UNITED STATES, Nov 6 – Muslim community leaders in Australia say sectarian tensions are soaring, as radicalized Sunni youth, inspired by ISIS, seek to import the religious conflicts wracking the Middle East. “The tensions are very high and will continue to be high,” said Jamal Daoud, a Shia community leader in
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 – Supporters of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan gathered in front of the Palace of Justice, here, Thursday. They were there as the Federal Court was hearing Anwar’s final appeal to set aside his
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Nov 6 – Police confirmed 20 homes and 20 vehicles affected and damaged by mudslides in Ringlet to Kampung Baru here yesterday. Cameron Highlands OCPD Deputy Supt Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the affected homes and vehicles are located on the banks of the River Ringlet in the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – A total 558,475 borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans who fail to make repayments will be listed in the Central Credit Reference Information System (CCRIS) with the cooperation of Bank Negara, from Jan 1, 2015. PTPTN chairman Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said for
KUALA LUMPUR Nov 5 – Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has announced that a fitness centre will be set up within the Parliament building following calls by parliamentarians to help them maintain their health. “Before I became (Parliament) Speaker, I did not have high blood pressure,” said Tan Sri
UNITED STATES, Nov 5 – The Republicans have won control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections, increasing their power in the final two years of Barack Obama’s presidency. The party won in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia. And it is expected to post
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 5 – Malaysia and the Netherlands pledged to continue working closely together to bring the perpetrators of the Flight MH17 crash to justice. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said it was the commitment that both governments had agreed on, and now it was time to ensure it
LONDON, Nov 5 – He had to laugh. A senior official at one of the world’s leading foreign ministries was describing how he had been in a meeting with a counterpart from the Middle East, who was telling him that the United States no longer mattered the way it used
SEPANG, Nov 5 – Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived today for a one-day official visit to Malaysia that will see him mainly discuss the latest developments on the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17. Rutte flew in by MAS Flight MH19 to the KL International Airport (KLIA) at 7.30
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is now tracking down vehicles with unapproved high intensity discharge (HID) headlamps and strobe lights as they can pose a danger to other motorists. JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad said integrated operations conducted simultaneously nationwide since last Saturday, also targeted vehicles
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 5 – The Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was Wednesday awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree at Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) 50th convocation held at its Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra (DTSP), here. It was presented by the university’s chancellor, the Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed
UNITED STATES, Nov 5 – State wins for minimum wage ballot proposals show that raising the floor on pay has bipartisan appeal. Voters in Arkansas and Nebraska overwhelming chose to increase their states’ minimum wages Tuesday, and voters in San Francisco opted to start paying workers a nation-high $15 per
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – The price of six cigarette brands will be increased by RM1.50 from tomorrow. The affected brands are produced by British American Tobacco (M) Berhad (BAT Malaysia), Dunhill, Kent, Benson & Hedges, Lucky Strikes, Pall Mall, Rothmans and Peter Stuyvesant. According to a statement by Commercial Marketers
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – THE government will not reverse its decision to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday. Najib said plans to implement the tax system were proceeding smoothly, with some 120,000 companies registered for GST.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The 27-sen per share offer to minority shareholders of Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) to delist from Bursa Malaysia and take it private, is the best offer possible, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group of Malaysia (MSWG) said Wednesday. Datuk
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The Kuala Lumpur High Court will begin to hear the file suit today, issued by Universiti Malaya lecturer, Associate Professor Dr. Azmi Sharom to challenge Section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act 1948 that is claimed to be against the freedom of speech as outlined in
UNITED STATES, Nov 5 – Campaign 2014 surpassed its advance billing, as an electorate that was deeply unhappy with all its leaders handed the biggest rebuke to President Obama and the Democrats by giving Republicans control of the Senate. For Democrats, election night turned out far worse than any of them
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 5 – Putrajaya will take legal action against National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) for failure to repay the RM250 million loan for its cattle-rearing project. Finance minister Datuk Seri Najb Razak said the company was to repay the loan from 2012 to 2028. As of September this year, the company
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The number of companies that have registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at 122,719 as of Nov 4, an increase of 2,365 from the previous day, said the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. In a statement, the department said the latest data showed a
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Petronas Dagangan Bhd registered a pre-tax profit of RM223.6 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014, a decrease of RM92.1 million from RM315.7 million in the corresponding quarter last year. In a statement today, Petronas Dagangan said the reduction of pre-tax profit was due to
