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
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
