KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – Activist Syed Azmi Alhabshi sang praises of helicopter pilot Captain Cliff Fournier, who perished in the Semenyih helicopter crash, saying he was a “humble” man. He said he knew Fournier by chance and it started with an innocent post on Facebook when he said that he would love to
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – Malaysian former minister and Rompin Member of Parliament Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Semenyih, was laid to rest at the National Mosque Mausoleum yesterday evening. Jamaluddin, along with Azlin Alias, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, and four others
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – A resident from Kampung Pening-Pening in Pasir Baru, Semenyih, near here was the first to arrive at the scene where a helicopter with six passengers on board crashed. Describing the incident as the most tragic he had ever witnessed, Abdul Rahim Alin, 42, said he arrived at
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be released temporarily from the Sungai Buloh Prison to visit the remains of his father who passed away this morning, according to PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Anwar’s father, Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, died at 1.45am today.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – The remains of the six passengers of the ill-fated helicopter will be identified through dental records or DNA, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. Three forensic teams have been tasked to do the identification and will complete it tonight. “We will investigate the cause of the
SEMENYIH, April 5 – Witnesses told rescuers that the helicopter exploded mid air before crashing. The search and rescue team who reached the site where a helicopter crashed here today found five bodies charred beyond recognition. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Othman Abdullah said the helicopter was on fire when
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s father, former Umno MP Datuk Ibrahim Abd Rahman, passed away this morning at 1.45am, PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said today. She said her father-in-law’s body has been brought to Lot 459 Pinggir Pelangi Pagi, Country
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – Putrajaya needs to answer all the questions raised by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to prevent the situation from escalating. Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the views of the statesman should not be ignored because what he raised has received a lot of
GEORGETOWN, April 3 – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will absorb the goods and services tax (GST) and has given an assurance that for now, there will be no increase in the cost of services and fees. Its vice-chancellor, Prof Datuk Dr Omar Osman said the university’s management was in the process
PERMATANG PAUH, April 3 – Permatang Pauh Umno has submitted three possible candidates for the upcoming by-election here. The division’s chief Datuk Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said said that the three candidates were locals and had the qualification but did not wish to identify them. He said the three names had been submitted to Prime Minister
KUALA LUMPIR, April 3 – Cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque was released this evening after the police recorded a statement from him, lawyer Latheefa Koya said. “A short statement was taken from him in connection with a posting on Facebook,” she said. Latheefa said lawyer Michelle Yesudas was present when the recording officer took
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 – The police today said remarks by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad against Datuk Seri Najib Razak over issues related to the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) were not seditious. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar in
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 – Three non-governmental organisations (NGO) today lodged a police report urging the authorities to investigate two individuals who they claim to be instigators in producing articles deemed seditious and slandered the royal institution and the Malay leadership in the country. The three NGOs, Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM),
GEORGE TOWN, April 1 —Pleasure to announce the launch of our very own Penang Future Foundation (“PFF”). PFF is a scholarship program made possible by generous donations from private sectors and donors, including the Penang Turf Club. RM20 million Penang Future Foundation (PFF) scholarship scheme in a bid to reverse
LONDON, April 3 – OXFORD University student Ummi Abdullah, 28, a Malaysian, crammed four years of work into her 12-minute presentation that earned her the Ita Askonas Medal at the annual Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine Day (WIMM Day) on Friday. Ummi, who is doing her PhD in molecular oncology, was
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today assured Malaysians that the government is committed toward improving the health service facilities in the country to ensure the rakyat gets the best services. In a radio broadcast, uploaded on his blog najibrazak.com today, Najib said the government is
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 – Former world number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei, who is awaiting a doping hearing, has dropped to 16th spot in the new world ranking released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) today. The 31-year old Chong Wei had topped the list in Dec last year with
PUTRAJAYA, April 3- The government has agreed to extend the appeal period deadline for the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) 2015 from March 31 to April 15. Finance Ministry said in a statement today that the extension would allow those who could not submit their appeal to do so at the nearest
GEORGETOWN, April 2 – Thank you for joining us today for the announcement of the soft-opening of our two brand new stars in Penang, St Giles Wembley and Cititel Express, Penang. Cititel Hotel Management Sdn Bhd (CHM), is an established hotel management company with an inventory of over 4,400 rooms and
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 – The organiser of the controversial K-Pop event has been blacklisted by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry. TGM Events has been blacklisted after the ministry found that it had violated the regulations set, according to Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. “During the K-Pop concert (Fan Meeting B1A4 Acer
