KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 – The short messaging application WhatsApp has become an arena for debate and exchanging of views among students, both local and abroad, taking part in the 2014 National Student Leadership Conference (Pemanas). Umno Overseas Club secretary, Datuk Shariff Hamid said they made use of the application by
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 – The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar today after three straight days of losses, as investors began to return to emerging Asian currencies, dealers said. The domestic currency was quoted at 3.3520/3570 against 3.3660/3675 recorded at Thursday’s closing. A dealer said that Asian markets
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 – The managed float system is expected to be used to determine the prices of RON95 and diesel fuel on a monthly basis as long as global oil prices stay at below US$80 (RM268.44) a barrel. The drop in global oil prices has at present reached the subsidy
SAO PAULO, Nov 22 – Brazilian airline TAM changed one of its flight numbers after a renowned clairvoyant predicted a plane bearing the original number would crash shortly after takeoff. Jucelino Nobrega da Luz, who says he predicted the deaths of Princess Diana and Brazilian racing legend Ayrton Senna, told
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday night attended a charity gala dinner held in conjunction with the Formula E Championship (ePrix) that will take place in Putrajaya on Saturday. Najib was accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to the prestigious black
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – The Employees Provident Fund (KWSP) approve the application 413.827 withdrawals worth RM8.50 billion for the third quarter of 2014. Flexible spending 55 years as a top producer of RM1.70 billion from RM1.53 billion for the same period in 2013. In a statement issued today, KWSP
GENEVA, Nov 21 – A Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived late Thursday in Geneva, where he will be treated for the deadly virus. A plane carrying Felix Baez Sarria landed at Geneva airport and he was rushed into an ambulance which then sped, surrounded by a four-car convoy,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – With Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali stepping in to give Paws Animal Welfare Society (Paws) a new lease of life, the association hopes to get a strategic and easily accessible new location for its shelter. Shelter manager Edward Lim when met by The Rakyat Post today said a
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) amounted to RM414.5 billion (equivalent to US$126.6 billion) as at November 14, 2014. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.7 months of retained imports and is 1.1 times the short-term external debt,” BNM said in a statement
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar for the third consecutive days yesterday as demand for the Asian emerging currencies remained weak, dealers said. The domestic currency was quoted at 3.3660/3675 in contrast to the 3.3590/3610 recorded at Wednesday’s closing. The ringgit was slightly
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 21 – Retiree Yeoh Beng Kooi, 57, never would have thought his birthday yesterday would be the last one he would celebrate with his wife of 25 years. Nor did it occur to him she would leave him forever a day after he turned 57. Too distraught to
MEXICO, Nov 21 – Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Mexico City on Thursday to vent their frustration and anger over the disappearance of 43 college students, presumed by many to be dead, and widespread political corruption. Students, union workers and supporters from around the country streamed into the Mexican capital’s
KUALA NERANG, Nov 21 – The government has not directed any party especially Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to cut off electric supply in five districts in Terengganu affected by the floods since five days ago. Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said reports in the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Ritcher scale occurred in the north of Molucca Sea, Indonesia at 6.10pm. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said in a statement here that the epicentre of the quake was 179 kilometres (km) north-west of Ternate, Indonesia and 991 km south-west
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is losing the battle against extremism in Malaysia, claimed DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang last night. “I have many differences with Najib, but I agree with his call for the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM), which he has articulated in
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 21 – The number of flood victims in Terengganu being moved to flood evacuation centres have risen to 5,550 this morning from 4,813 last night. Terengganu National Security Council acting secretary Roslina Ngah in a statement said five districts were affected by floods that entered the fourth day as
PETALING JAYA, Nov 21 – Prospective buyers of 1Malaysia People’s Housing (PR1MA) homes can expect guaranteed financing to buy them. The scheme will enable buyers, who were successful in the balloting, the option to get their own financing or choose from PR1MA panel bankers, said PR1MA Corp Malaysia chief financial
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 21 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today sent off 30 volunteers from local universities to join a community mission to rural areas in Kapit, Sarawak. Participants of the mission organised by the Student Volunteer Foundation (YSS) will set up camp at Kampung Tunoh, located about 210
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 – President Barack Obama is ordering the most sweeping overhaul of the immigration system in decades, despite Republican claims he is acting illegally by moving unilaterally to shield five million undocumented immigrants. Obama rejected accusations by conservatives that he is offering a free pass to undocumented immigrants and
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat warned other badminton players to take extra care over their diet and supplements after a positive drugs test rocked world number one Lee Chong Wei. The retired Indonesian said Chong Wei probably took the banned anti-inflammatory dexamethasone by mistake, but that
