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
BUTTERWORTH, Nov 24 – The Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said on Monday that the Penang DAP government is only recognising PKR state assemblymen under the leadership of the Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon. He said there were now two groups of PKR state assemblymen, one under Pantai
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has contacted the lawyer for businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, to set the date to record the latter’s statement. However, MACC would not disclose the outcome of the discussion with the lawyer concerned so as not to jeopardise on-going investigation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi Monday jointly inaugurated the Torana Gate in ‘Little India’, Brickfields here to symbolise friendship between both countries. Torana Gate is a gift from the Indian Government to the people of Malaysia as a mark
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – China Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said here on Sunday that the China has pledged a 3.6 billion yuan (USD563.6 million) grant assistance to underdeveloped ASEAN members next year. He said China would also set aside USD10 billion for the second phase of the China-ASEAN special
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the 26th ASEAN Summit and other meetings were successful due to the hard work put in by all the relevant parties involved. He said he wish to say a big thank you to everyone in the ASEAN 2015 secretariat for
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abd Aziz Kaprawi told the reporters that there were a new terminal is expected to be built at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to expand its total capacity to 100 million passengers a year. He said the airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – The ringgit closed lower again today as renewed buying interest for the greenback curbed demand for the local note, dealers said. At 5 pm, the ringgit was quoted at 4.3010/3050 against the US dollar from 4.2830/2880 on last Friday. In the meantime, there was a dealer said
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 23 – UMNO State Assemblyman for Pulau Betong Muhamad Farid Saad’s motion against land reclamation in the Penang State Assembly on 20.11.2015, shamelessly ignored the previous Penang BN government’s abysmal track record of parcelling out 3,241 acres of land reclamation in contrast to the 60 acres of land
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 23 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been urged by the Penang PKR Youth to retract a statement accusing five Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) state assemblymen of siding with UMNO, and to tender an open apology over a sea reclamation issue. In a statement here on
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on ASEAN member states to redouble their efforts to create a successful ASEAN Community, a declaration on the formation of which was inked by the ASEAN leaders here on Sunday. “For the coming into being
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 23 – Around 100 animal activist had make a peaceful rally this afternoon for dogs and to urge MBPP pound initiates open policy to allow public adoption from Jalan Sungai Pinang to Komtar, Penang. Few of animal activist also bended knees down three times every nine step all the way
SHAH ALAM, Nov 23 – The Selangor Umno on Sunday refuted a claim by former PAS president Datuk Husam Musa that UMNO and PAS was planning to form a unity government in Selangor. Selangor Umno deputy liaison chairman Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan rubbished the idea, saying that there was no cooperation, especially
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – PKR Vice President Nurul Izzah Anwar can be investigated under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) and Section 124 of the Penal Code following her action to meet Jacel H. Kiram, the daughter of former Sulu armed group head, Jamalul Kiram III. “Nurul
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Sunday acknowledged the leadership of his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in fighting terrorism, saying the cooperation between the two countries on the issue “has never been stronger”. Following their first meeting, on the sidelines of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries inked a historic declaration on the formation of the ASEAN Community by Dec 31, 2015 that entails greater integration of this region of over 600 million people. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is 2015 ASEAN
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – Malaysia and Australia are pleased with China’s pledge to contribute A$20 million and ship for the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the matter, as well as other issues, were discussed during his first bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – Malaysia and Australia, enjoying a long-standing relationship that goes back 60 years, have agreed to elevate their ties to a strategic partnership. This agreement was reached between Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and new Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at their first bilateral talks
KANGAR, Nov 23 – Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the E-cigarettes (vape) and smoking are banned in all 20 public universities in the country. He said a joint decision on the matter was reached by all the universities’ vice-chancellors (VCs) at a meeting on Friday. “Although some of
