KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The organiser of the controversial social event ‘I Want to Touch A Dog’ has finally broken his silence by apologising over the misconceptions and confusion arising out of the event held on Oct 19. “I apologise for the unhappiness the event has caused. The objectives
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The United States (US) is willing to assist Malaysia if the latter decides to go ahead and build a nuclear power plant, according to American diplomat, Ambassador Laura E. Kennedy. Kennedy, charge d’affaires at the Permanent Mission of the US to the International Organisations in Vienna, noted
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – MALAYSIA has joined 20 proposed founding member countries to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with an initial authorised capital of US$50 billion (RM164 billion). One fifth of the initial US$50 billion will be paid-up, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement yesterday. Malaysia
MELBOURNE, Oct 25 – Australia’s Trade Minister Andrew Robb says the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPPA) is starting to take shape and “should be concluded by year’s end”, the Australian Associated Press reports. The deal will send a signal about the importance of the Asia-Pacific region, especially during a time of
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 – President Barack Obama says the U.S. must be guided by science — not fear — as it responds to Ebola. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he was proud to give nurse Texas Nina Pham a hug in the Oval Office after she was
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The need to implement real-time aircraft tracking and sharing of information pertaining to flight risks are among issues to be forwarded by Malaysia to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council which meets in Canada next week. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said in light
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – Sex blogger Alvin Tan claims to have masterminded Ali Abd Jalil’s political asylum attempt. Alvin, who is himself seeking for political asylum in the United States as he faces sedition charges here, claimed that Ali had “consulted him” before proceeding to leave Malaysia for Europe. “It was
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The number of companies registering for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was at 104,504 as of Oct 24, an increase of 1,525 from the previous day, said the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. In a statement here today, it said the latest data showed an increase in
MARYSVILLE, Oct 25 – A student opened fire in the cafeteria of a high school here on Friday, killing one female student and critically injuring four other students before killing himself, according to police officials. The shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School forced hundreds of students to hide in classrooms and then, over
BAMAKO, Oct 24 – A two-year-old girl died of Ebola in Mali yesterday, in the first case of the disease in the west African nation, a source in the prime minister’s office told AFP. “Unfortunately she died between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm,” said the source, adding that the girl’s death
UNITED STATES, Oct 25 – President Obama met Nina Pham, a Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola and was declared free of the virus Friday. Obama and Pham hugged in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon. Pham, 26, was the first American nurse to contract the virus. She cared for Thomas Eric Duncan,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – Pakatan Raykat’s de facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction involving his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan at the Federal Court on Aug 28. The big question remains on who would replace Anwar, as he faces the prospect of prison if convicted? Speaking to news portal,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – MALAYSIA, as a progressive Islamic nation, will always emulate the spirit of Saiyidina Umar al-Khattab’s innovative administration as the basis for the country’s transformation and development agenda, says Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The prime minister, in his Maal Hijrah message on his website, najibrazak.com, yesterday
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 24 – A weak earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale, occurred at 1.40 pm Friday in Pulau Banggi, Kudat, near here, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department. It said in a statement that the epicentre of the quake was 328km southwest of Palawan, Philippines, and
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will hold the “arrive safely carnival and tournament” next month in appreciation of the van drivers and motorcyclists’ role and duty in the country’s postal and courier industry. MCMC Postal Affairs and Digital Signature chief Mohamad Zaidi Abdul Karim
ISTANBUL, Oct 24 – Turkish authorities are investigating a suspicious substance at the Canadian Consulate in Istanbul, and unspecified security incidents also are being investigated at two other foreign consulates in Turkey’s largest city, the country’s emergency management agency said Friday. Authorities are investigating incidents at the German and Belgian
NEW YORK, Oct 24 – A Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned to New York from West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola virus, becoming the first diagnosed case in the city, authorities said late Thursday. The doctor, identified as Craig Spencer, 33, came back from treating Ebola patients
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 24 – Any discovery of plane debris floating off Indonesian waters will shed further light on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) jetliner Flight MH370. However, Transport Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Ruhaizah Mohamed Rashid said his ministry had yet to receive any information from the Indonesian government regarding any discovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 – The Malaysian defence envoy, Muhammad Rizalman Ismail has been deported to New Zealand to face trial for his allegations on burglary and assault charges. Rizalman, a former second warrant officer at the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington, was escorted by two New Zealand policemen and two officers
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 – The High Court here has set two days, from May 7, for hearing of opposition chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s RM100 million defamation suit against Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Judicial Commissioner S.M. Komathy Suppiah fixed the date in chambers today, during which Anwar was represented
