BAKU, May 4 – Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petronas has completed its transaction for the acquisition of oil and gas related assets in Azerbaijan, following a sales and purchase agreement it signed with Norway-based Statoil in October last year. Petronas’ Azerbaijan Country Chair Zainal Abidin Zainudin said Petronas completed
ROMPIN, May 3 – The Election Commission (EC) Sunday advised voters in Rompin parliamentary constituency to check their election information, including their designated polling centres, ahead of the by-election scheduled for Tuesday. In a statement here, the EC said the voters could do so at the EC’s official website at www.spr.gov.my
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 3 – The Permatang Pauh by-election polling day on a working day does not give any advantage to any party as claimed by the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leadership, said Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth chairman Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the Election Commission (EC) had fixed the date and
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – Buddhists in the country celebrated Wesak Day Sunday with humility and special remembrance for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal. At the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields here, devotees started to arrive as early as 6am to participate in prayers and to pay
PERMATANG PAUH, May 3 – The early voting centre for the Permatang Pauh by-election at Dewan Gemilang, Seberang Perai Tengah District Police Headquarters here closed at 5pm with 519 voters coming out to vote. Election Commission (EC) acting director for Penang, Azizal Ahmad said 89.6 per cent of the 597 voters
ROMPIN, May 3 – The reduced price of houses for the second generation Felda settlers is not candy for the voters in the Rompin parliamentary seat by-election, as claimed by the opposition. UMNO vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussien said, on the other hand, the move, as announced by Prime Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek today hit out at a news portal for allegedly twisting his statement on the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Ahmad Shabery said he had never stated that the action of a hypermarket chain to absorb the GST as
NUSAJAYA, May 3 – The first 500 fans who come dressed in their favourite Star Wars character to Legoland Malaysia Resort tomorrow will walk away with special goodie bags as part of the theme park’s Star Wars Day celebrations. They will receive a Legoland Malaysia shopping voucher worth RM100, an exclusive
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he would continue to prioritise home ownership for the benefit of the people. This included home ownership by Felda settlers, he said. “I will always give priority to the issue of home ownership for the benefit of the people,
KATHMANDU, May 3 – The Nepal April 25 massive earthquake death toll continues to swell as rescuers found more dead bodies from the rubble of the collapsed houses on Sunday. So far, 7,040 bodies had been recovered from the rubble of which 6,650 were handed over to the relatives for their last
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 – The thunderstorm over the waters of Selangor, east Johor and Sarawak (Rejang, Mukah and Bintulu) is expected to continue this morning. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement today said the situation was also the same this morning in the southern part of the Straits of
GEORGETOWN, May 3 – Almost thousand people celebrating Wesak Celebration Day which happen at Georgetown, Penang this evening with twenty one procession vehicle and attended by CM Lim Guan Eng. The Chairman of the Penang Wesak Celebration Committee Dr. Loh Hock Hun, and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, were among the speakers
PERMATANG PAUH, May 3 – A total of 627 early voters comprising police personnel and their spouses will vote today in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat by-election from 8am today. The polling is being conducted at two venues – Dewan Gemilang at the Seberang Perai Tengah district police headquarters, and at
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – Racial and religious tolerance practiced in Malaysia has been the basis for the peace and stability in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In his message in conjunction with Wesak Day which will be celebrated tomorrow, Muhyiddin said respecting and protecting the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 – The government is offering houses priced at RM90,000 a unit as compared to the original price of RM125,000 a unit for the second generation of Felda settlers in the Rompin parliamentary constituency. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said for those who cannot afford to
GEORGETOWN, May 2 – Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz told a press conference at the launching of phase two development of Bukit Bendera here Saturday. The Federal Government through the Tourism and Culture Ministry to allocate a RM2.25 million for the development of the tourism industry in Penang. “Included
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 2 – The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) has been asked to fine tune existing regulations to prevent mosques from being used as political platforms. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom if the abuse of mosques was not put under control, conflicts and
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 2 – The DAP-led state government will not have to bear the cost of Goods and Services Tax (GST) as it is not imposed on administration expenditure, said state Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman, Teng Chang Yeow. He said the statement made by Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng was
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 2 – The federal government provided an allocation of RM75.21 million to build 14 mosques in Penang since 2007, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the government also spent RM180.85 million for Islamic religious development programmes and projects from 2008 until 2014. The allocation
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 2 – Some participants of the rally against the newly-implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday were trying to portray bad image of Malaysia and to cause it to be seen as an unpeaceful country. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
