SAN FRANCISCO, April 12 – Clorox has apologized for a social media misstep after the household products company sparked outrage by tweeting “where’s the bleach” in reference to last week’s introduction of new “emoji” cartoons for iPhones that include several faces of people with black and brown skin. The maker of
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 – Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) campuses will soon be declared as autonomous campuses, with greater authority and power given to each campus’ respective rectors, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today. Najib said the decision had been made to improve the institution’s ability to manage itself,
BEIJING, April 12 – China’s government has threatened to shut down Sina, one of the country’s most popular news websites unless it “improves censorship”, state media reported, in a rare public glimpse into controls over the press. The online portal “distorted news facts, violated morality and engaged in media hype”,
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 – Utusan Malaysia has demanded that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stop his criticism against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, fearing that more of such attacks could threaten Malay politics. Awang Selamat, the pseudonym for Umno-owned Utusan’s weekend edition Mingguan Malaysia collective editorial team, said Dr Mahathir should consider
TAIPING, April 11 – Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming has been given 48 hours from this afternoon to apologise to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over a recent defamatory Facebook posting. A notice of demand was served to Nga at his service centre
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 – What’s the health of the Straits of Malacca, one of the busiest shipping waterways in the world and an important fishing ground for local commercial fishing industry? A group of scientists was on board RV Discovery, Malaysia’s most sophisticated research vessel, operated by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
SUBANG JAYA, April 11 – There is no place for politics in sports, Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said after demanding in no uncertain terms that the “Kita Lawan (We Will Fight)” slogan be replaced as the state contingent’s slogan for their campaign in next year’s Malaysia Games
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – Debate on the Sedition (Amendment) Bill 2015 broke records when it was passed after 14 hours of debate. The debate began at 11.30 am on yesterday before being approved at 2.30 am today based on a voice vote. Among the main issues heatedly debated by MPs included concerns
GEORGE TOWN, April 10 – It is all systems go for Penang police to face the Permatang Pauh by-election next month. State police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said a 2,000-strong police team will be deployed there to ensure a smooth by-election. “We are ready to perform our duties of ensuring safety and
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – Polling for the Rompin parliamentary by-election will be on May 5 while the nomination will be held on April 22. The by-election was called following the death of incumbent Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis.Jamaluddin was killed in a helicopter crash in Semenyih last Saturday, along with five other
JAKARTA, April 10 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin having a press conference today to told the former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should allow the present government Datuk Seri Najib Razak to do its job in managing the country for the benefit of the people. “There were
GEORGE TOWN, April 10 – The issue of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on prepaid mobile reload coupons will be resolved by next month, the Customs Department has assured. Its director-general Datuk Seri Khazali Ahmad said telco operators will sit down in a meeting later this month to solve the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 – The opposition parties today failed to stop the amendment of the 1948 Sedition Act from being tabled at the Parliament when the government insisted on tabling the Act for the second and third reading.Before the debating session started, Puchong Member of Parliament Gobind Singh Deo raised
GEORGE TOWN, April 9 – A Penang environment awareness group here has slammed the state government for its insistence on reclaiming the middle bank of the Penang Channel despite it housing a seagrass bed, a vital component in the balance of the ecosystem. Furthermore, the NGO expressed worry that the area that
JAKARTA, April 9 – Malaysian businessmen are encouraged to take advantage of Indonesia’s economic reforms and invest in the republic. Making the call, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is here on a 3-day working visit, said Malaysia welcomed the economic reforms and now was the right time to
ALOR STAR, April 9 – A jobless youth was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the High Court here today for committing culpable homicide against Noor Syafikah Nadia Abdullah, 14, one of the three sisters from Alor Semela who were murdered on Nov 2013. Judicial Commissioner Dr Choo Kah Sing passed
NEW DELHI, April 9 – The Malaysian tourism industry received a boost among travellers from the Indian sub-continent when KL International Airport (KLIA) was adjudged the ‘Best Duty-Free Shopping Destination’ in a readers’ poll conducted by Travel + Leisure, India’s leading luxury and travel magazine. Malaysia also shared the ‘Best Food
KATHMANDU, April 9 – A Malaysian tourist has been reported missing since Sunday (Malaysia is two hours, 15 minutes ahead of Nepal) while trekking in the Pokhara-Mustang route in Western Nepal. Nepal Deputy Inspector-General of Police Pankaj Shrestha said Dennis Lee Thian Poh, 47, was last seen on Sunday in Ghorepani,
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 – DAP strongly objects and condemns the proposed amendments to the 1948 Sedition Act, because the harsh strengthening of the repugnant laws is a historic act of national betrayal by the Prime Minister and the BN Government that launches 10 oppressive attacks against 30 million Malaysians. Instead
CHINA, April 9 – German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW has recalled almost 80,000 of its vehicles in China due to flaws in their engines, China’s quality regulator said Wednesday. Some 53,310 X3 vehicles produced between October 2011 and December 2013 have been recalled, according to a statement from China’s General Administration of Quality
