KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 – A group of Islamic university undergraduates staged a protest outside the Home Ministry in Putrajaya today and threatened to organise a street demonstration to protest the continued use of the Sedition Act 1948. Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Se-Malaysia (Gamis) president Abdul Malik Abdul Razak said a
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 4 – The onus is not on state governments to identify land for the federal government’s low-cost housing projects as it is the responsibility of the federal government to do so, says Penang Country, Town Planning and Housing committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo. Jagdeep was responding to Urban Wellbeing,
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 6 and its first wearable at a huge event next Tuesday, and you’ll be able to watch the announcements right as they happen. As Apple often does, it’ll be streaming the event online for all to see. Unfortunately, as Apple often does, it’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 – While the National Young Lawyers Committee (NYLC) of the Bar Council has embarked on a year-long movement to get the Sedition Act repealed, some have questioned whether such a campaign is effective. The NYLC last night launched its ‘Mansuh Akta Hasutan’ (Eradicate the Sedition Act) campaign,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 – The Malaysian Press Photographers Association (MPPA) has called for action to be taken against the individual who assaulted a press photographer at the Nirvana Memorial Centre on Tuesday. Its president, Zainal Abdul Halim, said photographers were not “punching bags” but were duty bound to report every
WordPress.org today launched WordPress 4.0, which adds a slew of new features to give you a “smoother writing and management experience” with the blog management tool. You can download the new release now from WordPress.org/Download (6.3MB). Dubbed “Benny” in honor of American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, WordPress 4.0 isn’t a major release; Automattic CEO
GEORGETOWN, Sept 4 – Malaysiakini journalist Susan Loone was arrested in Penang today over her article on an interview with state exco Phee Boon Poh and the mass arrests of the state’s Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) on Merdeka Day. George Town District police chief ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid confirmed the
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Motorists using class 1 vehicles who pay toll via PLUSMiles card, Touch ‘n Go or SmartTAG at the Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plazas can enjoy a toll rebate of up to 30 per cent until the end of the year. PLUS Malaysia Berhad
3 September 2014 – Women are crucial partners in peacebuilding and must be guaranteed the safe political space, including a seat at the “negotiating table,” to participate in all steps of post-conflict reconciliation and recovery processes, stressed high-level United Nations officials today at a Headquarters event. Chair of the UN
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Barisan Nasional had previously formed an entity similar to Penang’s volunteer patrol unit (PPS) when crime was high in Selangor, former New Straits Times (NST) chief editor Datuk Abdul Kadir Jasin has said when commenting on the outfit facing a police crackdown. The veteran journalist wrote in
PETALING JAYA – More than 4.27 billion litres of treated water – enough to fill more than 1,700 Olympic-sized swimming pools or keep Perlis going for 53 days – are leaking out of Malaysia’s ageing pipe system every day. Experts warn that more will be wasted unless drastic measures are
GEORGETOWN, Sept 3 -Police have launched an investigation against a news portal and its Penang-based reporter – the latest probe following a slew of sedition and criminal defamation charges filed against opposition leaders and a vocal law professor. State police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi (pic) said Susan Loone, a
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 3 ― Developer Aspen Vision Land, IKEA franchisee Ikano Pte Ltd and the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) have entered an agreement for a RM8 billion integrated development in Batu Kawan that will be built around the Swedish furniture icon. The massive project will be headlined by a
Apple today released the seventh developer preview of OS X Yosemite bringing the latest build to 14A343f. The previous developer preview (build 14A329f) was released two weeks ago. Xcode 6 beta 7 was also released alongside new builds for OS X Server 4.0 Developer Preview and Apple Configurator 1.6 beta 5. If you
China Mobile has started accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 6. Yes, the one that hasn’t been announced yet. Apparently people are excited to finally get a chance to pre-order a phone they know nothing about, too, given that over 33,000 have reportedly already taken advantage of the offer. The carrier is
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 3 – Mysterious lights streaking across in the night sky here Tuesday had Sabahans abuzz in social media, with no one able to give a clear explanation on the incident. Meteorologists, policemen and firemen were unable to explain the pillar-shaped lights that moved across the sky in
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today urged media practitioners not to pressure the next-of-kin of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash to the extent of causing disharmony. He said media organisations must understand the situation of the families and next-of-kin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Fifty-seven years after independence, Malaysia remains a middle-income income nation due to a lack of quality in political and financial institutions, Financial Times (FT) said in its recent beyondbrics blog. Comparing the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of seven countries which achieved independence from
Kuala Lumpur, September 2 – Maxis Communications Bhd (MCB), the single largest shareholder of Bursa-listed Maxis Bhd, has denied allegations of constricting business environments in India, in order to coerce Siva Ventures Limited (SVL) to sell Aircel Limited (Aircel) to it. MCB said in a press statement today that it
Cyberjaya, September 2 – A new policy is to be implemented making English a compulsory subject, besides Bahasa Malaysia, for students to pass at Malaysia’s public universities. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic), who is also the Education Minister, said he had discussed the matter with Prime Minister
