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
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had been clarified it had never issued any statement on Wednesday with saying that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is not under investigation. MACC director of strategic communications Datuk Rohaizad Yaakob said that in a statement dated Sept 22 the MACC had only stated that
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – The Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a first-category on Wednesday that there was the warning of strong winds and rough seas over the waters of Sabah as at Sandakan, Kudat, West Coast and Interior and Labuan starting from Oct 16 to 20. It said in a statement
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 Government investment arm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Wednesday advised Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua to “walk the talk” and provide what he claimed to be “clear-cut evidence” on 1MDB to the lawful authorities for further investigation. 1MDB in a statement here on Wednesday 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Wednesday called on ulama and Muslim professionals to explain the real meaning of Islam to counter the idea of violence and extremism in the country. He said they should come forward with action plans, strategies and programmes that
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – The first wave of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will be available at Celcom on October 16, Friday at midnight (12am). All the customers can purchase the Apple’s latest phones at four different outlets which at Blue [email protected] Pyramid, Blue Cube Publika, Celcom Centre, Taman Molek,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – Former Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah has resigned from the party to join PKR. PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail announced this on today noon. She said the party was welcoming Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah in joining the big family of Keadilan. She said
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – With less than three years to go before the next general election, MCA is finding the task of wooing the Chinese community increasingly onerous. It has not surprisingly to set its sights on boosting its existing support base by winning over the hearts and minds
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 15 – Development planning in coastal areas known as the Middle Bank will adversely affect the marine life ecosystem. The Opposition Leader Dun Penang, Datuk Jahara Hamid told reporters after visiting the area on Wednesday said the development would require a reclamation area of 2,670 hectares near Georgetown
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15 – Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali on Tuesday clarified that Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer Matthias Chang Wen Chieh were charged under the Penal Code and not the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA). The duo were charged under Section 124L of
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – The former deputy higher education minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, who is a former Temerloh MP are leaving Umno and joining PKR tomorrow. He will be unveiled as a PKR member at a press conference at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya at noon tomorrow. He was recently served a show cause
