KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16 – The police shot dead early today two robbers who had used the Templer forest reserve in Rawang as their hideout and place to store their loot from robberies and house break-ins. The men, in their 30s, were killed in a shootout with the police who conducted
SEREMBAN, Mar 16 – The action by some traders who deliberately raise the prices of several items including basic necessities merely to get more profit is among the factors contributing to the rising prices of goods. Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the irresponsible traders then diverted the
BUTTERWORTH, March 15 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today it is necessary to combine aspects of modern policing and community policing to check crime and maintain public order. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Home Minister, said the merging of these aspects was important
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 – The High Court here today set April 5 to hear an application for a judicial review by Pakatan Harapan to obtain a court order to compel the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to respond to its application to be a registered organisation. Judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi fixed the
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 15 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (pix)today conveyed his congratulations to all the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates who achieved excellent results in the examination last year. The Prime Minister advised the unsuccessful candidates not to lose hope but to take up whatever opportunity they could. “The #SPM2017
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 15 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has challenged MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong to name the state government leader allegedly involved in corruption or had received kickbacks for the undersea tunnel and project involving three highways. He said till today, Wee who
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 15 – The 2017 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results recorded a better National Average Grade (GPN) of 4.90 from 5.05 in 2016, said Education Director-General Datuk Dr Amin Senin. “Overall, the 2017 SPM results showed improvement in the achievement of the candidates,” he told a media conference which was
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 14 – Malaysia welcomes the agreement between South Korea and North Korea to hold the third Inter-Korean Summit which is scheduled for late April, Wisma Putra said today. “Malaysia has long advocated that differences between the two Koreas must be resolved through peaceful negotiations and dialogues,” it said in a
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 14 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today launched a convoy of 100 youth and student leaders who will seek out 200,000 bumiputera SPM leavers in the country and assist them to pursue their studies at tertiary institutions and skills institutes. The ‘Jelajah Pendidikan Bumiputera 2018’ (Bumiputera
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 – The Education Ministry has opened a tender for English textbooks conforming to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) guide and having local content, said Deputy Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon. Chong said this was to replace two imported textbooks, ‘Super Mind’ and ‘Pulse 2’,
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 14 – An estimated RM400 million is needed to conduct the 14th General Election (GE14), according to the Election Commission. Its chairman Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said the expenditure included rental costs, procurement of equipment, payment of allowances and honorarium. “All nomination centres, polling centres and counting centres have
LONDON, Mar 14 – Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76. His family released a statement on Wednesday confirming his death at his home in Cambridge. “We are deeply saddened that our
BUTTERWORTH, Mar 14 – Three thousand new drug addicts are detected in Penang every year with 80% of them being youths below 20 years of age, according to Penang police chief Datuk A. Thaiveegan. He said the statistics which had been obtained through urine tests conducted by the police and National Anti-Drug
ARAU, Mar 13 – The country’s debt will surge to RM416 billion if the goods and services tax and road toll collection are abolished as promised in the Pakatan Harapan general election manifesto, said Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. The Prime Minister said the abolition of the GST and toll collection
TOKYO, Mar 13 – The Center for Advanced School Education and Evidence-Based Research (CASEER), an institution affiliated with the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Education and the Secondary School attached to the Faculty of Education, the University of Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the launch
TOKYO, Mar 13 – MHI Thermal Systems, Ltd., a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), and Beijer Ref AB (Beijer Ref), one of the world’s largest refrigeration and HVAC wholesalers, have agreed to pursue a strategic business collaboration in air-conditioning and heat pump products in the UK and
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 12 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is working with an independent consultant in evaluating the cost of the feasibility study on the undersea tunnel project in Penang. MACC Deputy Chief commissioner (Operation) Datuk Seri Azam Baki said the commission also sought the views of the Public Works Department (PWD)
SINGAPORE, Mar 12 – The world’s leading minds in blockchain will meet with venture capitalists, investors, and government regulators in Singapore from 5-6 April to discuss the opportunities and challenges of blockchain, one of the fastest growing technologies finding its application among businesses. Leading investors such as Timothy Draper (Draper
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 – Party-less Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament (MP) Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today repeated his stand not to contest in the 14th general election (GE14) even though he had been “offered” by several parties to represent them and defend the seat. The independent MP said
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Mar 12 – Institutional equities broker Decker & Co. launched in 2013 with a focus on ASEAN markets, and over the past five years has expanded to cover all of Asia, most recently with an expansion in both its New York and Asia offices. With the new
