KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – DAP’s Dr Ong Kian Ming has called on the Education Ministry to reveal if it planned on “re-assigning” both its ministers following the discovery of leaks in two more UPSR examination papers on Sunday. Ong also wanted the ministry to explain its lack of contingency plans
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – The Sultan of Selangor settled for Mohamed Azmin Ali for the Selangor menteri besar post because the state ruler was confident that the PKR deputy president would have the support of his party and of Pakatan Rakyat. The Sultan’s private secretary, Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani, said
KAULA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – An anti-graft group wants newly installed Selangor Menteri Besar, Mohamed Azmin Ali, to practise open government policies in his administration. The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), in congratulating Azmin, said his appointment today ends more than eight months of undesired political upheaval, uncertainty and
UNITED STATES, Sept 23 – Dark beer lovers take note: Starbucks Corp is testing a “dark barrel latte” in a handful of its cafes in Ohio and Florida. The non-alcoholic drink includes a chocolaty stout flavoured sauce, whipped cream and dark caramel drizzle, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Among other things,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – Outgoing Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim hopes his successor will continue with his legacy and to further improve the administration of the state government. He said this was necessary because it would reflect the credibility of the new state leadership in caring for
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – Now that Azmin Ali is appointed the Selangor menteri besar, the Selangor palace has revealed the reasons for naming him and the delay in filling the post after incumbent Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim resigned from lack of support. According to the sultan’s private secretary, Datuk Mohamad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – School cooperatives in Malaysia have been successful at the international level and are also looked upon as a reference by other countries because they operate under an organised and systematic movement, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the latest to be investigated for sedition over a speech he gave at a ceramah three years ago. Lawyer Latheefa Koya, who is also PKR’s legal adviser, said the speech was delivered in Gombak. Ampang police are expected to question Anwar
SEPTEMBER 26 — Computer security experts are busy finding solutions to remedy the shellshock bug, a security flaw embedded in a commonly used programme called Bash. The Bash programme is installed on many computers and web servers running the Mac operating system or Linux, as both systems originate from an
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – Malaysia and Bangladesh signed a government-to-government Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and Powertek Bhd to implement a RM6 billion power plant project. The MoU paves the way for the TNB-Powertek consortium to finance and build a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant in
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – Selangor Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Noh Omar said the decision of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on the appointment of a new Selangor Menteri Besar should be accepted by all parties. He said it was not appropriate for any party to
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – Bukit Antarabangsa state assemblyman and PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali has been named as the new Selangor Menteri Besar, replacing Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. The Sultan of Selangor’s Private Secretary Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani when contacted by Bernama today confirmed that the letter of appointment
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – Outgoing Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today he would continue serving the people as the Bandar Tun Razak MP. On his post as Port Klang assemblyman, Khalid, however, said that it would be decided after he attends the Selangor assembly sitting in
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said tonight that she accepts the decision of the Sultan of Selangor, who has opted for deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali to take over as the next Selangor menteri besar. Dr Wan Azizah, who was PKR’s initial
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – Iris Corp Bhd said its RM155 million Goods and Services Tax’s (GST) tax refund software for tourists will be operational on GST’s implementation on Apr 1, 2015. Group managing director, Datuk Tan Say Jim, said Iris has received the approval from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department and
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – UPSR candidates are now required to resit their Mathematics papers and Tamil language papers on October 9, after both papers were found to have been leaked, the Education Ministry said today. Director-general of Education Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said pupils in national and vernacular schools
GEORGETOWN, Sept 22 – Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan lost his bid to nullify the Bukit Gelugor by-election results when the election court today threw out the independent candidate’s petition and his call for fresh elections. Judge Lee Swee Seng said Abu Backer could not furnish sufficient evidence to support his
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – The opposition has been urged to stop confusing Pengkalan Kubor voters by making baseless allegations about the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) on fuel. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said this was because the government had yet to make any decision on
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 – Police have recorded statements from 30 individuals to facilitate investigation on the leak in the examination papers of this year’s Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR). Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department head SAC Gan Kong Meng said the 30 individuals comprised eight officers from Malaysian Examination Board,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 – What surprised many observers and reporters familiar with Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang was how angry the PAS president was in his speech. That anger, just like the content of his speech, does not bode well for PAS and the Pakatan Rakyat coalition in Selangor. Three days
