KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – Strong Northeasterly winds of 50-60 kmph with waves up to 4.5 metres over the waters off Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, East Johore, Tioman, Bunguran, Kuching, Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan and Sulu are expected to persist till Sunday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said this in a statement Friday. “Category
JAKARTA, Jan 9 – Indonesia search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet have detected pings in their efforts to find the black box recorders, Santoso Sayogo, an investigator at the National Transportation Safety Committee, told Reuters. Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 vanished from radar
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Thursday called on all universities to carry out in-depth study to find best solutions to massive floods which recently hit several states in the country. He said among the matters that were discussed during the recent Cabinet meeting were
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – The Malaysian Examinations Syndicate (LPM) and the Government of Malaysia on Thursday filed an application to strike out a negligence suit filed by a 13-year-old boy with dyslexia concerning the leak of the 2014 Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination papers, stating that the civil
JOHOR BAHRU: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) says it is currently facing a tough challenge to restore electricity supply to Kuala Krai due to the rapid currents of Sungai Kelantan in Kampung Raba. TNB said it was currently in the midst of restoring overhead lines crossing Sungai Kelantan which connected Kuala Krai
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 – US President Barack Obama on Thursday told the French people Americans would “stand united” with them in the fight on terror, as he offered condolences over the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack. “Vive la France!” Obama wrote in a book of condolence in a surprise visit to the French
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – A Malaysian-registered fishing vessel which allegedly conducted illegal fishing activities was bombed by Indonesian authorities yesterday. According to Indonesian news agency Jakarta Post, the trawler was sunk by the republic’s police in North Sumatra for illegal fishing off Pandan Islet recently. The agency quoted North Sumatra
PARIS, Jan 9 – France’s iconic Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness late Thursday in a sombre tribute to the 12 people killed in the attack on the Paris satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. The lights normally illuminating the 324-metre (1,063-foot) tall monument at night were briefly turned off at 8:00 pm (1900
PARIS, Jan 9 – Elite French security forces deployed helicopters in a night-time manhunt Thursday for the two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Hundreds of armed police and paramilitary forces combed through an area in the Aisne region near where
PARIS, Jan 9 – When a masked gunman burst into the Charlie Hebdo editorial meeting and fired off a hail of bullets, journalist Laurent Leger threw himself behind a corner table and hid as horror unfolded around him. The journalists were wrapping up their weekly meeting when they heard what sounded
SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 – Former FELDA Global Ventures Holdings Bhd group president and chief executive officer (CEO) Tan Sri Sabri Ahmad was described as an individual with strong integrity and a role model for the family. According to his brother, Datuk Mohd Zuhuri Ahmad, Sabri was a patient, intelligent and
KUCHING, Jan 8 – Shell Timur Sdn Bhd today confirmed that a number of its retail stations in Kuching & Miri are experiencing a shortage of Shell V-Power 97 due to a disruption in supply. Shell Malaysia Upstream communications advisor Zulkifli Baba Noor in a statement here today said the company
LABUAN, Jan 8 – The education ministry hopes for full attendance of teachers and students in flood-hit states when school re-opens on Monday. Its deputy minister, Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching said however, low turnout in certain badly-affected areas was unavoidable. “We do understand our expectation of school teachers and students
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – The fatal attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris yesterday may be linked to the magazine’s penchant for making provocation against Islam. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Charlie Hebdo had on numerous occasions showed disrespect towards Islam and often derided Prophet Muhammad via
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) had utilised all data from the bathymetric survey work to prepare its initial plan for the underwater search that will be shared to all parties involved. In a statement on their website, ATSB stated that the plan included search
PARIS, Jan 8 – A policewoman and a city employee were seriously hurt today after a man opened fire with an automatic rifle outside Paris, police said, but no link has yet been established with yesterday’s deadly attack on a satirical magazine. The gunman is still on the run, said
TEMERLOH, Jan 8 – The government will continue to find short and long-term measures to assist those affected by the recent floods, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the assistance would allow flood victims to rebuild and resume their normal lives. Muhyiddin said some 300,000 people were
JAKARTA, Jan 8 – Scores of divers plunged into the Java Sea on Thursday to search the wreckage of an AirAsia jet for the black box recorders that could reveal why the plane crashed, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said. Flight QZ8501 vanished from radar screens over the northern Java Sea
PARIS, Jan 8 – An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case. “Hamyd Mourad handed himself in to police… on Wednesday at 11.00pm (2200 GMT) after seeing his name circulating on
LONDON, Jan 8 – Tesco delivered its first salvo in a fight back against the growth of discount supermarkets today by cutting the price of hundreds of branded products such as Hovis bread, Kellogg’s cornflakes and Stella Artois lager. Britain’s biggest supermarket group, like rivals Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, is losing
