YANGON, Nov 13 – Myanmar Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham has re-won as a representative to the House of Representative, according to the update election result released by the Union Election Commission on Thursday morning. Representing the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), Sai Mauk Kham ran the election in
JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 13 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will record a statement from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak soon in connection with the investigations into SRC International and the RM2.6 billion of the political fund. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed said the commission had
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Thursday that he will be giving a statement on the RM2.6 billion political fund case to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) soon. He said the Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali had told him that he was required to
PARIS, Nov 13 – Vietnam was elected as member of the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2015-2019 tenure on Nov 12, marking the fourth time the country has won a seat at one of UNESCO’s two most powerful bodies. The country obtained 156 out of 186 votes at the on-going 38th
YANGON, Nov 13 – Aung San Suu Kyi has won Myanmar’s landmark election and claimed a staggering majority in parliament, ending half a century of dominance by the military and providing the symbol of a decades-old democracy movement with a mandate to rule. The government’s election commission in the capital of Naypyidaw
YANGON, Nov 13 – According to a tally of official results released on Friday, Aung San Suu Kyi has won Myanmar’s landmark election and claimed a staggering majority in parliament. Her National League for Democracy (NLD) party was awarded 21 further lower house seats by the Union Election Commission, taking its overall
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 – Malaysia’s election into UNESCO’s Executive Board for the period of 2015-2019 is recognition of the country’s progress in education, science and culture. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said as a member of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s executive board, Malaysia hoped
KUCHING, Nov 13 – According to the Sarawak Records, Fire Department losses RM324.3 million which starting from January to October this year due to fire in Sarawak, a steep increase from the RM116.5 million recorded in the corresponding period in 2014. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Nor Hisham Mohammad
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 – The following are landslide incidents reported along the Karak Highway since 1985 until 2015. 1977: Opened to traffic and has two toll plazas located in Gombak, Selangor and Bentong in Pahang. 1985: On November 23, a landslide occurred in Km 33 causing the route to be
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway are advised to use alternative roads to get to their destinations following the landslide at KM 52.4 of the highway at 7.18 pm on Wednesday. In a statement here on Wednesday, the Works Ministry said motorists from the east coast heading
KULIM, Nov 12 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak called on the people to avoid making sensitive racial statements that could hurt one another. He said if all parties could do this, Malaysia could emerge as a “Ray of Hope” among the developing countries. “We must consider the feelings of
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is satisfied with the progress of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project and trusts that the first line can begin operating as scheduled at the end of 2016. The prime minister also noted that the MRT currently has 19 trains and would receive
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 12 – The Penang state government had been launched BPS COMM HELP, a mobile application (Apps) to ensure maximum safety and security of those living in the state. The Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in announcing the bureau in a media conference here on Wednesday said BPS
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the establishment of a task force on Wednesday to encourage collaboration between academia and industry to enhance marketability of graduates. The Prime Minister said the task force would be chaired jointly by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 12 – Police have identified those involved in the robbery at a jewellery shop in Medan Kurau 1, Chai Leng Park, near here, on Sept 29. Penang Criminal Investigation Department chief, Datuk Zakaria Ahmad said police were working with the Bukit Aman special task force on organised crime (Stafoc)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said a council of elders to run the country as suggested by former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad is not provided for in the Federal Constitution and contrary to the Westminster system of government. “Dr Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – Police have denied that vehicles were buried in the landslide at KM52.4 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway near Lentang-Bukit Tinggi here on Wednesday. The landslide was occurred at 7.18pm on Wednesday night, Bentong police chief Supt Mohamad Mansor Mohd Nor said police did not receive any reports to the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants all parties to remain calm over the landslide at KM52.4 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway near Lentang-Bukit Tinggi which occurred at 7.18 pm on Wednesday. The Prime Minister urged all highway users near the scene of the incident to obey the
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 12 – The police believe they have been solved the case which a man who was seriously injured after being shot down at Kampung Bukit Merah, Permatang Pauh on Oct 8, with the arrest of three persons are also including a woman recently. Penang police crime investigation chief Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 – The High Court here on Wednesday had been set Dec 14 for the hearing of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s application to strike the lawsuit filed by PKR over allegations of overspending in
