KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s pre-tax profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 was slightly lower at RM27.2 billion from RM28.8 billion in the same quarter last year. However, revenue was higher at RM84 billion from RM76.7 billion in the first quarter last year. President and Chief Executive
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 14 – Former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said sought forgiveness from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak over his decision to quit Umno during a meeting in Putrajaya at midday Wednesday, said Terengganu state executive councillor for Tourism and Culture Datuk Mohd Jidin Shafee. He
GEORGE TOWN, May 14 – The Bukit Gelugor by- election was possibly the most boring election campaign after the 13th general election due to Barisan Nasional (BN)’s absence from the four-cornered fight. Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Social Science Studies Centre deputy dean, Assoc Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian said there was less excitement
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – Umno members, especially in Terengganu, have been reminded to always be prepared to face whatever political situation besetting the party. Its vice-president, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said the loyalty of Umno members at the grassroots were being tested. “Therefore, the party’s interests should be above
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 – Media personnel gathered at the compound of Perdana Putra and Seri Perdana here Wednesday to await a meeting between the new Terengganu Menteri Besar and state assemblymen with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, which is said scheduled to take place in the federal government
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 13 – Another Umno assemblyman, Roslee Daud of Bukit Besi state constituency, on Tuesday announced that he had quit the party to become an independent assemblyman. Roslee, who is also State Rural Development, Entrepreneurship, Cooperative and Consumerism Committee chairman, in a copy of a letter dated May 13
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 12 – State Science, Technology and Innovation, Energy, Green Technology and Water Committee chairman, Datuk Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman has been appointed as Terengganu new menteri besar to replace Datuk Seri Ahmad Said. Razif, 49, took up the oath as menteri besar before the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 – Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 4.3 per cent in March 2014 as compared with the same month last year. The increase was due to the positive growth in the manufacturing index and electricity index which rose 6.4 per cent and 4.6 per cent, respectively. The
SINGAPORE, May 12 – Genting Hong Kong Ltd, a global leisure, entertainment and hospitality enterprise, in conjunction with its secondary listing by way of introduction, made its trading debut on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd (SGX-ST) Monday. Genting Hong Kong currently has a primary listing on
GEORGE TOWN, May 12 – Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Datuk Huan Cheng Guan denied today that the party was a proxy for the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary by-election. “I’m contesting under the PCM ticket and am not a proxy for the BN,” he told reporters after
PUTRAJAYA, May 12 – All agencies under the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry have been ordered to make immediate preparations, including discussing on importing more rice, in facing a possible El Nino weather phenonomenon in mid-2014. Its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said even though it was only a prediction,
GEORGE TOWN, May 12 – The Election Commission (EC) will lodge a police report against party supporters who had brought drums and loudhailers during the nomination of the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary by-election at Dewan Sri Pinang here. Its chairman, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said although the nomination process went
GEORGETOWN, May 12 – After hearing a thud, a security guard was shocked when he went to check at the scene and discovered the body of a young woman who had fallen off the 21-storey Menara Umno building in George Town, Penang, the Star Online reported today. “Upon checking the
GEORGETOWN, May 12 – Four candidates will contest in the the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat, left vacant following the death of Karpal Singh on Apr 17. Independent candidate Abu Bakar Sidek Mohd Zan was among the unexpected hopefuls who turned up to submit nomination papers at the Dewan Sri Pinang today. He
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar), May 11 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has accepted the MCA’s decision not to contest the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary by-election but it does not mean that the DAP will have an easy passage. The prime minister said another candidate would likely join the fray and the decision
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar), May 11 – Asean leaders begin their biannual gathering at the capital of Myanmar on Sunday to discuss on the future of Asean Community, external relations and the future direction of Asean. Summit chairman U Thein Sein led leaders from nine other countries and Asean Secretary-General Le
NEW YORK, May 11 – Diplomats at Malaysia’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York are working hard to get the coveted non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2015. Malaysia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Datuk Hussein Haniff, described 2014 as a “very crucial year”
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 – The death of an umrah pilgrim on AirAsia X flight D7 171 from Jeddah to Kuala Lumpur on Friday night was not due to infection from the Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Director-General of Health, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement today said autopsy
SANDAKAN, May 11 – The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) security force personnel fired a warning shot after a speed boat came into contact with their patrol boat and arrested three men suspected of smuggling petrol near the Pulau Berhala waters, near here Saturday. ESScom director-general Datuk Mohammad Mentek said the
ALOR SETAR, May 11 – The police have sought a 46-year- old man in connection with a drug-related case under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. In a statement Sunday, the Kota Setar police headquarters said jobless Ooi Sin Huat’s last known address was B/1-4 Pangsapuri Pekan Rabu, Simpang
