KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 – The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) wants the government to consider granting a bonus of three months for civil servants in Budget 2016 next month. Cuepacs secretary-general Datuk Lok Yim Pheng said the request was made to help ease the burden of those people who are
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 12 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has sent the notices of summons to Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia over the recent court case which Penang Umno leader apologised to Lim for slander. After the latter issued a full apology in court last month, CM Lim had been turned the retracted of his defamation
DUBAI, Sept 12 – A powerful storm causes the crane to collapse in Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque in Mecca on Friday (09/11/2015) with killing at least 107 people and injuring 238 others. The Saudi Civil Defence authority confirmed the incident on Twitter. The crane collapse 10 days before the start of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage
JOHOR BAHARU, Sept 12 – MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai worried about the rally planned which scheduled for Sept 16 in Kuala Lumpur would not be turned into a platform by certain quarters to undermine the unity and harmony among the various races in the country. He said the people
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 12 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng hold a press conference at Komtar here on Friday said they will continue defence Tony Pua as a member of Public Accounts Committee (PAC). He asked why Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan called for Pua’s dismissal as reported by the NST when
DUBAI, Sept 12 – Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported more than 58 were killed and others injured when storms caused a crane to fall in Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque in Mecca on Friday (09/11/2015). The Saudi Civil Defence authority confirmed the incident on Twitter, but did not give any details
SINGAPORE, Sept 12 – Share of the vote in Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) looked to have increased in an election victory on Friday. The election was brushing off an opposition challenge in the city state’s most hotly contested polls. The PAP, which has ruled the first general election since independence in 1965
SINGAPORE, Sept 11 – According to the Elections Department, there were more than two million Singaporeans have voted in the country’s general election which the voting station was conducted from 8am to 8pm today. For the first time in this GE, the department will be making public the results of sample counts,
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 11 – State police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the old bomb weighing four tons were found in a scrap metal shop at Level 3, Perai, near here, have to be disposed by Sunday. He said they had a meeting with the scrap metal shop owner who agreed to dispose
SHAH ALAM, Sept 11 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Deputy President, Mohamed Azmin Ali said PKR has reiterated its stance to cooperate and support the participation of PAS in a new coalition which it was the official position of the party that was always open to cooperation and accepted any political party that
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said MCMC will go after any party that incites the public to participate in the ‘Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu’ on this coming Wednesday, Sept 16. “MCMC would proceed with the appropriate action based on
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 11 – The Penang Customs Department arrested five Indonesian men with seized from them 18 packages of drugs weighing 22.067kg worth RM3.17 million at the Perai Dock, Seberang Perai, on Tuesday. Penang Customs Department Director Datuk Mohd Paudzi Man said in the 5pm raid, a team from the Penang Customs Marine
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police have opened an investigation in accordance with the Penal Code to investigate attempts to topple the government following a revelations of former executives Petro Saudi International Ltd (PSI) Xavier Andre Justo. “Police would recall Petaling
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar advised the the organizers’ of ‘Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu’ which had been scheduled to take place in the federal capital on Sept 16 in order to select the appropriate place for the safety and welfare of the people. “Police
New Apple TV was so far seeing in Siri up and front. Siri will be able to search across multiple apps (though not ALL of your apps) and show all of your viewing options on one screen. Siri can search across “multiple” content apps such as iTunes, or Netflix, or Hulu,
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 – Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the police believe the incident during the match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia at Shah Alam Stadium Tuesday night was pre-planned by a group of local supporters. “Police would be discussing with the stadium management to
BUTTERWORTH, Sept 10 – PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) will fully implement Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) on all its highways from 2017. PLUS chief operating officer, Mohd Fuad Khusairi said currently a total of 14 of the 92 toll plazas has implemented the ETC system while the rest still use a closed toll system.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 – Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that the UMNO General Assembly will be held on 8 to 12 Dec 2015. The Prime Minister said the dates were chosen in view of Malaysia hosting many international events in November. “So we will holding it in December after
NEVADA, Sept 9 – A British Airways jet caught fire on a Las Vegas airport runway Tuesday with sending smoke billowing into the air, after suffering what the pilot described as a “catastrophic failure” of the left engine. There were 159 passengers and 13 crew on board with at least two people were injured
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus announced. At a worldwide level, the iPhone grew at 3 1/2 times the rest of the industry. iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone ever. Cook says nothing is the same about these new iPhones. It’s got a new kind of alu-MIN-ium — hopefully that
