SEPANG, Dec 22 – Fifteen family members of Malaysian victims involved in the tour bus tragedy in Chiang Mai on Sunday arrived in vans at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) around 10.30 am Monday from Batu Pahat. Looking solemn, they registered in as a group without saying much. One of them who declined
ZURICH, Dec 22 – Sepp Blatter came out fighting Monday after FIFA’s Ethics Committee banned the Swiss and Michel Platini from all football-related activities for eight years. Blatter said he was being treated like a “punching ball” and maintained he was still the FIFA President and “a man of principles.” “I’m
ALOR SETAR, Dec 21 – The Malaysian Buskers Club will organise the 2015 Malaysian Street Arts Festival 2015 (2015MYSAF) on Friday and Saturday to promote Discover Kedah 2016. Its president Wady Hamdan, who is also 2015MYSAF Programme director, said the festival would be held in front of the Alor Setar Tower and
SERDANG, Dec 21 – There were about 48 teams from 20 institutions of the higher learning and high schools pitted their oratory skills at the inaugural MCMC Debating Championship which held at the university’s campus in Serdang, Selangor here, Sunday. The Serdang Royals Debate Club of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) organised the three-day
KUALA NERUS, Dec 21 – The Terengganu Government has temporarily closed down the Belukar Bukit picnic site following the tragedy where five in a family drowned while on holiday there. Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman said he had ordered the Hulu Terengganu District Office to temporarily close the site
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 21 – The Johor police will boost efforts to ensure traffic congestion at the Johor Causeway over several days ago can be promptly overcome. State police chief Datuk Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said a directive had been issued to the state public order/traffic department to set up a special
SERDANG, Dec 21 – Direct personal approach is more effective in educating the public particularly the youth on internet ethics, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). MCMC senior director (Advocacy and Outreach), Eneng Faridah Iskandar cited the MCMC Debating Championship 2015, which required participants to not only do a
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 – The remains of 13 Malaysians in the tragic bus crash in Chiang Mai are at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Nazirah Hussin said nine other Malaysians injured in the incident were being warded at various hospitals including
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 – The police have detained a suspect in connection with Sunday’s brawl between customers and cellphone salesmen at the Kota Raya Shopping Complex here. They are also in the midst of tracking down 14 other people to facilitate investigations into the fracas which occurred just before 5pm,
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 – A technical problem resulted in a temporary halt to the aerotrain service at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for about an hour today, according to airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. A spokesman said the problem was rectified by about 3pm. During the halt in the aerotrain
PETALING JAYA, Dec 21 – Six vehicles destroyed by fire at the car park near Taman Jaya LRT Station, Petaling Jaya here around 12.30pm. The incident due to the car park was on fire. A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department said the incident was confirmed by firefighters after arrived at the scene a
TAWAU, Dec 21 – The country will face major problems if it fails to produce quality human capital for the continuity of excellent leadership, says Sabah Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan. In this regard, he said, efforts to empower youths would be the top priority of current leaders
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 – The government should duly act to set up a National Water Safety Council (NWSC) in light of the growing number of drowning cases in the country, said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. Lee who is National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman described the
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
