KUALA LUMPUR – A total of RM2.7 billion will be spent over the next three years to build 1,000 new telecommunications towers and lay undersea cables, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when presenting the Budget 2015 at parliament today. Najib, who is also finance minister, said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) — Following are highlights of the 2014/2015 Economic Report issued by the Finance Ministry in conjunction with the tabling of the 2015 Budget Friday by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Finance Minister. Malaysia’s economic growth momentum in 2015 is expected
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will table the 2015 Budget in Parliament at 4pm Friday, the last budget under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP). Like other financial blueprints, Najib, who is also Finance Minister, hinted Thursday that the 2015 Budget would be “pro-rakyat”
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar is hoping that the Budget 2015, which will be unveiled Friday, will be able to address the issue of inequality and declining education standards. She said the budget, to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in Parliament, must
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has stressed the importance of continuing the government’s deficit reduction measures to ensure the country achieves a balanced budget by 2020. On the eve of unveiling the 2015 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat, he said the government was on track to meet its
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak took time off to look into the latest preparations on Budget 2015 at the Finance Ministry here Thursday night. The Prime Minister accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, was met on arrival at the ministry building by officials and personnel involved in
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The grenade attack in Bukit Bintang that killed one man and wounded 13 others yesterday was targeted at a top Imbi gangster involved in a boiling online gambling war. A source close to the police investigations said the 53-year-old man known as “Ah Hai” was
For the past two weeks, unprecedented pro-democracy street demonstrations have rocked Hong Kong, with protesters calling on China to stay out of the harbor’s internal politics. TIME contract photographer James Nachtwey documented the democratic movement, witnessing the protesters’ incredible resilience and organization. “The interconnectedness of the thousands of demonstrators has created
PETALING JAYA – As speculated, the trio of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, RHB Capital Bhd (RHB Cap) and Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) have unveiled a proposed merger structure that is quite unorthodox, with the smaller banking group taking over a bigger entity. All three banks announced to Bursa Malaysia
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The alleged leader of the Juarez drug cartel, Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, has been arrested in the northern city of Torreon, two Mexican officials said Thursday. Carrillo Fuentes, 51, heads the cartel founded by his late brother, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, and Mexico had offered a reward of
Beatrice Witzgall is the CEO and founder of LumiFi, a design and technology-centric company enabling people and businesses to unlock the full potential of connected lighting The connected home and business continues to stir up vigorous debate among the tech community. Is the ‘Internet of Things’ just pie in the sky? Are ‘smart’ gadgets only for
Most people ask for a raise in the privacy of their boss’s office. But one gutsy Wells Fargo employee emailed the CEO directly — and copied some 200,000 other Wells Fargo workers on the note. On Tuesday, the Charlotte Observer reported that Tyrel Oates, who it says works in an Oregon office of Wells
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 – Police believe the bombing incident at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur early Thursday morning is the work of more than one person. City CID chief, Senior Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng also confirmed certain individuals had been targeted in the incident. One of the victims involved in the bombing
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 8 – The experience of being stranded in the waters of Mengalum, Sabah, for 30 hours did not dampen the spirits of the seven crew members of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) CB204 combat boat to continue sailing in future. CB204 combat boat commander, Lt Azri Bakar, from Cheras,
MUAR, Oct 8 – The Sessions Court here fixed three days to hear controversial rapper Wee Meng Chee’s case for allegedly insulting a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) staff about four years ago. Judge Roszianayati Ahmad fixed the hearing beginning Dec 1. Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Amira Sariaty Zainal told the court
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 – The political cooperation between Umno, MCA and MIC is no different than the ‘tahaluf siyasi’ concept mooted by PAS, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Dr Mahathir, in his blog Chedet today, stated that despite PAS repeatedly branding Umno as infidels for their cooperation with the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 – Underwater search for the seven-month missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was now prioritised to an area further south on the ‘seventh arc’ search area in the Indian Ocean. The decision was confirmed based on the latest analyses undertaken by a team from the United Kingdom, United States, Australia
INTRODUCTION The program that we are launching is Vocational Skills Employment Program (VSEP). This is a collaborative program between Penang Science Cluster (PSC), Association of Small and Medium Enterprises Malaysia (SAMENTA) and Fourier Technical Consultant (FTC). VSEP is aimed to create more employment for local youths and boost the productivity
Mr Ooi Peng Ee CEO of Penang Science Cluster, Mr Koay Chiew Guan President, Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia Mr Pau Kew Chong Principal, Fourier Technical Consultants Members of the Media Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, A good afternoon to everyone present today. It gives me great pleasure to
NILAI, Oct 8 – The Education Ministry has assured all candidates in flood affected schools in Sabah will resit the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examinations Thursday. Education director-general Datuk Dr. Khair Mohamad Yusof said according to reports, three schools in Penampang, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Terian, SK Buayan and SK Longkogongon were
