jalan Macallum, was charged with outraging the modesty of JPJ
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – In conjunction with the 2016 New Year celebrations, the Light Rail Transit System (LRT), KL Monorail and RapidKL bus services will extend their hours of operation at selected stations on Thursday. According to a statement issued by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, LRT and Monorail services at key stations will
HUTAN MELINTANG, Dec 31 – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has contributed RM900,000 worth of school items to about 4,000 students in eight states in conjunction with the ‘Back to School’ programme this year. Perak TNB general manager, Datuk Zahir Md Nagor said the programme was implemented in 16 parliamentary constituencies in Sabah,
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 31 – The Penang High Court on Wednesday rejected PAS state liaison secretary Iszuree Ibrahim’s application to quash the decision of the state executive council (exco) of removing him from all the standing committees of the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) and on the freezing of his allowance.
SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 – Four men escaped with cash totalling RM230,000 after they crashed a lorry into a fuel station and then used the vehicle to tow and damage an automatic teller machine in Taman Bukit Subang here early Wednesday. Shah Alam Police deputy chief Supt Nek Zaidi Zakaria said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – A group of 102 taxi drivers from the Klang Valley had filed a suit on Wednesday against the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) over the Uber, Grabcar and Blacklane online taxi service providers claimed to be operating illegally. Klang Valley Taxi Drivers Action Committee chairman, Zailani
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – Police have opened two investigation papers in connection with the fraudulent sale of handphones at the Kota Raya shopping complex after a report was filed by the victim concerned. Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Tajudin Md Isa said a handphone seller had also been detained and remanded
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 30 – Deputy Minister of Education Chong Sin Woon hold a press conference today said they will giving the full transfer funding to all the school in Penang State. Meanwhile, Chong also urged the school to maintenance of school facilities by using the relevant funding while also urged
SUBANG, Dec 30 – Malaysians must not be afraid to become entrepreneurs and apply for grants provided by the government via SME Bank. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Datuk Ahmad Maslan, said according to a study on developed countries, it was found that most of their people comprised entrepreneurs.
