AFRICA, Nov 4 – West Africans fortunate to survive Ebola may go on to develop what’s being called “post-Ebola syndrome,” characterized by vision loss and long-term poor health, a doctor told a World health Organization. “We are seeing a lot of people with vision problems,” Dr. Margaret Nanyonga, a psycho-social support officer for WHO, said at
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – The issue of international airport construction or upgrading should not be politicised as the federal government has never marginalised any state, including those ruled by the opposition. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the government, instead, was prepared to look at any application on the
KOTA TINGGI, Nov 4 – Johor is ready to face the floods which are expected to occur at the end of this year. State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Ir Hasni Mohammad said district offices had already held their meetings on the preparations. “The chairmen of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – SHOULD the Transport Ministry approve the 30 per cent bus fare hike proposed by public transport providers and supported by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), then, passengers would be considerably out of pocket. If one’s current bus fare is RM1 (a paltry sum almost non-existent
GEORGETOWN, Nov 5 – The Penang State EXCO as its meeting today resolves Ahmad Zahid Hamidi acted in a mall fide manner twice by unlawfully sanctioning the arrest of 157 PPS members on 31.8.2014 and unlawfully declaring the PPS an unlawful society on 4.11.2014 without any communication, proper investigation and respect
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday chaired the Meeting of the National-Level Committee on Dengue in efforts to implement more effective measures to tackle the increase in dengue fever cases in the country. The Deputy Prime Minister was accompanied by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim returns to court today, the sixth day in what was supposed to be a two-day trial, in his bid to convince the Federal Court to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision which had found him guilty of sodomy. Anwar was accused
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) can only build affordable houses on the 94 hectares of land it purchased in Air Itam in Penang, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said 1MDB’s initial plan announced after purchasing the land was to build 9,999 units of low-cost and
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – A private college student today pleaded guilty in the Magistrate Court here to a charge of concealing the birth of a newborn baby boy by disposing its body in a garbage bin last month. Norhidayah Yon, 19, entered the plea after the charge against her was read
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has declared Penang’s Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) an illegal organisation, and its assets and properties will be seized, the Home Ministry said today. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohamad Khalid Shariff said Zahid made the declaration yesterday, invoking Section 5(1)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Pizza Hut Restaurants Sdn Bhd plans to open between four to five outlets in Malaysia by year-end. Senior General Manager Low Kang Moon said there are currently 343 outlets. He told Bernama, the amount invested in opening up the new outlets and returns on investments, will depend on
UNITED STATES, Nov 4 – Election Day is here, and the main event is the battle for the Senate. Here’s a quick way to understand the stakes and the trends that will develop over the course of the night – and maybe beyond – to determine which party will hold control. ABC
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his Netherlands’ counterpart Mark Rutte are expected to exchange views and update each other on the latest development regarding the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 during Rutte’s one-day official visit to Malaysia tomorrow. According to a Foreign Ministry statement
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – LEE Chong Wei will have his wife Wong Mew Choo by his side when the World No 1’s ‘B’ sample is tested for the banned substance, dexamethasone in Oslo, Norway at 5pm (Malaysian time) tomorrow. The three-time All England champion with Mew Choo, a former national
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 – The Royal Malaysian Police has sought Interpol assistance over the hackings of 17 local automated teller machines (ATM) in September. Commercial Crime Investigation Department (Cybercrime and Multimedia) deputy director SAC Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said a ‘purple notice’ had been sent to Interpol in France to obtain
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 – Petronas is investing about US$27 billion (RM89.3 billion) to build its Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor with the official groundbreaking for its Pengerang Co-Generation Plant (PCP) here today. Petronas Vice President, Infrastructure and Utilities Ir. Pramod Kumar Karunakan said the PCP is expected to power the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak took to twitter today to wish ‘Success’ to students who would be facing their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination tomorrow. “All the best to Form Five students who will be sitting for their SPM tomorrow. I wish them every success,” he tweeted. A
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 3 – President Barack Obama and his entourage were switching to a different plane for his return trip to Washington on Sunday because of a minor flap issue with the aircraft, dubbed Air Force One, that flew them earlier in the day, a spokesman said. “While in Philadelphia, we have
KUANTAN, Nov 3 – Pahang fans lined the streets in the state capital as the team celebrated their Malaysia Cup success with a victory parade today. Players, including coach Zainal Abidin Hassan, showed off the trophy, which they won on Saturday against Johor Darul Ta?zim in a dramatic penalty shoot-out
MOSCOW, Nov 3 – Voters in rebel-held eastern Ukraine turned out at the polls Sunday to elect members of Parliament and prime ministers in the pro-Russian separatist provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk in a vote criticized by the Ukrainian government in Kiev and Western governments. Against a backdrop of violence and
