JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 6 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived at Istana Besar, here, this afternoon to pay his last respects on Tunku Laksamana Johor, Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim, who passed away Saturday. The car carrying the prime minister and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor was
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 6 – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and wife, Ho Ching have expressed their deepest condolences to the Johor royal family following the passing of Tunku Laksamana Johor, Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim, Saturday night. Through his official Facebook page, Lee also expressed regrets of not being
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 6 – Hundreds of people were gathered and lined up at Palace this morning to pay their last respects on the late Tunku Laksamana Johor, Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim, whose remains were be placed in the Throne Room of the palace. Muslim women who came to pay
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 6 – Members of the public who wish to pay their last respects on the late Tunku Laksamana Johor, Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Besar this morning are required to be properly attired. Bernama observed that some members of the public who arrived at the palace
SUNGAI PETANI, Dec 6 – The Penang state government has been urged to be transparent and not conceal information from the people on the sea reclamation project it was implementing. Pulau Betong Barisan Nasional (BN) asssemblyman Muhammad Farid Saad said the people had the right to know relevant details of the project
BAGAN DATOH, Dec 6 – The Umno Supreme Council will meet this Wednesday (Dec 9) to decide whether or not to allow party deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal to make their winding-up speech at the end of the party’s general assembly next week. “Muhyiddin
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 6 – Paya Terubong coffee shop gun shot case on Thursday nigh had remanded on yesterday. The suspect (gunman) had remanded for 7 days for further investigate. The incident was occurred on Thursday night at a coffee shop in Paya Terubong while the suspect was walked up to the victim from behind and opened fire at least
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 – Funds of more than $600 million that turned up in Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s private bank accounts were donations and not from a troubled state investment company, the government said Thursday in an explanation to parliament. The much-awaited statement to lawmakers largely repeated prior remarks from ministers
JOHOR, Dec 5 – Tunku Laksamana Johor Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim passed away at about 7pm today at Sultanah Aminah Hospital due to liver cancer, said Johor Royal Court Council. It is learnt that members of the Johor royal family were at his bedside when the 25-year old Tunku Jalil breathed his
JOHOR BARU, Dec 5 – All 120 retailers and traders in Johor have agreed to abide by the ban after the state government’s imminent clampdown on vape-related business outlets in that area. This follows a state government directive on Wednesday which empowered the health and local government authorities to strictly enforce the by-law on
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – The protest by former Bersih chairman Datuk S. Ambiga against the National Security Council (NSC) Bill which was passed at Dewan Rakyat on Thursday was irrelevant, said myPPP president, Tan Sri M. Kayveas. He described Ambiga as a person with no permanent stand and her actions were
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants more persons with disabilities (PWDs) to register with the Social Welfare Department. In a note on his Facebook page, he pointed out that there were an estimated 4.4 million such people in Malaysia, but only 506,228 were registered with
ROME, Dec 5 – The story of Italy’s success in mowing down mafia threats and implementing strict border security screenings had travelled miles away to Malaysia. So much so, it also prompted Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to come here for a three-day visit and take a
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on the people to cease all squabbles as well as stop spreading and believing in slander so as to ensure prosperity in the country. He said let’s not entertain matters which can divert our attention from the efforts
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – The police recorded a statement from Tian Chua in connection with the controversial meeting between Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar and Jacel H. Kiram, the daughter of a former Sulu terrorist chief who invaded Lahad Datu, Sabah in 2013. The Batu MP turned up at
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 5 – UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor told the media on Friday that the Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has confirmed his attendance at the UMNO general assembly which will begin next Tuesday. “Tun Mahathir has given his reply that he and (wife) Tun
KOTA BAHARU, Dec 5 – The UMNO General Assembly 2015 would be an important meeting point to reinforce and continue the party’s struggle for the sake of the Malay race, Islam and the country. UMNO Information former chief Tan Sri Hussein Ahmad added, leaders and delegates should make full use of
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 – The World Bank expects Malaysia to record 4.7 per cent growth this year and close to 4.2 per cent in 2016 before gradually rising again in 2017, said its Chief Economist East Asia and Pacific Region, Sudhir Shetty. He said while Malaysia’s current policies provided a
KANGAR, Dec 5 – Perlis state government is hoping that the federal government would consider reinstating free flow zone status to Wang Kelian to lure more tourists to the border town. State Tourism Committee chairman, Abdul Jamil Saad said it was learnt that, at present, the state government’s application on the matter
BANGKOK, Dec 4 – Thai police have confirmed the existence of a leaked document about information from the Russian Security Service alerting Thailand’s National Security Council about the possibility of 10 Syrians with links to so called IS militant group or Daesh terrorists entering the Kingdom. “The leaked document is
