BEIJING, May 28 – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived here from Xi’an Wednesday to begin the second part of his six-day official visit to China. Najib, who was accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport at about 2.20pm (local
SINGAPORE, May 28 – Moody’s Investors Service says the outlook on the Malaysian banking system remains stable. This reflects Moody’s expectation of a stable operating environment that will allow banks to maintain resilient asset quality, as well as strong capitalisation levels and funding profiles. The rating agency expects the measures taken by
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – Malaysia stands ready to host the biennial conference of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) from Oct 19 to Oct 21 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. CAPAM Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Gay Hamilton, who was in Putrajaya last week to
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah, passed away at 1.30pm today He leaves behind his wife Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun binti Muhammad Ali and four surviving children, Raja Nazrin Shah, Raja Datuk Seri Azureen, Raja Eleena and Raja
PETALING JAYA, May 28 – Double SEA Games gold medallist Kimberly Yap (pic) was injured in an accident at the Penchala Link while cycling home on Wednesday. It is learnt that the bicycle she was riding on was rammed from the rear by a car believed to a Toyota Harrier. She was
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) today released 45 pages of Inmarsat’s raw satellite data that was used to trace the flight pattern of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. DCA, in a statement, said the data communication logs from Inmarsat, the British satellite communication company,
GEORGE TOWN, May 27 – Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy today challenged Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar to show proof that the three Sri Lankan nationals arrested recently were Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants. He said the LTTE had long been disbanded and the
PUTRAJAYA, May 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged Muslims to offer to non-Muslims a clearer picture of what Islam is all about. “In today’s society, Islam is largely misunderstood. Some fear it. Others have formed stereotypes about it. It is up to us to change these
XI’AN (China), May 26 – Five inter-governmental memoranda of understanding involving bilateral trade and political cooperation are expected to be signed between Malaysia and China during Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit to China. “Those documents involve cooperation in defence, science and technology, as well as in trade
PUTRAJAYA, May 26 – A teenager, suspected of illegally downloading local and international songs and films from a website, was detained in Johor Baharu on Wednesday. Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry enforcement director Mohd Roslan Mahayudin said the 18-year-old was nabbed at his home in Taman Larkin Perdana, following a
KUANTAN, May 26 – The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has to expedite upgrading the national defence radar system as some of the radars are more than 15 years old. RMAF chief General Tan Sri Rodzali Daud said the matter had been discussed with the government. “If everything goes well, RMAF will
GEORGETOWN, May 25 – Ramkarpal Singh has retained his late father’s seat with a handsome win over his rivals consisting of Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan and two Independents. He is declared winner with 89 percent of the votes, or a majority of 37,659 votes. Huan and
TELUK INTAN, May 25 – Reducing poverty rate from 80 per cent at the time of the country’s independence to less than three per cent now was a big achievement by the Malaysian government among developing countries, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said here Sunday. He said the earnestness
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 – Cadbury Confectionery Malaysia Sdn Bhd has been actively engaged with the authorities concerned in the investigation on its two products that were tested positive for traces of pig (porcine) DNA. Its head of corporate affairs, Raja Zalina Raja Safran said the investigation was treated with the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak visited the giant panda pair, Fu Wa and Feng Yi, at Zoo Negara, here, Sunday. Najib who twitted and posted on his Facebook account, a picture of his visit, said giant pandas were considered to be symbols of peace
GEORGE TOWN, May 25 – All 17 polling centres in the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election closed at 5pm after opening at 8am Sunday morning. The Election Commission (EC) had expected turnout for the by-election to reach 78 per cent but as at 4pm, 43,814 or 53.26 per cent of the voters
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 25 – Cuepacs suggests the government to introduce a new allowance, especially for civil servants who live in the city to meet the escalating cost of living. Its president, Azih Muda, said the ‘City Allowance’ (Elaun Bandar) proposed between RM400-RM500 a month would certainly reduce the financial burden
GEORGETOWN, May 24 – When MCA announced its decision not to stand in the Bukit Gelugor by-election against DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo, the son of former Member of Parliament Karpal Singh, many had thought it was going to be an easy win for Ramkarpal. Karpal was killed in a fatal
GEORGETOWN, May 24 – Pakatan Rakyat leaders came together last night in a show of force for the mini-finale in the Bukit Gelugor by-election campaign which ends at midnight today.
GEORGETOWN, May 24 – A huge win for DAP in the Bukit Gelugor by-election will set the momentum for the Teluk Intan contest next week, opposition leaders said last night, urging voters in the constituency to come out to the ballot box tomorrow. Speaking at DAP’s mega ceramah ahead of
