KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Pas vice- president Datuk Husam Musa has not only failed in his bid to sue Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad and two others, has also been ordered to pay RM45,000 in costs. High Court Judge Datuk Su Geok Yiam made the decision on his defamation suit involving the
DUBAI, Oct 28 – Maybank Islamic Bhd will collaborate with Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP) for a high-impact initiative, which is set to make it the prime catalyst in developing and broadening the horizon of Waqf. Maybank Islamic will provide RM20 million seed capital to the Waqf Fund which
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 – The appeal proceedings of former deputy minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, which began at the Federal Court here today, has been extended to Thursday. During the morning session, the defence counsel, led by retired federal court judge Datuk Gopal Sri Ram, was asked by Chief Justice Tun Arifin
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged the federal government to obtain the views of the masses before it implements the fuel rationalisation subsidy scheme next year. He said the initiative was necessary to prevent fraud and to ensure that only the target groups get the subsidy. “We
DUBAI, Oct 28 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak urged the Muslim nations to raise their literacy rate so that their people could thrive with the rest of the world. He was worried to learn that too few Muslims were able to read or write; according to the Islamic
WELLINGTON, Oct 28 – A Malaysian diplomat extradited to New Zealand to face an attempted rape charge was granted bail on Tuesday after his lawyer denied he fled the country under the cloak of diplomatic immunity. Muhammad Rizalman Ismail agreed to strict conditions, including a curfew, not contacting his alleged victim, surrendering
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – There needs to be strategic cooperation between government agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGO) to ensure Malay heritage is preserved and remains relevant in the future, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the cooperation was important for the preservation, development and education on Malay
SEOUL, Oct 28 – South Korean divers discovered another body inside the sunken Sewol ferry on Tuesday – six months after it capsized and more than 100 days after the last corpse was recovered, officials said. The body was found inside a women’s restroom in the upturned ferry which sank
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – KFC Malaysia has introduced two new products to its menu – the Bombay Fiery Crunch and Bombay Fiery Crunch Burger. Senior Vice President QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd, Ling Mee Jiuan said based on positive feedback from customers, the two products will contribute to company sales.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claim of a political conspiracy in his sodomy charge and conviction was presented in the second round of submissions to the Federal Court which is hearing the opposition leader’s appeal to overturn his guilty verdict. Anwar’s lawyer N. Surendran, took over from
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – RHB Asset Management Ltd (RHBAM) has teamed up with Convoy Asset Management Ltd (CAM) to launch the RHB-OSK Asean Navigator Fund. RHBAM said the fund was unique to the group as it leveraged on RHB Investment Bank’s award-winning small-capitalised research team based across Asean under an arrangement
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – Penang Gerakan is disgusted with the state government for what it described as a botched-up plan to ban foreign cooks at hawker stalls without proper planning. Penang Gerakan secretary Oh Tong Keong described the plan as a “badly-hatched policy” that did not offer concrete solutions for the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Universiti Malaya (UM) has lodged a police report alleging its grounds had been trespassed and an illegal gathering had been held at the campus last night. UM Media and Corporate Unit head Izzad Zalman Abd Kader, security director Yusof Harun and security officer Khairul Anuar Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Front-counter staff, such as cashiers and customer service representatives, should be exposed to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as they are the ones who will mostly be dealing with the customers. Bumiputera Retailers Organisations (BRO) vice president, Datuk Zahari Omar, said people would want to go
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 – The Last Appeal Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to waive the five-year prison sentence for the offense of sodomizing a former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, began in the Federal Court, here, today. Here is a recent development in a hearing before a panel of
Apple chief executive Tim Cook confirmed just moments ago in a live interview at The Wall Street Journal: Digital conference that Apple Pay received over 1 million activations in the first 72 hours. Cook added that the mobile payments platform is bigger than all contactless competitors combined, presumably including rival
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 – An unmanned rocket owned by Orbital Sciences Corporation exploded Tuesday in a giant fireball and plummeted back to Earth just seconds after launch on what was to be a resupply mission to the International Space Station. “The Antares rocket suffered an accident shortly after lift-off,” NASA mission control
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The Malaysia Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) will meet with the organisers of the ‘I Want To Touch A Dog’ programme on Nov 6 to get an explanation on it. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the meeting in Putrajaya would also
HONG KONG, Oct 27 – Shares of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing have tumbled by as much as 5% to a six-month low after a landmark scheme to connect it with Shanghai’s stock market was delayed indefinitely. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index also fell by more than 1% because of
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The construction of the twin MRT tunnels beneath Jalan Bukit Bintang has been completed with the breakthrough made by two tunnel boring machines (TBM) at the Pudu Shaft recently. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd director of strategic communication and public relations Amir Mahmood Razak
