BALIK PULAU, Mar 25 – A factory supervisor was struck dead by lightning at the Teluk Kumbar beach near here last night while he and two friends were waiting for a boat to embark on a fishing trip. Mohamad Amin Osman, 47, died on the spot in the 10pm incident. Southwest police chief
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 25 – The Barisan Nasional is all set to take on the ruling opposition Pakatan Harapan in Penang in the coming general election, regarded by many as the mother of all elections. Penang, which has been under a DAP-led government for the last two terms, is seen as
SERDANG, Mar 24 – The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today advised political parties to avoid sensitive issues, especially those that could cause racial and religious conflicts in the run up to the 14th General Election (GE14). He said all (political parties) must shoulder the responsibility to preserve peace
BENTONG, Mar 24 – The rakyat should give more support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in the 14th General Election (GE14) to enable him to realise the nation’s transformation goals to become a high income nation, according to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said the
SERIAN, Mar 24 – The government is targeting to create about 1.5 million new jobs by 2020, with 60% of them requiring those with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. This, he said, made TVET an important platform to enhance the skills
BENTONG, Mar 24 – Owners of motorcycles and vehicles with expired road tax of not more than three years may renew them without having to fulfill the stipulated conditions through a special programme, effective today until end of June. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the programme, being implemented by
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 24 – The fate of the country’s biggest Indian party, MIC, will be determined by the number of parliamentary and state seats it can win in the 14th General Election (GE14), according to its president, Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam. Admitting that it would be an uphill task for
BAGAN DATUK, Mar 24 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi once again hinted when the 14th General Election (GE14) would be held. In his speech when launching the 2018 Bumiputra Education Tour (JPB) at Sekolah Menengah Sains Bagan Datuk (Sabda), he envisaged that GE14 would be held
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 24 – The Registrar of Societies (RoS) today confirmed that the registration of Pakatan Harapan could still not be processed. RoS director-general Surayati Ibrahim said this was because Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), one of the component parties in the opposition coalition, has yet to respond and provide all
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 – Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to win in the 14th general election (GE14), according to a ‘Respons Rakyat’ survey by Bernama radio. The survey, conducted in Feb and March this year, showed 37% of the respondents believed BN would win, Pakatan Harapan (32%) and the remaining 31%
SEREMBAN, Mar 23 – The declared intention of Pakatan Harapan to make Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad the prime minister if the opposition pact wins the next general election will not cause a so-called ‘Malay tsunami’ or tidal wave of support for the opposition, said Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 – Over 600,000 houses will be offered at the national-level housing exposition organised by PR1MA Corp Malaysia (PR1MA) from tomorrow until April 1, 2018. Its Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Abdul Mutalib Alias, said this housing expo, the biggest in the country, would not only feature homes located
TOKYO, Mar 23 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) announced today that it has agreed to invest in a fund managed by Geodesic Capital, a venture capital company active mainly in Silicon Valley. By investing in this fund, Hitachi will help to accelerate open innovation with startup companies in Silicon Valley using
HONG KONG, Mar 22 – MarketingPulse, Asia’s premier conference and rendez-vous for marketers and brands, launched with a debut edition yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Hosted by the HKTDC, more than 1,200 corporate executives, marketing and advertising agency representatives and brand reps from across Asia attended
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 22 – The Barisan Nasional government will stick to the goods and services tax (GST) since the tax system has proven to be efficient for Malaysia, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. He said GST, which had been implemented by over 170 countries, could help eliminate the
SINGAPORE, Mar 22 – Asian video industry association, Casbaa, held its annual OTT Summit, Asia’s OTT industry marquee event, on 20 & 21 March. New to the event this year, which has been expanded to two days, was the OTT Anti-Piracy Seminar on March 20th; sponsored by 21st Century Fox.
TOKYO, Mar 22 – CB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., announced the launch and issuance this month of a new Platinum card by Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), one of the top universal banks in the Philippines, through its Card Servicing entity, RCBC Bankard
BANGSAR, Mar 22 – Ejen Ali and AirAsia launched the MATA Spy Jet, an AirAsia Airbus A320 aircraft decked out with Ejen Ali livery design during a press conference held today. The launch is a culmination of the #MisiAspirasiAirAsia campaign, a partnership between Ejen Ali and AirAsia that emphasises four values –
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 21 – Azrin Zizal, former media officer to Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, has slammed the former’s statement’s yesterday about Cambridge Analytica’s advice for the Kedah Barisan Nasional’s campaign for the 2013 general election, saying it contained outright lies. According to Azrin, Mukhriz’s statement claiming that he was his
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 21 – The Penang Hospital (HPP) is seeking the next-of-kin of a man whose body has been not been claimed from the hospital’s Forensic Medical Department since Feb 28. HPP director Datuk Dr Norsidah Ismail said the man, Chew Tek Sim, 54, died due to liver cancer. “The identity
