KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – The proposed privatisation of ailing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is critical for its survival and minority shareholders must accept the 27 sen per share offer to them at the forthcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM), a research house analyst said Sunday. Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Regional Transportation Analyst at RHB
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said he is pleased to note that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. Liow said the Council had also reviewed the Report of the Task Force established
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – The number of companies that have registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at 118,026 as of Nov 1, an increase of 650 from the previous day, said the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. In a statement, the department said the latest data showed a
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – Utusan Malaysia today questioned the conspicuous absence of DAP and PAS at opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal against his sodomy conviction. The Umno mouthpiece reported that the absence of the two Pakatan Rakyat partners lent credence to the theory that Anwar has become a
KUANTAN, Nov 2 – The special Pahang holiday tomorrow to mark the state’s Malaysia Cup soccer victory does not cover candidates sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations and their invigilators, the Pahang Education Department said today. The examinations will be held as scheduled in
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – The fuel subsidy rationalisation plan is unavoidable in developing countries, including Malaysia, which has opted to do this in stages. The President of the Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) Datuk Hashim Othman in stating this, also cited the move by Indonesia to cut the fuel subsidy
ALOR STAR, Nov 2 – Langkawi is expected to face a critical water problem by 2020 if nothing is done to address the issue due to the rising demand on the resort island. Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said Langkawi’s rapid development called
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 1 – Penang Gerakan will not hesitate to take legal action against the general manager of Penang Global Tourism (PGT) Ooi Chok Yan if there is defamatory content in a statement he made,said Penang Gerakan Youth head H’ng Chee Wey. H’ng claimed said Ooi’s statement that state Gerakan chairman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Sunday presented the US$1.26 million (RM4 million) prize money to Ryan Moore, winner of the CIMB Classic Golf Championship held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) in Bukit Kiara, here. Ryan Moore, 31, the defending champion from
GEORGETOWN, Nov 2 – In a sign that all is still not well between DAP and its Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS, Lim Guan Eng today took a swipe at the Islamist party for failing to adhere to set decisions. “We want to see a commitment that any agreement achieved will be
KOTA BAHARU, Nov 2 – MCA will help the government, especially the Education Ministry, to improve the command of Malay language among pupils at all Chinese-type national schools (SJKC) nationwide. Its president, Datuk Seri Dr Liow Tiong Lai, said MCA was truly concerned about the issue and admitted that what were
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 2 – The Malaysian Council of ex-Elected Representatives (Mubarak) hopes that state governments would increase the allowance of their assemblymen. Its president Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman said it was only fair, considering that members of parliament (MP) would receive an increase next year. The increase for the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today extended his best wishes to students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination beginning Monday. “Do your best. Make the adequate preparations and be calm when taking the examination. God willing, all of you will achieve success,” he
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 – United States President Barack Obama’s silence and not criticising Malaysia shows he supports Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration, said Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. Tengku Adnan, who is also Federal Territories Minister and the secretary-general of the Barisan Nasional (the
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Nov 2 – Tasik Ringlet in Bertam Valley, here, the centre of a mud flood which claimed four lives and damaged more than 100 houses a year ago, is still swamped with garbage and sediments, despite diligent efforts by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to clear up the lake. Now with the
UNITED STATES, Nov 2 – An arctic blast that dumped historic early snow on parts of Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Georgia will bring a wintry storm to the Northeast on Sunday, forecasters said. Strong winds and rain mixing with snow could lead to power outages, coastal flooding and breach erosion in
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak said it was time Selangor Umno came to terms it was the opposition party in the state and realise it needs new strategies to regain power. To achieve this, change was at the centre of it all, the Umno president said in
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 – The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will make a three-day working visit to Malaysia, beginning Monday. According to a foreign ministry statement here Sunday, he is scheduled to attend the 18th Annual Leaders’ Consultation with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya on the
JOHOR BARU, Nov 1 – All eyes were on Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) graduate Hazzirah Izzaati Mat Hassim as she accepted her doctorate honorary as the youngest PhD holder in the country during the university 53rd convocation today. The 24-year-old from Kelantan become the youngest university student to earn a
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 – The remains of Puan Sri Siti Amirah Kusuma, the last Malaysian victim of the Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy yet to be accounted for, have been identified. Siti Amirah, 83, was the step-grandmother of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Defence Minister Datuk Seri
