MELAKA, Oct 17 – The Melaka Road Transport Department (JPJ) will auction 34 vehicles at the Dewan Tun Fatimah of the Melaka JPJ Complex in Bukit Katil here on Nov 3. Its director, Azaharuldin Abdullah, said 27 motorcycles, five cars and two vans would be auctioned from 9 am. “All the vehicles will
Washington, Oct 17 – President Barack Obama said Thursday night that it “may be appropriate” for him to appoint a czar to lead his administration’s response to Ebola. “It may make sense for us to have one person … so that after this initial surge of activity, we can have a
HONG KONG, Oct 16 – Force to the host beating demonstrators shocking account of the international media have a substantial report that the Hong anger caused by such acts, so that the original momentum fade accounts in protest again heating up. Another account of the conflict show signs of warming, the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Maybank to expand banking services to the POS Malaysia agent branch Tasik Chini, Pahang. Agent banking services allow customers to perform banking activities at the post office for the transaction of such cash deposits, cash payments, cash withdrawals than the monthly payment for a loan
HONG KONG, Oct 16 – Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying sought to defuse tension with pro-democracy protesters on Thursday, saying he hopes the two sides can talk next week, but anger over police violence and continued street scuffles suggest the students are not about to give up. Leung was speaking after
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Investigations into a match-fixing allegation involving a Malaysian bookie and two Danish shuttlers will be handled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) starting from today. Bukit Aman Anti-Vice, Gaming and Secret Societies Division (D7) principal assistant director Senior Assistant Commissioner Roslee Chik told the New Straits
HONG KONG, Oct 16 – Hong Kong’s leader made it clear on Thursday the pro-democracy protests which have clogged main thoroughfares in the city for almost three weeks cannot continue. C.Y. Leung told a live press conference on local television that the government was eager to resume talks with the main
SELANGOR, Oct 16 – Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamad Azmin Ali today said he is seeking Putrajaya’s permission to disclose to the public the agreements signed between the federal and state governments in the state’s water restructuring exercise. Reiterating his call to the federal government to allow full disclosure of the agreements,
Facebook is adding a feature called ‘Safety Check‘ to help its users broadcast their health and whereabouts during natural disasters. The tool will be available on the Web, iOS, Android and feature phones. When the user is deemed inside an affected area, Facebook will send an alert or push notification asking whether
SEONGAM, Oct 17 – Sixteen people were killed and nine others seriously injured when a ventilation grate gave way while they were watching an outdoor pop concert in Seongam south of Seoul on Friday, rescuers said. “They were standing on the ventilation grate to get a better view when it
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has never provided any certification to individuals or companies offering power-saving devices on business premises or on social media. TNB senior General manager of Corporate Affairs and Communications Datuk Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin said in a statement today that those selling such products
BESUT, Oct 16 – The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has started initial works for the construction of several Police Contingent Headquarters and district police stations, following the allocations provided for this under Budget 2015 announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday. PDRM Logistics Department director Datuk Zulkifli
UNITED SATES, Oct 16 – Ebola started as a faraway thing, and that was scary enough. Then it jumped to a Dallas hospital, where one man died and two nurses were infected. On Wednesday, Ebola took a different kind of leap — a psychological one — as concerns spiked nationally about
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Loyalists of Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have set the clock ticking as a reminder of their icon’s final appeal over his sodomy conviction. His party’s youth wing, Angkatan Muda Keadilan, had also launched a campaign, dubbed “Rakyat Hakim Negara” (People are the Nation’s Judges)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – The Voluntary Patrol Team (PPS) set up in Penang is not registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) and is not included in any act passed by the Dewan Rakyat. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said although the Penang Government had approved its establishment, it
GOMBAK, Oct 16 – More than four suspects have been picked-up to facilitate investigations on the recent bomb blast at a nightclub in Sun Complex, Bukit Bintang. Inspector-General of police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police arrested at least four individuals in connection with Wednesday’s attack, last night. “Well,
Ever wonder why your iPhone seems to slow down after a few years? Why the once-amazing device gets cranky and struggles to perform basic tasks or load apps? The answer lies in Apple’s software, and it’s a key part of the company’s strategy to keep millions of people buying new
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 – The enforcement of the new vehicle tint rules will be from May 1 next year, said Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad. Initially the new rules were to be enforced on Nov 1 but the date has been postponed to provide sufficient time for all
Apple’s latest Mac operating system, OS X Yosemite, will be available for download later today in the Mac App Store. Announced at WWDC 2014, Yosemite features a brand new look and feel, as well as integration with iOS 8. Nearly a million Mac users are already using OS X Yosemite.
In addition to showing off updates to the iPad lineup, Apple today announced this year’s new iMac, the first Apple desktop to receive a Retina display. Packaged in a thin body like the last few iMacs, this new all-in-one packs a Retina 5K display with 14.7 million pixels (67% more than
