KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants Malaysian officials to work with Philippine authorities to bring home the remains of Malaysian Bernard Then Ted Fen as soon as possible. He said he had learned with deep sadness that DNA tests by Philippine authorities confirmed the remains found
TAPAH, Dec 21 – The Malaysian People’s Progressive Party (myPPP) is confident of implementing its 365-day challenge, with one programme a day to bring the party closer to the local community, especially youths. MyPPP President Tan Sri M. Kayveas said it was not a problem for the party to organise community programmes
SEPANG, Dec 21 – Malaysia’s first syariah-compliant airline, Rayani Air launched its maiden flight from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi on Sunday morning. Managing director Jaafar Zamhari said Flight RN0600 took off at 10am, from the KL International Airport 2 (klia2) here, ferrying 150 passengers, including 18 orphans from the Taufik Islami Institute
PASIR PUTEH, Dec 21 – Kelantan government needs to provide a temporary site to house more than 60 market traders in Selising town who had their shops gutted in a fire Saturday. State UMNO Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said it was up to the state government to find
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 – DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd will invest heavily in building a high-quality network that is wide, and focus on network density to ensure customers get equally seamless high-quality 4G LTE service, said Chief Marketing Officer Christian Thrane. Thrane noted that the telco will continue to steadily fast-track its
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 21 – DAP Sunday said it would be improper if no action was taken against Umno grassroots leader controversy Ali Tinju, which led a protest outside a shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur City last Friday. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng questioned why no action taken on what Ali Tinju whose
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said on Saturday that the Putrajaya is targeting 95% Internet coverage with the focus on rural areas by 2020. In his latest blog posting Saturday, he wrote that the ministry was working towards improving the country’s Internet penetration, which included
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 – A group of dissatisfied customers was fighting to several handphone sellers this evening which forced the Kota Raya shopping complex to close early. The incident was happen 4:30pm, several customers went to the complex to seek a refund from several sellers who claimed that they were cheated by them. So
BALIK PULAU, Dec 20 – The reasons used by the Penang DAP state government to approve land reclamation near Batu Maung here for economic development are unacceptable, says Balik Pulau Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Hilmi Yahya. He pointed out that the reclamation at Permatang Damar Laut would badly affect the income
KUANTAN, Dec 20 – Pahang Women, Family Development, Communication and Multimedia Committee chairman Datuk Shahaniza Shamsuddin today expressed her disappointment over the opposition media report which had twisted her speech at the recent UMNO general assembly. “My suggestion on 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) was twisted and circulated over social media to
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 20 – Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today stressed that action can be taken against motorists who refused to adhere to instructions given by police outriders accompanying a VVIP convoy. He said the motorists could face the action under the Penal Code for obstructing public officers
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 20 – The authorities in the Philippines have confirmed that a severed head found in the southern island of Jolo to be that of slain Malaysian hostage Bernard Then Ted Fen, based on a DNA test. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the police were verbally informed
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 – RapidKL will resume its services on the route 600 (Puchong Utama to HAB Pasar Seni) along the Jalan Klang Lama Corridor and also the route 506 (Putrajaya Sentral to Bandar Utama) along Sungai Besi Corridor beginning on Monday. The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) said the
JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 20 – A 47-year-old seamstress has died after being allegedly stabbed by her husband at their house at Taman Kluang Barat, Kluang, early today. Johor CID chief, senior assistant commissioner Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the victim’s son in his 20s, found her lifeless body on the floor with
LABUAN, Dec 20 – A wedding ceremony turned tragic when a ‘Silat’ performer was accidentally killed during the performance at Kg Patau-Patau on Saturday. The 17-year-old college student, identified as Mohd Amil Zulkarnain was performing Silat with his cousin, also 17, at about 11.30 am when the incident happened. “While performing
PETALING JAYA, Dec 20 – Malaysia Airlines flight MH742 that departed for Yangon made a turn back and landed safely in KLIA at 3.45pm Sunday. MAS said in a statement to The Star that the Malaysia Airlines flight MH742, 20 December 2015, that departed from KL International Airport (KLIA) at 1.59pm
PETALING JAYA, Dec 20 – Thirteen Malaysian tourists were killed and eight others injured after their chartered bus crashed into another vehicle before hitting a power pole and crashing down a ravine in Chiang Mai Sunday, police said. Police said the accident happened at 11.30am on the Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai Road in Tambon
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 – Akamai Technologies Q3 2015 State of the Internet (SOTI) report released Friday shows 4K readiness and broadband connectivity increased steadily in the third quarter of 2015. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform™, the report provides insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics,
JAKARTA, Dec 20 – Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a bomb plot during the year-end holidays, but are keeping the details scant. The suspect, identified by the nom de guerre Abu Karim, was arrested last night (Dec 19) at a rented house in Sukoharjo district, Central
KENYA, Dec 20 – An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land after a suspected bomb was found in the toilet, police say. The Boeing 777, carrying 459 passengers and 14 crew members, diverted to Mombasa in Kenya after the suspicious device was discovered. Air France flight 463
