ALOR SETAR, Oct 19 – Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan who is also UMNO information told reporters after attending the 2015 North Zone UMNO President Cup Oratory Competition on Sunday that the revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be returned to the people via
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 – A total of 3,029 schools in several states will be closed tomorrow as well due to the worsening haze which was affecting 1,909,842 students, said Education Ministry here today. It said in a statement that they will comprise all the schools in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala
SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is still the best form of government for Malaysia despite the shortcomings and difficulties it faced. He said most importantly, BN had charted out a clear roadmap for the nation’s future, and that all the
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 19 – A foreign couple jumped off from a flat at Persiaran Paya Terubong in Relau here on Sunday morning. The incident was happen on 9:05am in a flat at Persiaran Paya Terubong here which a couple namely Nepalese Adhikari Suresh, 22 and Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Hoa, 20, both factory workers, were
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, who is also MIC president said at the opening of the party’s wings convention on Sunday that Barisan Nasional is facing its toughest challenge yet, so leaders must give satisfactory answers to the rakyat’s questions in order to remain relevant. “Barisan is
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) in a statement Saturday said that all 18 highways which increased their toll rates since last Thursday are not categorised as inter urban highways. The statement said that the inter urban highways were highways linking one state capital to another state capital
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi sidestepped a question on Monday which it had been posed in Parliament by a member of his own party, about allegations claiming abuse of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma). Ahmad Zahid merely repeated well-known facts on Sosma
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – Refusal to listen to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia got two DAP MPs booted out from Parliament at Dewan Rakyat here today. DAP’s Segambut Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng was booted out from the Dewan Rakyat today after refusing to accept the decision by Speaker Tan Sri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – The government will implement four transformation measures to strengthen the functions and roles of the National Security Council (NSC) including the tabling of the MKN Bill expected to be tabled in the current Parliament sitting. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said at the
TUMPAT, Oct 19 – AirAsia Foundation has allocated RM335,000 for its 2015 School Preparedness Programme involving 1,179 primary school pupils in Perak and Kelantan who were affected by floods last year. AirAsia executive director, Yap Mun Ching said with the cooperation of Medical Relief Society Malaysia (MERCY Malaysia), the programme aimed to
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – The tourism industry has contributed significantly towards Malaysia’s economy since the inception of the National Transformation Programme (NTP). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the nation’s tourism sector is now the sixth largest contributor to the national economy, contributing a total of RM161 billion
KLANG, Oct 19 – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam hold a press conference after attending the 10th anniversary of Chennai Silk Palace here on Saturday said the private hospitals in the country are allowed to do organ transplant surgeries so long as they meet the criteria imposed by the Health
PETALING JAYA, Oct 18 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid had announced the statement at his Facebook page and Twitter today that there were several schools in several states will close on Monday (Oct 19) due to the worsening haze. He said that the schools to be close are
JEMPOL, Oct 18 – Police have detained a man who was believed to have raped an 11-year-old girl who gave birth to a boy here last August. Jempol district police chief Supt Hamzah Alias said the man was detained at his family home in Kota Bahru, Kelantan, last Thursday. He said that
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 18 – According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar said Malaysia does not impose a flat rate for its highway tolls as some countries practised. He said Malaysia’s approach is to impose a low rate in the initial stage and then allow the concessionaires to
SHAH ALAM, Oct 18 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman speaking at the opening of Gerakan’s 44th National Delegates Conference here today said Malaysian Chinese are not ‘Pendatang’ (immigrants), but are the sons of Malaysia who have contributed to the development of the country. Najib said
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 – The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak is looking into making broadband Internet affordable with a higher speed. He said to entry-level package for fixed broadband offered by Telekom Malaysia (TM) with the starting at 386 kilobit per second (kbps) had been 71
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 – The local Malaysia money market is expected to be remain steady on next week with more stabilised rates as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to continue to manage excess liquidity. A dealer said the central bank is expected to continue the intervention with their daily tenders to mop
LONDON, Oct 18 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng having a speech at TS Eliot Lecture Theatre at Merton College in Oxford University, England here on Wednesday. He said the last time he was here was on May 29, 2013, a few weeks after the 2013 general elections when he was
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 18 – The state was signed a three-year management collaboration agreement with Think City Sdn Bhd and AKTC at Chantilly, France here on Friday which Think City Sdn Bhd and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) will be expanding their existing partnership by collaborating with Penang. Both The
