WASHINGTON, Nov 28 – President Obama celebrated his favorite holiday — Thanksgiving — with phone calls to U.S. troops, something he often does to mark the holiday. He spoke with representatives from the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard to express his appreciation for their service, including their work
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – The Dewan Rakyat today adjourned sine die after sitting for 28 days since Oct 7. During the Third Meeting, Second Term of the 13th Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat passed several bills including the Supply Bill 2015 or Budget 2015 which was tabled by Prime Minister Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Lim Kit Siang has described Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s sudden “U-turn” to retain the Sedition Act as “buckling under pressure” and succumbing to threats by Umno rightists and extremists. Not mincing his words in a press statement released this evening, the Gelang Patah Member of Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak earlier announced that the Sedition Act 1948 will be maintained and strengthened to protect the wellbeing of the country. The Prime Minister said, the act would be improved by incorporating two important provisions that protect the sanctity of Islam and other
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – The decision by the government to maintain the Sedition Act 1948 is seen as a victory for Malaysians who love peace and harmony. The policy speech by Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the party’s general assembly this year is also seen as a commitment
AUSTRALIA, Nov 27 – The World Health Organization (WHO) needs reform to prevent a recurrence of crises such as West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday. Rudd is leading a two-year study to suggest ways to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations system and
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Selangor Umno has admitted its faults in losing the state during the previous two general elections. The state’s Umno delegate at the 2014 General Assembly, Datuk Zein Isma Ismail, asked Umno to continue to trust the state’s party leadership to work harder in the run up
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – At present only Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will pay any form of compensation to families of victims onboard MAS flight MH370 that went missing since last March. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the amount of compensation to be paid to the victims’ families
HONG KONG, Nov 27 – Seven Hong Kong police officers have been arrested for assault over an alleged case of police brutality at pro-democracy protests last month which shocked residents of the Chinese territory. Footage of the alleged assault, taken by a TV crew at the city’s main protest site in Admiralty
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) has announced that the company will be disconnecting water supply in six areas in the state this December and advised consumers to settle their outstanding water bills immediately. The areas affected are Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam, Hulu Langat, Sepang,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Entry to the North-South Highway via the Gopeng Toll Plaza has been closed to all heavy vehicles with height exceeding three metres from today till Saturday to facilitate maintenance work. Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama (PLUS) in a statement here said light vehicles and heavy vehicles not
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 – The global crude oil price trend since Nov 1 is expected to result in between three and four sen cut in RON95 on Dec 1 from the current price. Secretary-General of Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Datuk Seri Alias Ahmad, said the crude oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – The government will calculate the world average price of RON 95 petrol before implementing the managed floating system on Dec 1, said Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Ahmad Maslan. He was confident that the managed floating system would give flexibility to the public to enjoy lower petrol price
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – The fact that the much-talked about Sedition Act 1948 is still around is not meant to limit freedom of speech. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the purpose of the Act was to safeguard the nation from chaos. The rakyat is free to criticise fairly without
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – The government yesterday announced that it will amend and beef up existing security laws, as well as table a new one to combat the threat of militancy and terrorism posed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Presenting a White Paper on the subject on the penultimate
UNITED STATES, Nov 27 – The first human trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine has produced promising results, U.S. scientists said, raising hopes that protection from the deadly disease may be on the horizon. All 20 healthy adults who received the vaccine in a trial run by researchers from the National Institutes of
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz today clarified that more than 90% of Malaysians have some form of savings. She described “as partial information” a recent report on household income, which revealed that more than 80% Malaysians had no savings. Speaking at a media
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Dewan Rakyat today approved a Bill Malaysian Airline System Berhad (Administration) in 2014 to ensure the survival of the national carrier’s services. Bill, among others, seeks to provide for the administration of Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS), a wholly owned subsidiary and partial ownership. It
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will increase its women intake by 30 per cent in five years. Acting Deputy Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Fuzi Harun said the PDRM had made it a priority to recruit more policewomen. “For the cadet inspector intake in January next
BANGKOK, Nov 27 – Thailand’s economy is expected to grow slightly more than four per cent in the final quarter of this year from the same period a year ago due to improved exports and tourism, a senior official from the finance ministry said yesterday. That should put full-year growth
