KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 – Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members whose homes were struck by the recent devastating floods are allowed to withdraw from their Account 2 savings to rebuild their homes or buy new ones. “The withdrawal is allowed if the user’s first house had been sold or there was a
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 – The shortage of french fries from the US is spreading, with the Malaysian franchise of McDonald’s also having to cut back on the potato side dish. When it launched the “Prosperity burger” yesterday, as it does annually ahead of the Chinese New Year festivities, McDonald’s Malaysia also
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 – Following is the full text of President Barack Obama’s statement on Thursday on the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah: It is with deep respect that I express my personal condolences and the sympathies of the American people to the family of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and
DAVOS, Jan 23 – The independent committee investigating the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is expected to be ready with its final report by the second half of this year, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. He said this during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – Despite numerous measures taken by the Health Ministry to resolve the dengue outbreak, the phenomenal increase in daily cases is yet to cease. Efforts to contain the outbreak look bleak, especially in the Klang Valley where it is learnt that government clinics are treating around 200 cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – Going Green! Save The Earth! Recycle! We had heard all about these campaigns over the years, but uncountable harmful activities caused by human is still ongoing. Thus, involvement and actions are more important in saving our mother earth. “Green Revival Save the Earth 2014” with the
Microsoft showed off a few neat concepts at yesterday’s Windows 10 conference. But while looking at the stage showed a company secure about its place in the tech world, turning around and facing the audience revealed a very different picture: a room full to bursting with MacBook-wielding journos. Grasswire co-founder Austen
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 – Those detained or convicted for supporting the Islamic State (IS) militant group will be segregated to stop them from spreading their ideology. Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said in addition to spreading their ideology, they might train the others to become terrorists. “We don’t want them
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – Maybank has revised its inflation forecast to 4 per cent in 2015 from 4 to 5 per cent previously. This follows the postponement of the scheduled electricity tariff hike and industrial sector’s gas price reviews for this year. The low coal prices now will enable the government
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA), which is a step closer to making home ownership a reality for middle-income earners, is expected to deliver its first 600 units of affordable homes by year-end. Its chief executive officer, Datuk Abdul Mutalib Alias, said the units were from its projects
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 – The Penang Health Department seized 26 types of expired food items valued about RM1,000 at two supermarkets in Alma, Bukit Mertajam today. Raiding officers performed spot checks in the raid codenamed ‘Op Bersepadu Gong Xi Fa Cai’ in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year. Among
SHAH ALAM, Jan 23 – The widespread rumour of a large-scale, 36-hours water disruption in Selangor is untrue, said Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas). Its Communications, Corporate and Public Affairs general manager Priscilla Alfred said the 36-hours water disruption only affect two areas in the state, Sepang and Hulu
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – A businessman with the title ‘Datuk’ and his wife were charged with 55 counts of cheating in relation to investments in the purchase and reselling of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) tickets and blanket tenders involving RM11.9 million five years ago. Ahmad Sabri Abdul Manaf, 65 and
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – The government will help to restore the life of flood victims so that they can find employment and start business as soon as possible. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this is important since most of the flood victims had lost their jobs and
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 – The Embassy of the Philippines here said today that the Philippine government does not grant visas free of charge to Chinese nationals visiting the Philippines. Third Secretary and Vice Consul Johann Veronica Andal said in a statement to Bernama that the embassy had received no directive
SHAH ALAM, Jan 22 – DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd is rebranding itself to be a more customer-centric mobile provider, striving to provide Internet across all platforms as it pulls itself away from a pure voice and messaging focused mobile provider. Chief executive officer Lars Norling said: “Today we cater to majority of
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 – The sales tax imposed on the commercial sector is the reason prices of goods do not go down in line with diesel and petrol prices, said PKR’s vice-president Rafizi Ramli. He claimed to be in possession of a government released circular that proved this imposition has resulted
SYDNEY, Jan 22 – Virgin Australia today said it will cut fuel surcharges from flights to the US and reduce airfares in response to plunging oil prices, putting pressure on fierce local rival Qantas. The move comes after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said last week it had launched an
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 – RHB Research Institute has downgraded CIMB Group’s call to ‘sell’ from ‘neutral’ with a lower target price (TP) of RM5.20 on the bank’s higher loan provisioning and softer revenue growth expectations ahead. The research house noted markets-related income and asset quality as key risk areas to the
CANBERRA, Jan 22 – Despite no firm clue to the whereabouts of a Malaysian airliner being discovered since it disappeared 10 months ago far off the Australian coast, authorities on Thursday invited expressions of interest from salvage operators in case the wreck is found. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is
