BANGKOK, May 7 – Thailand’s Constitutional Court today ruled that caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was guilty and had abused her power in transferring out National Security Council (NSC) chief Thawil Plensri in 2011, and therefore would have to step down. Yingluck could no longer stay in her position as caretaker
GEORGE TOWN, May 7 – An increase in the number of HIV/Aids cases among youths, especially those aged between 20 and 30, is alarming said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya. Hilmi said 78.8 percent of the cases involves youths who are between 20 and 30 years old. He said
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 7 – Kelantan-based coffee and cosmetics producer GLE Centre Enterprise aims to double its health drink sales to RM4 million this year from RM2 million last year. Managing Director Mohd Zulkifli Harun said the target is achievable based on the positive response to its products in Sabah and
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 – Maxis Bhd has partnered with smartphone manufacturer, HTC, to become the exclusive carrier for the former’s devices, starting with the latest model, HTC One (M8), from May 8. In a statement here Tuesday, Maxis said currently it is the only local telecommunications company to offer the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 – Bonia Corp Bhd has incorporated a subsidiary in Malaysia, Podium Retail Sdn Bhd, to carry out supply, retailing and dealing with fashionable goods, accessories and beauty products. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia Wednesday, Bonia said the incorporation of Podium Retail was funded by internal resources. Podium
HAT YAI, May 6 – Hat Yai, a popular tourist town located in southern Thailand was jolted by two bomb explosions which injured 13 people and damaged cars and buildings nearby. No Malaysians were listed among the injured victims who were treated at five hospitals in the town. Songkla police chief Maj
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 6 – The Terengganu Assessment Rate Hike Issue Action Committee Tuesday submitted a written protest on a valuation list review notice issued by the Kuala Terengganu City Council (MBKT). Its chairman Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the committee was a coalition of 40 non-government organisations (NGO) in Terengganu that
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 – The Dewan Negara today passed the Judges Remuneration (Amendment) Bill 2013 which entitles judges who resign before the age of 60 to get pension benefits. The judges concerned, however, must have served as judges for not less that five years . The Bill among others also covers
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 – Lavista Sdn Bhd and Pegang Impian Holdings Sdn Bhd, the major shareholders of Encorp Bhd, are selling a 49.45 per cent stake in Encorp to Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd for RM239.72 million. In an announcement to Bursa Malaysia, Encorp said the major shareholders entered into
PUTRAJAYA, May 6 – The Federal Court here Tuesday upheld the death sentence on a van driver for the murder of a waitress on Christmas Day in 2006. A five-member panel chaired by Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif also affirmed a High Court decision to sentence K.
SURABAYA, May 5 – The Malays must take proactive measures to uphold their intellectual tradition through the sharing of knowledge and research with renowned universities in the region. Utusan Malaysia assistant editor Zulkifli Hamzah said the initiative and cooperation was an easy mechanism to be implemented to expand the potential and
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 – The Government should revamp the regulations and tasks of agencies pertaining to public transport services to avoid misunderstanding over responsibilities and scope of authority. Chairman of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said, a revamp was important as the land transport
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 – The High Court today dismissed an application by Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) for leave for a judicial review to challenge a Home Ministry order prohibiting the import of Christian books containing the word “Allah”. Justice Datuk Zaleha Yusof ruled that the High Court was bound by
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 – It may have been a short visit for Barack Obama, but the United States (US) president was overwhelmed by Malaysia’s hospitality and touched by its people’s warmth and friendliness. This was disclosed by US Ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Y. Yun at a media roundtable in the
PETALING JAYA, May 5 – The Fourth Lane Widening Project, which cost RM1.4 billion, is 62 per cent completed, said Plus Malaysia Bhd Chief Operating Officer Mohammad Fuad Khusairi. The project covers the 16 kilometre Shah Alam-Sungai Buloh stretch, Bukit Lanjan-Jalan Duta (7 km), Sungai Buloh-Rawang (13 km), and Nilai (North)
SEPANG, May 5 – One year after conquering the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, Malaysia’s woman climber Siti Hanisah Sharuddin, will take on the highest mountain in the North American continent, Mount McKinley. Accompanied by her trainers, Muhammad Illham Ishak and Zainudin Lot, Hanisah, 24, left for Alaska, in the United
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 – The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 enters its 60th day tomorrow as Malaysia and several other countries consider a new phase of scouring the floor of the southern Indian Ocean. The focus has shifted to the ocean floor after an aerial, surface
BANGKOK, May 5 – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej made a rare public appearance to attend a ceremony to mark the anniversary of his coronation 64 years ago. There were thousands of cheering people wearing yellow who lined the streets of Hua Hin near his coastal palace Monday as the monarch’s motorcade
TASHKENT, May 4 – The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation’s (Matrade) office here will continue with efforts to increase awareness of what Malaysia has to offer in terms of products and services to Uzbekistan in the hope of enhancing trade volume. Malaysian ambassador to Uzbekistan Abdul Aziz Harun said despite competition
SUBANG, May 4 – Two Chinese military aircraft that had helped to search for a missing Malaysian airliner in the southern Indian Ocean flew back to China today from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base here. The IL-76s aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army, with 38 crew and military personnel, had
