KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – Indonesia’s Disaster Victim Identification Police Department (DVI POLRI) team has identified the remains of one more victim of crashed Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as Cindy Clarissa Soetjipto. AirAsia stated in its updated statement, here, tonight that AirAsia Indonesia officially handed over the passenger’s remains to her
TORONTO, Jan 16 – Sony Corp says it is closing all 14 of its retail stores in Canada as it refocuses its business. The Japanese electronics company yesterday said the closures will result in 90 layoffs. Spokesman Ved Khan says the stores will be closed over the next six to eight weeks.
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 – The Education Ministry has established a National Research Excellence Centre and it would focus on disaster management in the country. Its minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said a special research fund for disaster management and flood mitigation projects worth RM20
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – The ringgit opened marginally lower against the greenback this morning due to lack of buying support, a dealer said. At 9.00 am, the ringgit was quoted at 3.5740/5770 against 3.5590/5620 at 5.00 pm on Thursday. The ringgit pulled up yesterday from a near six-year low earlier
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – Three Malaysian nationals, including a husband and wife, were detained at the KL International Airport (KLIA) since Jan 7 on suspicion of planning to join the so-called IS militant group in Syria. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the three suspects, aged between 25
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – Australia has denied an extradition application from the Malaysian government to bring back former police officer Sirul Azhar Umar to face his death penalty. The spokesperson for the Attorney-General Department said the extradition law in Australia does not allow a person to be extradited to other countries
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – About 500 people attended the MIC’s Ponggal celebration this year. The first of the three-day celebration, namely Vettu Ponggal, was held at the headquarters on Jalan Rahmat as a way to seek blessing for the party’s ‘home’. Vettu Ponggal is often held at home and with the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – There is a possibility the 2015 Budget will be restructured, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. “I will come out with a statement (on this) next week,” he told reporters after receiving the flood relief assistance from China here today. Najib was asked whether the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – The Immigration Department today announced that the new rate for Malaysian passport renewal and application has been reduced and that the two-year passport is no longer available effective today. Here is the list of the new passport renewal fee: 1) Ordinary applicants (13 to 59 years old)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – The Kuala Lumpur Tourism Master Plan 2015-2025 aims to attract 16 million tourists and RM79 billion in revenue by 2025. Mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib said the target was set based on the increasing number of tourist arrivals and receipts for the past 10 years.
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 – A US man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly plotting an attack on Congress inspired by Islamic State militants, according to the Justice Department and the FBI. Christopher Cornell, 20, was taken into custody after he purchased two semi-automatic weapons and 600 rounds of ammunition in the US state
When you have a question at a small company, you always know who to ask. But as corporations grow, it becomes impossible to remember everyone’s names, let alone their areas of expertise, and communication channels flood with noise. Facebook At Work, the company’s new enterprise collaboration suite, could change that. Familiar
BEIRUT, Jan 15 – A cover illustration of Prophet Muhammad in the latest edition of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo ignited controversy in the Middle East on Wednesday, prompting Egypt and Turkey to issue or threaten restrictions on publication of the images and stirring wide debate over religion and free speech. Some were outraged,
About six months ago, we reported that Facebook was working on a new product aimed squarely at the enterprise market under the working title, “FB@Work.” Now that product is officially coming to light: today the company is launching new iOS and Android apps called “Facebook At Work,” along with a version of Facebook at
TAPAH, Jan 15 – At least seven people died in an accident involving a bus at Km326.3 of the North South Expressway near the exit of Tapah here. In the 1.15am incident, the bus, which was carrying 30 passengers, was on its way from Kuala Kurau to Genting Highlands. District police
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – The situation in flood-hit Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Johor and Sabah has continued to improve, with only 3,338 evacuees in relief centres in these states as at 8 am today. In KELANTAN, 908 people from 213 families were being housed at 15 relief centres. Of these, 878
LONDON, Jan 15 – A boy with a pistol appears to execute two men who are accused of being Russian spies in a new propaganda video released by the terror ISIS group. In the video, the boy, who has been identified as Abdullah in prior ISIS videos, sports long hair and
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – Khazanah Nasional Bhd is open to proposal from the private sector to participate in Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) restructuring plan, but stressed the ailing airline would not be stripped off. Managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar said the government investment arm had received 34 proposals from various parties
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – Two more remains of the ill-fated AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 victims were identified as Jie Stephanie Gunawan and Christanto Leoma Hutama. With the identification of the female and male victims by the Disaster Victim Identification Police Department of the Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI), 10 more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak reiterates that the government remains steadfast in continuing its efforts to transform the Indian community. He said the government would also multiply efforts to bring changes to a larger section of the community. “I am confident that we will be able
