KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 – Prices for new cars are generally expected to come down by between one and three per cent after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), but the gains could be offset by higher prices of imported auto parts due to foreign exchange factors. Auto
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 – Plus Expressways Sdn Bhd (Plus) is expecting more vehicles to be on all its highways, beginning noon to late night as more people return to the federal capital after the Aidiladha holiday. A Plus Traffic Control Centre spokesman said as at 7pm, traffic was slow from the north
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6- Former Information Minister Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin said PAS was digging its own grave with the tahaluf siyasi (political cooperation) concept. In a blog post today, Zainuddin claimed both PKR and DAP — PAS’ allies in Pakatan Rakyat — were awaiting opportunities to finish off the Islamist party’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 – The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)’s combat boat CB90 which went missing off Pulau Mengalum in Sabah yesterday has been found and all its seven crew members are reported safe, said RMN chief Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar. Abdul Aziz, who dislosed the development in his Twitter account,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 – Rising costs will be a key topic in the Dewan Rakyat before the tabling of the 2015 Budget this Friday, with lawmakers expected to raise concerns over the government’s measures to improve income levels. Parliament secretary Datuk Roosme Hamzah said among the topics to be
KUALA LUMPUR Oct 6 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak took to Twitter to express his shock over the disappearance of the Royal Malaysian Navy gunboat since yesterday. The Prime Minister also wrote: “Praying that all crew members are discovered and are in safe condition, Insya-Allah.” RMN’s CB-204 gunboat had been
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 – Traffic flow was smooth on all highways and roads leading out of the city and into the city as at 5pm today as many people had already returned to their villages and hometowns for the long Aidiladha weekend. A spokesman of the traffic control centre of PLUS Expressways
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 – The relevance of maintaining Chinese vernacular schools should be discussed in the upcoming Umno General Assembly next month to address racial sentiments that have painted the government in a bad light. Petaling Jaya Utara Umno deputy division chief Mohamad Azli Mohemed Saad said the assembly
KUALA LUMPUR Oct 5- Lim Kit Siang has criticised the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for his failure to galvanise the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) on a national level since its inception. The DAP supremo said the movement to promote moderation throughout the world had also been found
NEW YORK, Oct 5 – Heavy rain and strong winds did not prevent Muslims in the Big Apple from celebrating Aidiladha with family and friends. Mosques in the city and borough were packed early Saturday morning with people performing their Aidiladha prayers. The Malaysian community gathered at the Malaysian Permanent Mission to the United
KUCHING, Oct 5 – Sarawak Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said his ministry will study the impact of the latest fuel subsidy rationalisation on the state’s housing sector. “We will monitor the impact of the subsidy reduction. “Undoubtedly, there will be a slight impact on inflation. “However,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 – Reports that former Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim is planning to vacate his Port Klang state seat soon are baseless. Khalid’s state seat special officer, Faekah Husin said there was no reason for him (Khalid) to quit his position as the Port Klang
MELBOURNE, Oct 5 – The Fugro Discovery has arrived in Fremantle to participate in the search later this week, for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which disappeared on March 8. The vessel had fit-out work done in Durban, South Africa before arriving in Western Australia, and will have search equipment, as well
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 – A Facebook user who snapped a picture of a whale shark, a protected species, being skinned by fishermen at the Tanjong Gemok jetty, off Pulau Tioman, became viral following outcry by several users. Facebook user Asma Mohammad, who uploaded the photos at noon yesterday, said this
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 – MH17 victim, Matthew Ezekial Sivagnanam was honoured for the last time at his funeral service by the Fatima Church in Brickfields, friends, family and his 10-year-old cousin. Towards the end of the service, Nathanael Clement braved the crowd to deliver his eulogy, describing his cousin
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 4 – The ‘Jump For World Peace Malaysia 2014’ event which ended today, received two recognitions from the Malaysia Book Of Records (MBR) for the oldest base jumper and the youngest base jumper. The certificates were presented by MBR representative Helilia Juana Hashim to Jamaluddin Ismail (oldest jumper) and Haziq
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should stop the “make believe” about Malaysia’s prowess as an educational superpower and allow two local universities to participate in an international ranking exercise. In calling for this, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang argued that by ending University of Malaya (UM)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4- Heavy traffic flow was reported as at 10.30 am today along several stretches of the North-South Expressway as city folk continue to head to their villages and hometowns to celebrate Aidiladha tomorrow. A spokesman of the traffic control centre of PLUS Expressways Bhd told Bernama traffic
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 – A moderate earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale, occurred at 8.34 am today in the Kuril Islands of Japan, the Malaysian Meteorological Department reported. The epicentre of the quake was 439km northeast of Asahikawa, Japan, and 5,154km northeast of Kudat, Sabah, it said in
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 – MALAYSIA Airlines flight MH370 was a “ghost ship” before it finally went missing over the southern Indian Ocean on March 8. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in an explosive report, said the likeliest final scenario, based on available evidence so far, points to an
