BEIJING, Oct 17 – Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai told reporters after the Asian Political Parties’ Special Conference on Silk Road closing ceremony here on Friday that neither Malaysia nor the report released by the Dutch Safety Board apportioned blame for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in
BELAGA, Oct 17 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said here on Friday that the security in the Belaga District and the areas close to the Indonesian border will be beefed up soon. He said an army border regiment would be stationed there while the strength of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 – A taxi driver was charged in the Sessions Court here today with attempting to murder a man in Wangsa Maju last year. No plea was recorded from T. Ganesan, 44, as his lawyer, Noor Mousa Azaddin had requested the court for his client to be sent
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has received the final binding and fully-funded offers from three strategic investors which are comprising both domestic and international parties in the relation to the monetisation of equity in its subsidiary for Edra Global Energy Bhd (Edra). “This marks a significant milestone
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 17 – The gang which struck at a jewellery shop in Chai Leng Park near here late last month had also committed similar hold-ups at jewellery outlets in other states. In the incident on Sept 29, five youths, one armed with a pistol escaped with jewellery worth about RM600,000
IPOH, Oct 17 – Ipoh Mayor Datuk Zamri Man said the “Ipoh Car Free Day” will be car-free morning in Ipoh this Sunday which will be introduced for the first time in the city would be from 7am to 10pm and was part of the city’s plan to make it a “Low
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 17 – A land broker is fighting for his life at the Penang Hospital after he was torched in a toilet at the Prangin Mall shopping centre here on Thursday night. The 56-year-old victim who sustained 60 per cent burns on the body has been warded at the hospital’s intensive care
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 17 – The RM28 million retail Spice Canopy and the RM16 million of aquatic components of the Subterranean Penang International Conference & Exhibition Centre (SPICE) are set to open in December. The Spice Canopy, consisting of 59 retail lots and 108 car park lots, was completed in September
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 – Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah is filing an application at the Federal Court to refer questions of law on a charge of participating in the #KitaLawan street protest made against her. Her lawyer Gooi Hsiao Leung, told Magistrate Nur Azura Murah when the case came
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 – UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said that there was no effect on UMNO after Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah’s move to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). He said the former UMNO Supreme Council member was the party’s candidate for Temerloh in the 13th general election but failed to retain
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged the science advisors of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to share their expertise and ideas to overcome the seasonal haze affecting in the Southeast Asian countries. “Malaysia had suffered from the situation for the past 18 years
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who is also Finance Minister said in his opening remarks at the 27th MSC Malaysia Implementation Council Meeting here Thursday that the benefits of Malaysia’s digital economy initiative have begun to filter down to the people and organisations, and among the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – The services of Rapid KL Light Rail Transit (LRT) at Masjid Jamek station will be extended until 12.30 am on Saturday in conjunction with the Citrawarna parade of colours at Dataran Merdeka. Rapid KL in a statement here on Thursday said that the commuters attending the event
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 16 – PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has postponed the indefinitely enforcement of a minimum RM50 top-up of electronic cards at the top-up lanes of the Penang Bridge here on Thursday. PLUS said in a statement here that motorists could continue to top-up their cards as usual at all
KAJANG, Oct 16 – Three suspects which are a businessman, a lorry driver and an Indonesian labourer who allegedly abducted a five-year-old boy for RM300,000 ransom from near his kindergarten in Sungai Chua on last week have been charged at the Magistrates’ Court here today. Labourer Riduansyah Yaya, 32, lorry driver, Mohd Saifulamry
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein will be attending the sixth Xiangshan Forum in Beijing from Friday until Sunday. A defence ministry spokesman said Hishammuddin, who is also the chairman of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), is scheduled to deliver a speech this Friday at
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – National badminton ace, Datuk Lee Chong Wei remains the country’s sole survivor as other players were knocked out from the 2015 Denmark Open Super Series Premier Badminton Tournament at the Odense Sports Park in Denmark. Badminton World Federation (BWF) website www.bwfbadminton.org reported Chong Wei who
PETALING JAYA, Oct 16 – Former UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah officially joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on Thursday noon. This was announced by PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in a media conference at the party’s headquarters here. She said they are welcoming Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Malaysia has been appointed by the World Health Assembly (WHA) Western Pacific member states as Vice President of the upcoming 69th WHA in Geneva, Switzerland. Acording to a statement from the Health Ministry, the appointment of Malaysia which was made unanimously at the 66th WHO Regional
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said in his latest post on his blog, NajibRazak.com that the budget 2016 will be tabled on Oct 23 and it will ensure that the bottom 40 per cent household income group continues to have opportunities for and access to higher education
