GEORGE TOWN, Nov 25 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng defended his stance in criticising against the five PKR State Assemblymen who abstained from voting against a motion on land reclamation by Barisan Nasional (BN). Meanwhile, Lim also asked: “Would Lim Guan Eng be praised for permitting the Penang government to go
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 25 – Penang DAP State Chairman and Exco for Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow in his statement on Tuesday said that he feel disappointed to the five PKR State Assemblymen which have not explained why they have not stood by the Penang State Government
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, who is also Selangor mentri besar, challenged political foe Umno to take him on directly, not to disturb his 15-year-old son Mohamed Basheer Noor Alhaq and wife, Shamsidar Taharin which called for questioning by the police today after being spotted in the mammoth Bersih
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, driven by buying interest, dealers said. At 9 am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.2060/2140 against the greenback from 4.2420/2570 on Tuesday. The local unit was also mostly higher against other major currencies. It appreciated against the Singapore
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 25 – DAP’s Tanjung Bungah assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu has submitted his resignation as the party’s Penang organising secretary after his support of the UMNO land reclamation motion at the state legislative assembly on Nov 20. The resignation through an email was addressed to the state DAP chairman
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 25 – Overall revenue collection of the Penang State Government as at the end of 2014 was good. In 2014, the Consolidated Fund showed an increase of RM163.93 million or 12.7% to RM1, 456.03 million compared to RM1, 292.10 million in 2013. The balance of Consolidated Revenue Account as
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – The action of a DAP member of Parliament Chong Chieng Jen, who used English language in the Dewan Rakyat, is against the constitution, which states that the Malay language is the national language. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Bandar
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – The Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara sittings are expected to be resume back at the main Parliament building beginning in April 2017 upon completion of the current upgrading works there. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said so far, the repair and refurbishment works which
KUANTAN, Nov 25 – A Road Transport Department (JPJ) branch head Azhar Ahmed, 51, claimed trial at the Special Corruption Sessions Court here Tuesday to 19 charges of corruptly accepting valuable items worth RM12,300. He allegedly accepted the items on a monthly basis from lorry operators around Muadzam Shah between 2012
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 25 – The Penang Green Council has conducted its very first Green Café Pocket Talk in the collaboration with the Penang Science Cluster at the Penang Science Café at Heritage in Wisma Yeap Chor Ee, China Street Ghaut here on Monday. The invited guest speaker, Ms Low Pui San from Green Master
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 25 – Malaysia and China on Monday sealed eight government-to-government memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreements in various fields including trade, culture and administration. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at Perdana Putra here on
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 24 – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is here on an inaugural visit to Malaysia since his appointment in 2013, received an official ceremonial welcome at Dataran Perdana here on Monday. The premier, who is on a three-day visit in conjunction with the 27th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits was
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hosted an official dinner in honour of China’s Premier Li Keqiang and wife, Cheng Hong at Seri Perdana here on Monday. Also present were Najib’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin, Bank Negara
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Monday that the Xiamen University Malaysia Campus in Sepang, the first overseas campus set up by a renowned Chinese university, is ready to receive the students in February on next year. “The campus, that marked the bilateral relations
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – Batu Member of Parliament (MP), Tian Chua is ready to be called by the authorities to facilitate investigations into the meeting between Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar and Jacel H. Kiram, the daughter of a former Sulu terrorist chief, during which he was
MUAR, Nov 24 – PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar continues to draw more criticism for her meeting with Jacel Kiram, the daughter of the late leader of the Sulu terrorists who invaded Lahad Datu, Sabah. First vice-president of the Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association (PVATM), Major (R) Sazali Ismail said Nurul
ANKARA, Nov 24 – Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. Russia’s Defense Ministry said they are looking into the circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet. Russia said the Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – The Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid has denied that the UPSR Mandarin examination paper for this year’s Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) was set at the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) level questions, aying it was based on the relevant syllabus. “The accusation that the UPSR Mandarin examination paper contained
ISTANBUL, Nov 24 – A Turkish warplane shot down a jet near the Turkish-Syrian border on Tuesday after it violated Turkish airspace, according to a military official. The official said a Turkish F16S shot down a jet, but the nationality of that aircraft was unclear. The official confirmed the downed jet
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday hosted a luncheon in conjunction with the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a leading hotel here on Monday. Several cabinet ministers, among them Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, who is also MIC president, Federal
