JAKARTA, Oct 19 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived here Sunday afternoon to attend the swearing-in of Joko Widodo as Indonesia’s new president here tomorrow. The special aircraft carrying Najib, who was also accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, landed at the Halim Perdanakusuma airport here at
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 19 – Two fishermen feared drowned after a boat is believed to have sunk in the waters near Pantai Jerejak, here, just now. Small boat carrying two men believed to have sunk after a leak while fishing around 2.50pm yesterday. Region Marine Police Commander (1) Penang, Assistant
HONG KONG, Oct 19 – Assault by the police on Friday cleared “dismantle” the temple of Mong Kok, to reproduce the assembly area at night, adjourned incense. At 9 pm, the center is located in the Outer Banks Nathan street, nickname “Hobbit” rallies people, remove wooden tables, for the fruit and
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 – Education is a basic human right in shaping the future and producing holistic individuals with the right values, competency and skills, said the Education Ministry’s secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad. Emphasising that education was vital in shaping the future of a society, she said it was imperative
BANGI, Oct 19 – Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today laid down the methods the federal government needed to employ to ensure success in the 14th General Election. The Umno vice-president said he had been observing the methods carried out by the parties outside Barisan Nasional (BN) and realised that
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 – “Amazing, different, fantastic”, these are among compliments of foreign tourists met at Malaysia Unesco Day 2014 celebration at Dataran Merdeka here, Sunday. Tourists were seen streaming to the area as early as 10 am to witness the country’s unique heritage, cultural performances, traditional games and sample popular
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak today called on non-government organisations (NGOs) to follow the example of the MyNadi Foundation which spent just six per cent of its funding on administration costs. The prime minister said the foundation, set up to raise the living standards of the Indian community,
UNITED KINGDOM, Oct 19 – A huge Ebola scare was launched at a UK hospital this weekend after a man who returned from Africa arrived at A&E complaining of a fever. Doctors launched a full-scare alert after the unidentified man turned up at Colchester Hospital feeling unwell. The man – believed to be
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 19 – Last minute shoppers are enjoying massive discounts as traders engage themselves in a price war to attract customers with just two more days to go before Hindus celebrate Deepavali. Traders have also extended their business hours, some even up to midnight, for the benefit of customers to
BERLIN, Oct 19 – Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency has concluded that pro-Russian rebels are to blame for the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 in Ukraine in July, Der Spiegel weekly reported today, the first European agency to say so. The crash over pro-Russian rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 – In order to be more effective, the public sector must periodically review and refine approaches to governance, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He emphasised that effective governance arrangements and practices were important in enabling a strong, sustainable and accountable public service. It would also position
UNITED STATES, Oct 19 – The World Health Organization vowed Saturday to make public a full review of its response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa once the crisis is under control. But the United Nations health agency, which is among those leading the battle against a scourge that
SAN FRANCISCO, OCT 18 – Twitter said yesterday it would start reconfiguring users’ timelines with “relevant” messages from people they haven’t bothered to follow at the service. Based on a positive response from its tests, the popular one-to-many messaging service is inching toward the Facebook model of using software to
PORT DICKSON, Oct 18 – The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) constantly monitors its members to ensure they are not influenced by negative elements or activities, says Army chief, General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor. “In fact, thorough vetting is carried out in the recruitment of new soldiers, during courses,
KUALA LUMPUR, OCT 18 – The suggestion, though might be made in jest, that the Malaysian government’s 1Malaysia campaign be given an urgent boost similar to using locally famed aphrodisiac root “Tongkat Ali” is apt, coming from a leader of a political party that propagates multi-culturalism. Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew
SEPANG, Oct 18 – Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim has announced that there is no case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Ebola infection among the Malaysian haj pilgrims this year. He said the matter was confirmed by the Saudi Arabian health authority which had carried out
UNITED STATES, Oct 18 – Colorado police are warning parents that sweets laced with marijuana may end up in children’s Halloween trick-or-treat bags. The state was the first in the US to allowed recreational sales of the drug to adults earlier this year. Experts issued pictures of two nearly identical gummy
GEORGETOWN, Oct 18 – The Penang government still wants to know why the state only got two investment referrals from federal authorities this year, despite having recorded more investments than last year. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said if there had been more referrals this year from the Malaysian Investment Development
PONTIAN, Oct 18 – Around two million of the seven million 1Malaysia People’s Assistance (BR1M) recipients this year, did not have a bank account. “This made it difficult for us to channel the money directly to them,” said Finance deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan. He urged the recipients to open a bank
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 18 – The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) is coming down hard on errant motorists who ignore the compound notice issued to them. The council has been issuing legal notices to motorists who failed to pay up after 45 days from the date the compound was issued.
