KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – Former Governor of Sarawak, Tun Abdul Rahman Ya’kub passed away just now at the Normah Medical Centre in Kuching, Sarawak. Abdul Rahman died at around 9.30pm at the age of 87. He was the third Chief Minister of Sarawak and the fourth Governor of Sarawak. He was also
FRANCE, Jan 9 – So-called Islamic State flags have appeared on the websites of several municipalities near Paris whose homepages were hacked. The hacks come amidst an intense manhunt to capture two suspects believed to have committed the Charlie Hebdo office massacre. The attacks, apparently carried out by a group
PARIS, Jan 9 – French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – Two more victims of the ill-fated AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea on Dec 28, have been identified Friday. They were Martinus Djomi and Marwin Sholeh, both males, said AirAsia Indonesia in a statement here today. It said the Indonesian Police Disaster Victim Identification Department (DVI POLRI)
PARIS, Jan 9 – Two people were killed after a gunman stormed a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on Friday (Jan 9) and took several hostages, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on
BUTTERWORTH, Jan 9 – A Penang ferry on its way from the Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal here to Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda, George Town had to turn back after its engine broke down at 10.30am Friday. A spokesman for the ferry operator said its crew found the engine room to
PARIS, Jan 9 – At least two people were killed and another one injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store in eastern Paris on Friday and took at least five people hostage, sources said. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in
The Education Ministry has announced that 41 schools in three flood-hit states will have their new term postponed for another week due to their usage as relief centres and damage to their infrastructure. The list mentions specific conditions at each school, which warranted the need for the postponement. PERAK SK
PARIS, Jan 9 – France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor says a shooting and hostage-taking attack is underway at a kosher market on the eastern edge of Paris. A police official said there are multiple hostages and wounded at the scene. The French president ordered the country’s top security official to the scene, an
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 – Schools that were affected by the floods in Kelantan can begin the 2015 schooling session if more than half of their classrooms are ready to be used, said Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. “For example, if the school has 10 classrooms and five of them
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 9 – Jump Street Trampoline Park in Penang, which will be opened to the public tomorrow, aims to attract 500,000 visitors a year. Located at D’Piazza Mall here, the park which is the first in Penang, offers Penangites a fun platform to get healthy while spending quality time
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday expressed his appreciation for all volunteers including university students who were went to the ground to assist flood victims. He said the assistance was extended regardless of their time and energy to help victims get back to their
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 9 – Google Inc may be moving into the US auto insurance market with a shopping site for people to compare and buy policies, an analyst said today, as it continues to shift its attention to the automotive industry. The search giant is planning soon to pilot its new
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
