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
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 – Solid waste management company Alam Flora Sdn Bhd (Alam Flora) has taken the precautionary measures to clear clogged drains and ditches in the event of heavy rain and floods in the city. Its chief executive officer, Mohd Zain Hassan, said today the company had initially deployed operations
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has expressed condolences to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein over the passing of the latter’s mother, Tun Suhailah Mohamad Noah. In a post on his Facebook account, Najib said he shared in the grief over the loss of
IPOH, Oct 4 – Police in both Perak and Penang are on high alert for any cases involving the hacking of automated teller machines (ATMs). This is in spite of the fact that no such cases have been reported in either of the northern states. Perak police chief Datuk Acryl
Apple is reportedly holding an event for the iPad, OS X Yosemite and new iMacs on October 16, according to a report from Re/code today. The event will be held at Apple’s own Town Hall Auditorium at its Cupertino HQ, the site reports. The new iMacs could sport Retina displays, given
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – An association for taxi drivers may lodge formal complaints across the country against social vehicle-for-hire service Uber and the lack of action by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to address the issue. Metered Taxi Drivers Task Force chairman Amran Jan said they were preparing
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on the government to announce a reduction in individual income tax in the forthcoming Budget 2015. Its president, Mohd Khalid Atan, told The Rakyat Post today that corporate income tax had been reduced nearly every year. He said at one point
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – Low-cost carrier AirAsia has lodged a police report in connection with irresponsible and unauthorised use of its brand by unscrupulous syndicates or individuals with intent to cheat the public. The report was made at the Dang Wangi police station today. AirAsia group legal head, Amir Faezal Zakaria said the
Open letter to Mr CY Leung, from Amnesty International Hong Kong Dear Chief Executive Mr.Chun Ying Leung Oct 5,14 HKT 21:00 Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters have been staging pro-democracy mass sit-ins in the centre of Hong Kong. Despite a police crackdown on them, involving the widespread use of
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – The prosecution have faith in sex blogger Alvin Tan Jye Yee returning to Malaysia to accompany his girlfriend face their two joint “bah kut teh” charges. Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told the Sessions Court this today when judge Abdul Rashid Daud asked
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – Two Malaysian women were arrested in connection with the seizure of RM107 million worth of heroin at the Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan. The China Post, quoting the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB), reported that the two women were busted after behaving suspiciously. According to their travel details,
