KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is to make a two-day official visit to Malaysia beginning today prior to attending the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat in Kota Kinabalu on Jan 27 and 28, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said. It said in a statement that this would
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to have talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, Jan 26, during his working visit to the United Kingdom, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry. The statement said they would discuss
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 – The influence and power of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang should not be taken lightly by fellow Pakatan Rakyat parties said Utusan Malaysia, via its collective editorial column, Awang Selamat, today. Targeting DAP, PKR and even the pro-Anwarinas (Pakatan Rakyat de-facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to have talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron tomorrow, during his working visit to the United Kingdom, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry. The statement said they would discuss matters of bilateral interest and
MADRID, Jan 25 – Spanish police on Saturday arrested four suspected Islamist extremists who were prepared to launch attacks in Spain, the government said. Officers detained two pairs of brothers, Spaniards of Moroccan origin, in the Spanish territory of Ceuta bordering Morocco, the interior ministry said in a statement. It said they
TAWAU, Jan 25 – Security in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) is being beefed up with the deployment of new army assets in the form of 12 AV 8×8 armouredvehicles in facing any threat in the area. DefenceMinister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said besides that, an infantry battalion with a strength of
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 25 – The country’s fourth Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah Almarhum Tengku Seri Setia Raja Tengku Hitam Omar passed away at Pantai Hospital in Kuala Lumpur at 3.26pm yesterday. State secretary Datuk Osman Muda said following the death of the Tengku Ampuan Tua Terengganu, the state would
JAKARTA, Jan 25 – Indonesian salvage teams failed to raise the fuselage of Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 from the sea bed, but recovered four more bodies from the wreckage of the crashed jet. The bid to raise the fuselage came a day after divers were able to enter the main section
SEREMBAN, Jan 25 – The body of Malaysian, Cheong Kin Chin, 55, who drowned in a tugboat sinking incident at Fubei Channel, Yangtze River nearby Jiangjiang, Jiangsu province in China last Thursday arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang around 4pm today. The remains of the deceased were
CYBERJAYA, Jan 25 – Malaysia will still be able to achieve Vision 2020 to become a developed nation if the government is prepared to reduce and be frugal with its spending, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today. He said the government must quickly identify and stop unnecessary projects
KEPALA BATAS, Jan 25 – The Road Transport Department (RTD) expects the fees for car and motorcycle licences to go down following the new regulation that a licence applicant need only sit for a single traffic law test. Its director-general, Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad, said the RTD would make some changes in
MUAR, Jan 24 – The Road Transport Department (RTD) will reintroduce the one exam system for all applications vying for a car and motorcycle licence effective immediately. Previously applicants wanting to obtain a car and motorcycle licence had to sit for two separate tests. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed his condolences to Saudi Arabia’s royal family and its people over the demise of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. “Al-Fatihah. Condolences to the royal family and people of Saudi Arabia on the passing of King Abdullah,” he said in
LONDON, Jan 24 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak will walk down memory lane when he visits his former college – Malvern College at Worcestershire – to officiate the Razak Science Centre there on Monday. Malaysian High Commissioner to United Kingdom Datuk Ahmad Rasidi Hazizi said the prime minister pursued his secondary
BANGKOK, Jan 24 – Thai authorities dealt a double blow to ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her powerful family on Friday, banning her from politics for five years and proceeding with criminal charges for negligence that could put her in jail. The moves could stoke tension in the politically divided country still
MUAR, Jan 24 – The search mission for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370, which vanished since March 8 last year, has covered a 15,000 square kilometre area from the 60,000 square kilometre area in the Indian Ocean. Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said, approximately 26 percent of the
KANSAS CITY, Jan 24 – Confirming an urban myth, 28 oil companies and retailers have agreed to settle litigation claiming customers were knowingly overcharged when gas station fuel temperatures rose, the plaintiffs announced yesterday. Federal officials earlier consolidated about 50 lawsuits filed since 2006 from consumers across the country in the US District
LABUAN, Jan 24 – The IS militant threat in Sabah poses a serious danger if no proactive measures are taken to combat it, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Friday. He said Malaysia was taking this threat very seriously, and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak himself had tabled
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 24 – Penang risks losing its cultural heritage to the booming tourism industry, whose growth, ironically, was spurred by the state’s rich history. The closure of five pre-war shops along Chulia Street is of concern to many, including a long-staying resident of Penang from New Zealand, Mark Lay, who says
DAVOS, Jan 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has cut short his working visit to the World Economic Forum here to attend funeral of Saudi Arabia monarch, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz who passed away early today. Najib is scheduled for a packed day at the WEF today, including having
