KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 – Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has lambasted those who accused him of trying to attract public attention for wanting the transgender issue to be debated during the Umno General Assembly at the end of this month. He said the General Assembly held yearly was a platform for
ALOR GAJAH, Nov 16 – Any increase in house prices upon implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April next year is just temporary, as a number of measures are already in place to curtail the rise. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said among the measures are increasing the real
NEBRASKA, Nov 16 – A surgeon diagnosed with Ebola in his native Sierra Leone arrived Saturday afternoon in the United States, where he will undergo treatment at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Doctors judge him to be in “extremely critical condition,” the center said in a statement dated Saturday. While
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 – Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) president Mohd Khalid Atan criticised Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for sacking an employee without a fair investigation. According to Khalid, MAS’ management was “cruel” for giving an employee, who served them for 32 years and accused of sexually harassing a passenger, the
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd intends to ride on the growth wave of Penang’s services sector via the expansion of its premier banking offerings. Its chief executive officer Ong Eng Bin said while the manufacturing sector remains the state’s economic backbone, the bank had noted the emergence of sectors such as
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 – The Land Public Transport Comission (SPAD) detained 97 lorries over various traffic offences in operations conducted on the SILK Highway linking Puchong and Kajang since January. SPAD in a statement here today said the operations were conducted following complaints lorries were posing safety risks to other
GRABOVE, Nov 16 – Work began Sunday to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives. An AFP journalist saw workers from the emergency ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic begin cutting pieces of the
AUSTRALIA, Nov 16 – World leaders at the G20 summit have agreed to a series of measures aimed at boosting the global economy by more than $2 trillion. The plans, if they’re fully put into action, would lift the combined gross domestic product of G20 nations by an extra 2.1% by
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Nov 16 – The relocation of residents occupying the river banks and river reserves especially in Lembah Bertam, Ringlet where landslides and mud flood hit the area recently is made difficult by the residents’ refusal to move to a new area. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said although a
SIBU, Nov 16 – The death of a heavily pregnant Malaysian woman in a car crash on Borneo island in July opens a new front in a widening U.S. investigation into defective air bags that has triggered one of the biggest safety recalls in automotive history. Law Suk Leh, 43,
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 16 – The ePerolehan (ePC) Centre at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Sabah here, will offer companies registration services for the Goods and Service Tax (GST). Suriati Mohd Said, Deputy President, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Commerce Dot Com Sdn Bhd, Said the ePC will offer the service
BERA, Nov 16 – The government aims to produce about 50 percent of the country’s food supply needs including meat, by 2020, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Last year, the country’s beef and buffalo meat production was 54,000 metric tonnes which could only meet 30
LENGGONG, Nov 16 – The National Higher Education Fund Corporation’s (PTPTN) decision to cut its loan amount by five and 15 percent, will only affect approximately 200,000 students who receive the loan from Nov 1, 2014, PTPTN chairman Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said. As such, he said some 400,000 existing PTPTN borrowers,
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 16 – Penang UMNO denied if the Penang state government’s intention to continue to raise taxes in this country. Umno liaison chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, said the increase would burden the people as a whole because of the need to pay high taxes due to the
NUSAJAYA, Nov 16 – Government hospitals in Johor are prepared to treat and have quarantine procedures to suspected Ebola cases here. Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said medical officers in the state are also competent in treating Ebola-related symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle ache, vomiting,
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 16 – Stateless children in Sabah will not be given birth certificates, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today, amid state leaders’ fears that the move would see them granted automatic citizenship. Najib said that the offspring of stateless individuals in Sabah would be given a
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 16 – A hop-on-hop-off double-decker bus service is set to become the latest tourist attraction in Penang with its launching Sunday. Elang Wah Sdn Bhd managing director Syed Azhar Syed Nadzir said Penang was picked for the service after Kuala Lumpur because it had suitable attractions and connectivity. “We
GEORGETOWN, Nov 16 – Kenyan runners once again dominated the 2014 Asics Penang International Bridge Marathon by sweeping the top three positions in the men’s and women’s open categories. Alex Melly clinched the men’s open title after finishing the gruelling race in two hours 19 minutes, followed by Hosea (2’21:24.2s) and Joseph Kiio
GEORGETOWN, Nov 14 – The Penang DAP government has denied that it had agreed to change the Voluntary Patrolling Unit (PPS) to the community policing unit. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government had never held a meeting with the Home Ministry on the PPS issue after the unit was
TORONTO Nov 14 – BlackBerry announced partnerships with Samsung Electronics Co and other high-profile tech players on Thursday, broadening the reach of its new mobile-device management and security platform, and sending its shares 7% higher. BlackBerry and Samsung, the world’s No. 1 smartphone maker, will offer a “highly secure mobility solution” for
