SUNGAI PETANI, May 18 – The Customs Department will be corporatised next year after the matter is tabled in Parliament this October. Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah said the move was very good in efforts to raise the productivity of Customs personnel in carrying out their duties. “Tax
NEW DELHI, May 17 – India’s outgoing Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in his final address to the nation wished the new government success, and said there was still vast latent development potential in the country of over a billion people. The Bharatiya Janata (Indian People’s) Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance
ARAU, May 17 – Menteri Besar Azlan Man headed the list of 243 recipients of awards, medals and honours in conjunction with the 71st birthday of the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail. Azlan who was appointed Perlis menteri besar following the 13th general election in May last year
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – The government and people of Malaysia are very committed towards human rights values and principles even though the country comprises of various races and religious backgrounds, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said although Malaysia was a country with Muslims as the majority,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – The government is confident that the six National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) under the 1Tenaga Nasional Berhad Transformation Programme can uplift the image of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to a higher level, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the transformation programme, which
PETALING JAYA, May 16 – The Malaysia Airlines System Employees Union (MASEU) has called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to intervene in the administration of Malaysia Airlines, which has suffered net loss of RM443 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Its executive secretary, Mohd Jabbarullah
PUTRAJAYA, May 16 – The Home Ministry (KDN) has denied appointing agents or representatives to handle the applications by foreign workers. Its secretary-general, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khalid Shariff said applications by foreign workers have to be personally done by the employers. “Therefore, if any party claims to be an agent or representative
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – The Sessions Court here Friday ordered the former chairman of Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) Muhammad Safwan [email protected] to enter his defence against the charge of making a seditious speech on May 13 last year. Judge Norsharidah Awang held that the prosecution had successfully proven a prima
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – Police are expanding their investigations into the ideology and networking of the South Asian man who was arrested here on Wednesday on suspicion of having links with terrorists planning attacks on foreign missions in India. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin said the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – Telecommunications service provider Maxis Bhd is offering its customers in Sarawak a free trip back to their hometown in conjunction with the Gawai Festival. Through its “Free Ride Home” campaign, the company is giving away 300 bus and 100 boat tickets for Maxis and Hotlink’s prepaid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Malaysia hardly had to spend anything in the search for the missing Flight MH370 as most of the cost was borne by “third parties”, acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today in the most expensive search in aviation history. He added that the
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today outlined six basic criteria that were vital to prepare Malaysian youths for the future. He said among them were knowledge and skills because riches today also depended on ‘raw materials’ in the form of ideas, creativity and innovation. “We also
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The Malaysian government has approved the transition phase prioritising deep-sea search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, and suspending the air and surface search. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the approval from the Cabinet was received after he briefed them
BANGKOK, May 15 – Three people died following an early morning attack Thursday on an anti-government protest site here, raising concern over possible escalation and worrying the army which condemned the attack and warned that it might intervene to end the violence. In the attack with a M79 grenade at about
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – Several local companies, including Petronas, have offered assets to assist in the deep-water search operation for the next phase of the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said Petronas, for example, had offered a towed deep-water sonar
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Thursday the recent political developments in Terengganu serve as a lesson that has paved the way for strengthening the Barisan Nasional leadership in the state. Najib, who is also Umno president and BN chairman, acknowledged that the developments
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – The Expo Milano 2015 would serve as a platform for Malaysia to gain more investments, says Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the international expo was worthwhile participating in as it would attract investments from up to 20 million people expected to patronise the
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB) has allocated RM75 million for the 2014-2019 period to support Bumiputera entrepreneurs in the automotive industry, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said the government’s support, including with technology development, human capital and supply
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin expressed relieve that the political impasse in Terengganu had been resolved quickly. “There might have been a slight misunderstanding but what is important is that the crisis has been resolved quickly instead of allowing it to prolong,” he told reporters
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – Shares on Bursa Malaysia finished higher today with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) closing at a new high of 1,879.2 points, surpassing the previous all-time of 1,872.52 recorded on Dec 30, 2013. The intra-day high of 1,882.2 points was recorded on Dec 31, 2013. The
