PERTH, Oct 22 – Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said Wednesday Malaysia was determined to find missing Flight MH370, as he was briefed by Australian officials leading the complex search deep in the Indian Ocean. Hishammuddin, who is in the Western Australian port of Fremantle to inspect one of the
UNITED STATES, Oct 21 – Ebola vaccine testing could start in the next few weeks, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as health officials scramble to quell the virus that has killed more than 4,500 people. The goal is to launch vaccine trials in West Africa by January, said Dr. Marie
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will remain a Selangor favourite if the coalition can reaffirm its two basic principles, says DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang. The Gelang Patah Member of Parliament said the two basic principles — the party’s common policy framework and the operational principle of consensus
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has described the death of literary genius Tan Sri Prof Dr Ismail Hussein as a big loss for the nation. “My condolences to Dr Ismail’s family. May his soul be placed among the faithful,” he said in his latest tweet
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – Prasarana Malaysia Bhd will be replacing the current fleet of six-car trains serving the RapidKL Light Railway Transit (LRT) Ampang Line with new ones next year to enhance its services. The new 50 six-car trains or Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) costing RM990 million are being procured from China’s
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 21 – A spike in dengue cases reported within a month in Penang has raised concern from the state health authority. Penang recorded 1,821 dengue cases from Jan to Oct 18 compared to 1,598 cases from Jan to Sept 27. State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Rural Development and
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – Some 140 residents of the Rita Welfare Home in Klang were today treated to new clothes by the AmBank Group Club (KAG) in conjunction with the Deepavali celebration Wednesday. A statement from the AmBank Group said the group comprising children, youths, single mothers, senior citizens and the
BEIJING, Oct. 21 – According to Chinese newspaper news, proven , Malaysia feather total declared : Lee Chong Wei in the badminton world championships in August doping test , but off , or suspended for up to two years. Prior to this, ” China Daily” reported that Malaysia feather total confirmed a
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and RHB Capital Bhd, have announced a suspension of trading in their securities on Bursa, effective 2.30 pm Tuesday. In a filing to Bursa, MBSB said Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd had approved the company’s request for suspension in
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – Malaysian telecommunications company Maxis (Maxis) and Digital Network (DIGI) announced that the US Apple’s latest smartphone iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be landing in Malaysia on November 7, but the price has not been announced supporting. Consumers can effect from October 31, pre-order via
HONG KONG, Oct 21 – Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying told media that if the government met pro-democracy protesters’ demands it would result in the city’s poorer people dominating elections. In an interview with foreign media, carried in the Wall Street Journal and International New York Times, the embattled chief executive reiterated his
SEATTLE, Oct 21 – Microsoft Corp’s new Chief Executive Satya Nadella has become one the technology industry’s biggest earners, with a total compensation package worth $84.3 million (Rs 514.23 crore, $1 = Rs 61) this year, according to a document filed with securities regulators on Monday. The outsize number is mostly
SHAH ALAM, Oct 21 – In the true spirit of 1Malaysia, five non-Indian staff of SkyPark Subang Terminal helped to create the traditional ‘rangoli’ motif (kolam) at the entrance of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in conjunction with Deepavali Wednesday. Subang SkyPark group corporate communications manager Sreekala Nambiar said it
BANGKOK, Oct 20 – Thailand today celebrated its National World Food Day with performances, demonstrations and exhibits honouring the important contribution to food security by smallholders and family farmers in this major Asian agriculture producing nation. In recognition of this year’s World Food Day theme, “Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth,”
LONDON, Oct 20 – The world’s third largest retailer, Tesco, will state next week that it overestimated earnings by less than the £250 million (RM1.3 billion) which it previously announced, Sky news reported on Saturday, citing a banking source. Sky said on its website when the group reports its delayed
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 – Malaysians need to stop eating excessively and start eating healthy, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said this change was necessary as the community now faced a list of diseases which threaten their health. “We must become a calorie conscious society. That means every time we
Hong Kong, Oct 20 – Hong Kong’s embattled chief executive has said the city’s pro-democracy movement is “out of hand” and being influenced by “external forces” from outside the city. In a television interview with a local station that aired Sunday, C.Y. Leung said the protests, which have lasted more than
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 – The Federal Court has allowed Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to appeal against a lower court ruling that previously rejected his bid to defend himself in a RM100 million defamation suit by citing Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II conviction. Khairy’s lawyer Tan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 – The Bukit Aman Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) seized eight packets of syabu or methamphetamine weighing 37.3kg valued at RM4 million that was smuggled into the country through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) cargo terminal, yesterday. Bukit Aman Narcotics CID director, Datuk Seri Noor Rashid
CANADA, Oct 20 – The need to protect wild baby salmon was key in the delay in a study by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) on whether to approve the Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG’s proposed US$11 billion (RM36 billion) export terminal, reported The Globe and Mail. The Canadian newspaper reported that
