KUCHING, NOV 18 – Straight A’s scorer in the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) Alicia Kok aims to be an actress when she finishes her study. Alice who is of mixed Chinese-Bidayuh parentage from SK St Teresa (M) Kuching said she will continue to study hard and get good results to enter
SEREMBAN, Nov 18 – The opposition’s plan to vote down Budget 2016 was derailed when they failed to gain full support from their own members, resulting in it being passed for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday night. Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said previously there were rumours saying
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 – Several major roads leading to the Kuala Lumpur Convention (KLCC) will be closed from time to time in conjunction with the 27th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits which start tomorrow and end on Nov 22. The closures are for the security of the leaders and delegates
SEPANG, Nov 18 – Some 20,000 trainees of the National Service Training Programme (NS) are expected to join the NS 2.0 training at 81 camps nationwide beginning March next year. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said as part of efforts to transform the programme, the NS 2.0 trainees would
PARIS, Nov 18 – The suspected Islamic State militants holed up in a northern Paris apartment following a raid by French police had planned an attack on La Defense business district in Paris, a source has close to the investigation said here on Wednesday. Gunfire and explosions shook the Paris
Saint-Denis, France, Nov 18 – Three terrorist suspects have been killed in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during a major security operation linked to the deadly attacks that rocked the French capital five days ago, a police source said. The targets of the raid are believed to have included the
SAINT-DENIS, Nov 18 – A number of suspects are holed up in a building amid a major police operation in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, officials say, as the hunt continues for people believed to be involved in the deadly terrorist attacks that rocked the French capital five days ago.
LAGOS, Nov 18 – At least 31 people were killed and 72 others injured in a bomb blast in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, according to Aliyu Maikano, a local Red Cross official. Another official from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sa’ad Bello, gave a slightly higher
PARIS, Nov 18 – Armed police are raiding a flat in the northern Paris suburb of Saint Denis in an operation believed linked to last Friday’s attacks. Paris police said gunfire had been exchanged and some officers had been wounded. Unconfirmed reports said Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the alleged mastermind of the attacks, is the
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 – The Education director-general Datuk Seri Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said starting next year, the Year 6 Aptitude Test will be administered by schools. He said this year was the last year the centralised Year 6 Aptitude Test was conducted after the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR). Speaking at a
BALING, Nov 18 – All flash flood evacuation centres here were closed at 2.30pm as the flood situation improved. Baling Welfare Department Officer, Syamsul Izrin Isahak said the relief centres were the Surau Kampung Sri Ketengga, Dewan Risda Kg Tanjung Pari and Dewan Umno Batu 60. Yesterday, about 50 people from
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also the Home Minister ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar to take action against individuals who insult the religion, even though they are abroad. He said freedom of speech or a world
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 18 – A Barisan Nasional (BN) representative proposed that the DAP-led Penang government made compulsory for all hotels in the state to be Muslim-friendly. Shariful Azhar Othman (BN-Bertam) said all the hotels should have facilities such as toilets with piped-water, to facilitate ablution by Muslim guests. “I am confident
Anonymous has begun publishing the names and addresses of alleged ISIS recruiters. The masked hacking group declared war against the Islamic State in the wake of the Paris attacks, vowing to silence extremist propaganda and expose undercover operatives. Now it has leaked details of at least five men it claims are recruiters for
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 – The debate session at the Dewan Rakyat here turned into an uproar following heated exchanges by several members of Parliament on the use of English in the Dewan Rakyat. It was triggered by Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Bandar Kuching), who was taking part in the debate on the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 – Malaysia has arrested four Malaysians and one Indonesian for suspected terrorist activities, with just days to go before the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The suspects are aged between 22 and 40, which have links with the Islamic State militant group, and another regional terror network
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 18 – The opposition Pakatan Harapan federal lawmakers failed to vote down Budget 2016 on Monday night due to the Budget 2016 was passed by a division vote on the first reading as requested by the opposition MPs with 128 ayes and 74 nays, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 17 – Federal Government must ensure that the reported one year delay in the Mengkuang Dam project does not compromise water supply in the State of Penang during prolonged or severe dry spells. PBAPP chairman YAB Lim Guan Eng said Penang had been looking forward to the completion
VERSAILLES, Nov 17 – French President Francois Hollande said parliament would this week begin examining a bill extending the state of emergency by three months. He said he decided to ask parliament starting Wednesday to examine a bill prolonging the state of emergency for three months. He told this about the rare joint sitting
People who drink coffee daily, even up to four cups per day, are less likely to die from heart disease, neurological disease, type 2 diabetes or suicide than others, according to a new study. Researchers did not test how upping coffee consumption would change health outlooks, so they cannot conclude that
