KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – The Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint 2015-2025, which will be tabled this March, will be the key towards transforming and improving the quality of higher education in the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said the blueprint was presented at the weekly Cabinet meeting Wednesday. “God
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should step in and resolve the on-going MIC crisis which could have negative repercussions on Barisan Nasional, political analysts said. UiTM Associate Professor Shaharuddin Baharuddin said problems arising in the Indian-based party would not be settled unless Najib, who is also
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – Several areas in Petaling will experience water supply disruption from Feb 6 (Friday) until Feb 7 (Saturday). According to a statement by Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) here today, this was due to work to instal two units of Pressure Reducing Valve(PRV) zone systems in
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have helped Apple sell an astounding 74.5 million iPhones during the first quarter of the company’s fiscal 2015 year. That’s more iPhones than they’ve ever sold during a single quarter, up from the previous record of 51 million iPhone sales reported during the same time last year, and above
SEREMBAN, Jan 29 – The Negeri Sembilan government is satisfied with the Federal Court’s decision to give the state government and four others the green light to appeal against a Court of Appeal’s landmark decision declaring invalid the state Syariah enactment that criminalises cross-dressing by Muslim men. “It’s good because it
Google is gearing up to sell wireless service directly to customers as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), by acquiring excess network capacity from Sprint and T-Mobile and reselling it to customers under its own brand. This is the same approach used by Cricket Wireless, MetroPCS, Pure Talk, Republic Wireless
KOTA BHARU, Jan 29 – The health of PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat who is being treated at the intensive care unit of Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM) in Kubang Kerian here was reported to be improving today and is expected to return home soon. His son, Nik
Apple has issued iOS 8.1.3, and update for its mobile devices that fixes a number of bugs, and makes it so that iOS requires less free storage space on your hardware (this update itself comes in at 247 MB) to actually perform an update. Especially with iOS 8’s launch, users without
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 – The Transport Ministry will release the interim report on the investigation into the MH370 incident on March 7, one year after the Malaysia Airlines plane went missing on March 8, last year. Its deputy minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi said the content of the report would be
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – Users worldwide were unable to log on to two of the world’s largest social networks, Facebook and Instagram, for close to an hour today (Jan 27). Netizens around the globe reacted in surprise, shock and panic on Twitter after Facebook and Instagram went offline at 2.25pm. Services
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government will thoroughly relook the local plan for Cameron Highlands to ensure the highlands’ sustainability is not affected in the long run. He said the Urban and Rural Planning Department would undertake the task, which is expected to ready
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 27 – Microsoft on Monday reported that its quarterly profit dipped as revenue increased with help from sales of Surface tablets, Xbox One consoles and cloud services. Profit fell 10 percent from a year ago to $5.9 billion while revenue hit $26.5 billion in the quarter ended on December
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – Several roads around the city will be closed gradually beginning from Sunday (Feb 1) to make way for the Nike We Run KL 2015 event and the Thaipusam chariot procession. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police chief ACP Mohd Nadzri Hussain in a media statement on Monday said
LONDON, Jan 27 – WikiLeaks on Monday accused Internet giant Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to the US authorities, and not notifying them for almost three years. It was acting on warrants that reveal the US Department of Justice investigation into WikiLeaks for leaking
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – Cheaper tickets are expected with AirAsia’s announcement to abolish fuel surcharge across all of its airlines, in line with declining global oil prices. AirAsia in a statement today said it will abolish fuel surcharge, beginning today, across all of its airlines in the group, as well as
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 – Starbucks has been fueling your caffeine habit for years. Now, the coffee giant is having unusual success brewing a new kind of customer ritual. The company said this week that, on average, customers pay for a purchase using smartphones 7 million times per week, with mobile payments now accounting
MALVERN, Jan 27 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak described the opening of the Razak Science Centre at the Malvern College, here, Monday as an honour not only for him and his family alone but also for every Malaysians. “It is an honour not only for me and my family but also
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will know on Feb 10 whether he will remain free or thrown behind bars for sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan in 2008. This followed a Malaysian Judiciary Twitter posting 12.03pm today that the Federal Court will deliver its
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has assured customers and clients that its website was not hacked. The carrier explained that a temporary glitch did not affect their bookings and that user data remained secured. In a statement, the airline explained what happened was that its Domain Name System (DNS) had
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 27 – The Penang Joint Chambers of Commerce (PJCC) will undergo a restructuring exercise and unveil a blueprint to meet the demand of its members. IPJCC newly appointed president Rizal Faris Mohideen has vowed to reach out to help its grassroots members, comprising four chambers of commerce and
