KUALA LUMPUR, OCT 14 – After a 216-day search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Chinese vessel Haixun 01 returned to its base port in Shanghai on Sunday. Known for its breakthrough in China’s maritime search and rescue work, the ship was tasked to scour areas that included the Straits of Malacca,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – An odd-job worker angered by the recent fuel subsidy cut is now in hot water over a photo of him holding a slipper against the face of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on a poster. M. Krishnan, 58, was arrested by police on Saturday at
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – The government is constantly watching out for militant ideologies and extremism in the country, stressed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said this included on those involved in militant activities in Syria and Iraq and also the Islamic State (IS). “And as we know, arrests have been
ALOR SETAR, Oct 14 – At least 15 homes in two locations respectively in Pendang and Kuala Kedah reportedly damaged after the tornado hit, this afternoon. Scene about 4 pm, also caused a school in Alor Besar in Pendang are affected when the building’s roof and damaged the computer lab
GERMANY, Oct 14 – A United Nations medical worker who was infected with Ebola while working in Liberia has died in Germany. His death further raises questions of just how equipped health officials are in dealing with the disease. The 56-year-old man was Sudanese, a spokesman for the St. Georg hospital
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 14 – The shortage of water supply to the residents of Kota Kinabalu City, Penampang and Putatan districts since Oct 7, will be back to normal, Tuesday, said Sabah Water Department Director, Ag Mohd Tahir Mohd Talib. He said water pressure to the affected areas would also be normalised
CYBERJAYA, Oct 14 – Judging by how global sugar prices have fallen sharply in recent months, the commodity should now be cheaper in Malaysia. This was confirmed today by Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Ahmad Maslan after a briefing at the Inland Revenue Board headquarters here on new taxes proposed last
JOHOR BARU, Oct 14 – An oversized billboard placed on the metal roof of a pedestrian bridge had probably contributed to it being blown off on Sunday afternoon. Two professors from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) said yesterday they believed the incident, attributed to the “torsion effect, caused the metal roof
IPOH, Oct 14 – The father of Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has passed away. Abdul Kadir Muhammad, 73, succumbed to a heart attack at 1.10 am this morning at Hospital Desa Pangkor, Pulau Pangkor. A statement from the Menteri Besar’s Office said the deceased would be buried at
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – Lim Kit Siang should refer to his son’s actions before accusing the Prime Minister of secretly advocating a “you help me, I help you” policy, MCA advised. MCA Penang State Liaison Committee deputy chairman Tan Teik Cheng in a statement said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – Bank Negara is calling on the people to learn financial management in the face of the rising cost of living. Assistant governor Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya said in a challenging climate of rising costs, Malaysians did not have enough savings for retirement and also had
IRAQ, Oct 13 – Iraq’s military abandoned a strategically important base in Anbar province after heavy fighting with ISIS militants, provincial security force sources told CNN on Monday. The base outside the city of Hit was one of the Shiite-led government’s few remaining military outposts in Anbar, a predominantly Sunni province
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) views as serious the involvement of college students in activities which contravene Islamic teachings and are not recognised by the government. In a statement issued today, the office of the Deputy Rector, Student Development and Alumni, said the college would expel
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar on weak buying sentiment despite stronger regional currencies, a dealer said. At 5pm, the ringgit was quoted at 3.2605/2625 against the greenback compared with 3.2560/2580 on Friday. A dealer said the local unit eased on reaction to the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – A total of 453,413 candidates sat for the Form 3 Assessment (PT3) Written Test held for the first time at 2,608 examination centres throughout the country, beginning today until Thursday (Oct 16). According to a statement from the Ministry of Education Examinations Syndicate, the Written Test which
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – All sets of questions for the Form 3 Assessment (PT3) test which began today until Thursday were prepared by the Examination Syndicate and managed by the schools. Director-General of Education, Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said each school was responsible for the set of questions which would
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – PKR vice-president and secretary-general Rafizi Ramli has slammed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for suggesting that the introduction of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in Malaysia could undermine the country’s capital market and its stock exchange. In a joint statement with PKR’s Commerce and Industries Bureau
JAKARTA, Oct 13 – Mark Zuckerberg pressed Indonesia’s incoming leader Monday to improve Internet access in the sprawling archipelago saying that his social media network and other sites can help boost the economy. The Facebook founder met president-elect Joko Widodo at his office in the capital Jakarta, before both men
HONG KONG , Oct 13 – Hundreds of people, some wearing surgical masks and armed with crowbars and cutting tools, tore down protest barriers in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district on Monday, scuffling with protesters who have occupied the streets for two weeks. Angry taxi drivers opposed to the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today wished success to all students sitting for the written Form Three Assessment examination (PT3) from today until Thursday. Najib is his Twitter page update said he hoped they could answer the examination questions calmly and confidently. A total of
