ALOR STAR, Mar 8 – Thirty houses in several villages in Yan, near here were severely damaged following a storm this afternoon. The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) officer for Yan district, Capt (PA) Norlizawati Ismail said the incident occurred about 5.15pm. destroying the structures of several houses while roofs had been
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 7 – The government is prepared to consider increasing the quantum of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) for the urban poor, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz. He said the government was aware that the cost of living in the town was higher than in the rural areas. “InsyaAllah
KOREA, Mar 7 – A cup holder that wirelessly charges electronic devices in a 3D space has been developed by ETRI in South Korea. It is dubbed as ‘E-Cup’ and can charge multiple devices placed inside the 10 cm-wide holder at the same time, at the same rate as wired
HONG KONG, Mar 6 – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will launch the inaugural MarketingPulse conference on Wed 21 March. Featuring more than 30 international experts in marketing, media, advertising and brand management, the conference will examine the latest marketing trends and offer insights and success stories from
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 6 – Some 443,883 candidates of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2017 can obtain their examination results on March 15. The Education Ministry in a statement said today, out of the total, 386,331 were candidates from government schools, government aided schools and government aided religious schools; schools under government
PETALING JAYA, Mar 6 – Billionaire Robert Kuok, also known as the “Sugar King”, thanked Malaysians who spoke up against the attempts to besmirch his reputation and supporting him after he came under criticism following allegations published against him in an online portal. Kuok’s office said the three articles on the online
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6 – Police have seized various types of drugs worth RM6.2 million following the arrests of five people, including a woman, in the Klang Valley and Johor. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh said the suspects, aged between 28 and 48, were picked
JOHOR BARU, Mar 5 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has picked up two officers of the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (Rapid) complex suspected of soliciting and receiving bribes from a restaurant owner. The arrests were made at about 3pm at Rapid in Pengerang, a source said. The source said the
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 5 – Consumers in areas from Jalan Sungai Dua to Jalan Pekaka 1 here will be affected by the 12-hour water supply disruption scheduled for Saturday. Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) chief executive officer Datuk Ir Jaseni Maidinsa said the disruption would begin at 9am
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 5 – The Registrar of Societies (RoS) today confirmed the approval of extension application to hold the 2017 Umno Supreme Council election. In a statement issued today, the RoS said this was in line with Clause 10.17 of Umno’s constitution, which allows the postponement of the election at the
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 5 – “When’s the election?” This question was posed as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak was leaving Parliament House after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, opened the first meeting of the sixth session of the 13th Parliament today. But the person who asked the question
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 5 – Former Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Gerakan secretary-general Datuk Liang Teck Meng and Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Teng Chang Yeow are among witnesses to be called to testify in a defamation suit filed by Gerakan against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
IPOH, Mar 5 – Perak police will be taking action against the organisers of a Pakatan Harapan Ceramah held at the main road of Kampung Bukit Jana, Kamunting last night, for organising the talk without a permit. Perak police chief Datuk Hasnan Hassan said police would be investigating the matter and
TAPAH, Mar 4 – Umno Youth hopes that more young people will be nominated as candidates to contest in the 14th General Election (GE14). Its chief Khairy Jamaluddin said he has his own way of highlighting this aspiration to Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and would not divulge it through
NILAI, Mar 4 – The outcome of an investigation on a student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Gemas, who was killed by a flying blade from a lawn tractor will be announced soon. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon (pix) said the police had completed their investigation
TAIPING, Mar 4 – The ceramah (political talk) by Pakatan Harapan in Kamunting here last night was held without a police permit. Taiping district police chief ACP Mohamad Taib said police also received reports from local residents that the programme held along the main road to Kampung Bukit Jana caused traffic obstruction.
SANDAKAN, Mar 4 – The Customs Department seized 102.99kg of syabu worth RM5.6 million in connection with the arrest of five men at the Sandakan Airport on Tuesday. Director-General Datuk Seri Subromaniam Tholasy said the suspects aged between 19 and 26, were picked up at 9.35am upon arrival from Kuala Lumpur on
KEPALA BATAS, Mar 4 – Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican viewed the closure of the investment company, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) as a business decision. Reezal Merican, who was a former member of the Public Accounts Committee said decisions made by the 1MDB board of directors, including its
ALOR STAR, Mar 3 – The Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (LTSAH) here will be upgraded to an international airport within the next five years in the effort to develop Bukit Kayu Hitam as a logistics hub in the north. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, when announcing this, said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 3 – MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pix) has reminded the Chinese community not to put their hopes on the DAP to champion their rights. “DAP changes its face instantly and fast. This is a party without principles which traded the people’s trust for power and
