ROMPIN, April 30 – Two of four early voting centres for the Rompin by-election, the information rooms of Muadzam Shah Police Station and Tekek Police Station, Tioman were closed at 2 pm today. They were opened at 8 am. An Election Commission (EC) spokesman said the voting centres were closed early
PUTRAJAYA, April 30 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving a five-year jail term for sodomising his former aide, has filed a review application to set aside his conviction and jail sentence on grounds of injustice. The notice of motion which was attached, together with Anwar’s nine-page affidavit-in-support of the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 – The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol as well as diesel for May 2015 will be maintained at the current levels, a Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) spokesperson told Bernama today. The prices will be unchanged for the third consecutive month, with RON95
SHAH ALAM, April 30 – A restaurant in Section 16 here is the first to be charged in court for an offence under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) 2014. Restoran Hameeds Corner, which was represented by its owner Raja Bunesh Bagam Kamarudeen, 38, pleaded not guilty to five counts of
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 – Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today clarified that prepaid reloads will continue to be sold with the GST added to the reload amount, partly due to the complexities in reconfiguring the systems. MCMC Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Halim Shafie said a survey to assess if
IPOH, April 30 – The Perak government has declared May 6 a state public holiday to commemorate the enthronement of Sultan Nazrin Shah as the 35th Sultan of Perak. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir made the announcement after chairing an executive council meeting at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building,
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 – Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) will not accept payment for water bills made at Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) counters from June 1. From the same date, the payment of electricity bills will no longer be accepted by the Syabas One-Stop Counter Service (OSCS). “The
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 – PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) issued its travel time advisory (TTA) for the period April 30 to May 5 in view of the long weekend due to two public holidays to mark Labour Day on May 1 (Friday) and Wesak Day on May 4 (Monday). “PLUS expect
PENAMPANG, April 29 – Instead of backing out, Bersih 3.0 Sabah has launched a campaign to highlight and advocate public support for this Friday’s Himpunan May Day (HMD) rally through the social media. The Sabah chapter of the electoral reform group encouraged the public to wear yellow, gather at the nearest town,
PUTRAJAYA, April 29 – Prices of 99 items in Peninsular Malaysia, 145 items in Sabah and 102 items in Sarawak have been reduced upon implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Ministry secretary-general Datuk Alias Ahmad said the figures were based on an
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 – German-Malaysian Institute (GMI) welcomes its originator, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the institute’s Perdana Lecture Series entitled Youth and Nation Building at its campus in Kajang, near here Wednesday. The lecture focuses on the recent Malaysia Education National Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) that outlines 10
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 – Following its successful introduction last month, Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) exclusive menu ‘Dari Dapur Istana’ (From The Royal Kitchen) will continue to be available for first and business class passengers until year. The airlines in a statement here Wednesday said the menu was a collaboration with Tengku
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 – For seven years, Datuk Lee Chong Wei, one of badminton’s finest athletes, took cordyceps capsules from unmarked containers on the advice of a mysterious friend without any knowledge of how they were capsulated or stored. It was a risky practice, unheard of in most Olympic sports,
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 – Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) subsidiary in Indonesia, PT Bank Internasional Tbk (BII), posted a higher profit after tax and minority interest (PATAMI) of 255.6 billion rupiah (RM1=3,647.58 rupiah) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, up 33.5 per cent from 191.5 billion rupiah in
ROMPIN, April 29 – Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein today welcomed the announcement by Pahang to make May 5, as a public holiday to coincide with the Rompin by-election. He said such move would allow Rompin voters to return and cast their ballots. “May 5, falls on Tuesday which
ROMPIN, April 29 – The Pahang state government has declared May 5 a state public holiday to enable registered voters in the Rompin parliamentary constituency to cast their votes on the day. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, in a brief statement to the media, said the matter was decided at
ROMPIN, April 29 – The Malaysian government will open an operation centre for Malaysian aid missions near the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to channel assistance during the Search and Rescue (SAR)operations in Nepal. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said about 50 members of the Malaysian team involved in
GEORGETOWN, April 29 – Penang Government will have to spend out RM46.25 million this year to pay for the Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. The Penang lawmaker said that the total GST to be paid is for infrastructure projects, development projects and the state’s other
CYBERJAYA, April 29 – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has requested YouTube and Facebook to remove the video insulting the Muslim ‘call to prayer’ or azan which was posted by Alvin Tan on April 21. MCMC in a statement Wednesday, however, said that based on monitoring, the video had
PERMATANG PAUH, April 29 – PKR has welcomed the decision by Penang PAS Youth to retract its boycott of PKR’s by-election campaign in Permatang Pauh and pledge its support. Although Penang PAS Youth is still asking for an apology, PKR by-election candidate Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail however said that the issue
