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
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Genting Malaysia Bhd reported a higher pre-tax profit of RM374.12 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014, from RM365.65 million in the same period last year. Its revenue for the quarter rose to RM2.23 billion from RM2.12 billion previously. For the nine months this year,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – The media should wait for a full report from the Dutch-led team investigating the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy, instead of using unfounded speculation from “so-called sources”, said Ukrainian Ambassador to Malaysia, Ihor Humennyi. This is to avoid confusing the people and disrupt investigations due to the sensitivity and serious
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Question: How do you see the outcome of Umno’s transformation to expand the party’s internal voting base?Answer: Alhamdulillah, the ones who will ensure the survival of the party are grassroots members, and holding on to the pillars of the party constitution. (To that end), we have
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak hope the quality of education in this country will be among the best in the world through the changes being advocated government. He said the government, through the Education Development Plan 2013-2025 is being undertaken, aimed at transforming the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – Women, heads up! If you need to learn a thing or two about endometriosis, make your way to a workshop to be held at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Petaling Jaya this weekend. This word may be a familiar name to many but it affects women around
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – Malaysia Airlines Charter Services Thursday announced a charter service between Kuala Lumpur and Christmas Island. The charter service is scheduled to operate beginning Dec 13, 2014 until Jan 31, 2015, using a B737-800 aircraft with a seating capacity of 156. Flight MH8484 will depart Kuala Lumpur at
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 20 – The organizers of the Le Tour de Langkawi, Human Voyage Sdn Bhd launched its new logo and tagline more refreshed today. Using the slogan ‘moving forward’, Asia’s most prestigious race will be held on 8 to 15 March 2015. In a press conference today, chief executive
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – RHB Capital Bhd’s pre-tax profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 fell to RM714.93 million, from RM739.76 million in the same period last year. Revenue, however, surged to RM2.72 billion from RM2.46 billion. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, the bank attributed the
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 20 – Tan Boon Leong waited 12 hours to get a pair of skinny jeans from the newly opened H&M outlet at the 1Borneo Hypermall in Likas today. The 21-year-old Universiti Malaysia Sabah student, who studies Food Science and Technology, also spent the night at the hall, just
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 – After rail cargo rates remained unchanged for 32 years, KTM Bhd (KTMB) has shown some positive gains when it raised container and cement transport charges this year. To continue this momentum in earnings growth, KTMB will eke up container rates further next year, said president Datuk Elias Kadir
