KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – Moody’s Investors Service gives Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) ‘A3’ rating and positive outlook based on its third-quarter results ended Sept 30, 2014. In a statement today, Moody’s said TM recorded revenue growth of 5.6 per cent for the nine months to September 2014, led by 10.1
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Corporation Sdn Bhd has announced the finalised names for all of its 31 Sg Buloh-Kajang Line stations. Out of 31, 20 stations had their names changed from the previous provisional names due to locality and the need to reduce similarities of names
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Nov 26 – Amni Zuhayra Mohd Fuad, the daughter of a teacher couple, was shocked when she was named Penang’s Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) top performer for the year. The 12-year-old pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Convent Bukit Mertajam said she did not expect to obtain the excellent
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – A new drift modelling is in progress as to widen the search area which wreckage from the missing MH370 may possibly come ashore, according to Australia’s search coordinator, Peter Foley. An updated drift model seeking for a much wider search area is in progress after initial
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Under fire for telling non-Malays not to question Malay special rights, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said today that he was justified in making the call, claiming that Malaysians were indeed belittling the rulers. He said that on Twitter, Malaysians were questioning the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s
SHAH ALAM, Nov 26 – A mother choked on receiving his degree, Jacob Azrina chief flight attendant, flight crash victims Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17, at the convocation ceremony Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) here today. Habibah Ismail, 65, who was accompanied by three other children, came from Alor Setar, Kedah to
BANGKOK, Nov 26 – Thailand has assured concerned foreign investors that its review of the Foreign Business Act is to promote investment. The Minister of Commerce reiterated today that the government’s policies on foreign investment include investment promotion, simplification of procedures for business operation and facilitation of trade and investment. Foreign
FREETOWN, Nov 26 – Workers employed by Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health to bury Ebola victims took drastic action this week in a dispute over pay, abandoning the bodies of 15 people in the street. Some were paraded at the entrance to a hospital Monday to stop people from entering. Another body was
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak expressed his concern that the number of Malaysians influenced by the Islamic State militants ideology could increase. In tabling the white paper on the threat of IS in the Dewan Rakyat today, Najib said he felt sad and sympathised
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – The entry ban did not stop Negara-Ku patron Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan from addressing a forum in Sabah last night via Skype. The prominent lawyer had addressed a crowd of 150 people at a roadshow —part of Negara-Ku’s nationwide campaign to “reclaim Malaysia” — in Kota Kinabalu through the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in congratulating top scorers in this year’s Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination advised them to value the sacrifices and guidance given by their teachers and parents. The results were released today. “Congratulations to all who obtained excellent results in
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Proton Holdings Bhd will offer a 20 per cent discount to the total repair cost of customers who suffered damages to their cars due to flooding. In a statement, the national car maker said it reactivated the “PROTON We-Care Prihatin Banjir” programme to alleviate concerns of flood
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) pre-tax profit for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2014 rose by 1.7 per cent from a year earlier to RM6.68 billion from RM6.57 billion previously. In a statement Wednesday, Maybank, South-East Asia’s fourth largest bank by assets, said the higher net
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 – The overall performance of the 2014 Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) candidates saw a 0.02 decline in Average National Grade (GPN), with GPN of 2.29 this year compared to 2.27 in 2013. Education director-general Datuk Seri Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said in spite of the decline, the GPN this
HONG KONG, Nov 26 – Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was among a number of student leaders arrested Wednesday as authorities cleared a key demonstration camp in the city’s Mong Kok district. By midday authorities had cleared barricades and tents from the protest camp in the bustling commercial district, which
JOHOR BARU, Nov 26 – A total of 4,811 Standard 6 students in the state who had seat for their Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah in September had aced the examinations, achieving straight As in all five subjects. However there was a dip in the percentage of the students in the
GEORGETOWN, Nov 26 – Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar is now travelling the “dark road” of extremists like Perkasa and its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Lim said Umno was no longer the future hope for Malaysia as even Khairy, whom Lim described as
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai will be attending the 20th Asean Transport Ministers Meeting in Mandalay, Myanmar, Thursday. According to a statement issued by his office, the Transport Ministers Meeting for Asean+China, Asean+Japan and Asean+South Korea will be held on Friday. The participants are expected
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Umno delegates are in for a shock this Saturday. Its vice president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Hamidi is planning to show the beheadings by the Islamic State militants during his winding up speech. All these uncensored video will be the highlight of his speech to
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Hamas Political parties today asked Malaysia continues to play a leading role in issues relating to Palestine to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said the request was expressed Head of Hamas Political Affairs, Mohammad Naser in
