KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – Security is an important aspect that needs to be given priority, especialy in the east coast of Sabah, said Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. He said the incident, involving the abduction of two women, including a Chinese tourist from a resort
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – Malaysia hosts 142,160 refugees, including Myanmar nationals, Afghans, Iraqis, Somalis and Sri Lanka nationals, the Dewan Rakyat was told Tuesday. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said 132,187 of them were Myanmar nationals, including 27,289 Rohingya refugees. Malaysia does not recognise refugees as
PERTH, April 8 – The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) airliner, which entered the 32nd day today, has been intensified with the deployment of eleven military planes, three civil planes and 14 ships in the southern Indian Ocean following new leads. Yesterday, the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV), Ocean Shield
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – The federal government has agreed to invoke Section 114 of the Water Services Industry Act (WSIA) 2006 to assume control of all four water concession companies and the licensee in Selangor. Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the decision was
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – Following is the full text of the statement made by Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein at a press conference in the capital, on the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370: “It has been 31 days since MH370 went missing. As
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 – The government will brief the opposition on details of the missing Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 once investigations have been completed. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the government was currently focusing on efforts to ensure the implementation of all the
GEORGETOWN, April 7 – A candlelight vigil which held in Esplanade, Penang this evening at 1opm to show our support for and solidarity with the families and friends of the crew & passengers of MH370, as well as those involved in the SAR operations.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein is hopeful that the detection of pulse signals in the southern Indian Ocean would lead to a positive development in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370. Hishammuddin however urged all parties to give the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday received a courtesy call from a number of delegates to an international seminar on wasatiyyah (movement of moderates), here. The half-hour meeting with the delegation took place at the prime minister’s office in Parliament building. Among the attendees were
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Following the missing of its aircraft with 239 people onboard, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) aims to reinstate its market reputation in a shorter period. MAS Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said normally other airlines would take six months to recover from its market reputation following any tragedy
KUALA LUIMPUR, April 7 – The purchase of 92 disposable medical supplies (BPPB) at the Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, here does not comply with the financial procedures stipulated. The Auditor-General’s Report 2013, Series 1, tabled at the Dewan Rakyat Monday found that the delivery of the BPPB via 92 delivery
SHAH ALAM, April 7 – The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Monday expressed his sympathy over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 that is believed to have ended in the southern Indian Ocean. He said that though the search for the missing plane was still ongoing, he
PUTRAJAYA, April 7 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had a four-eye meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong in conjunction with the fifth Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat at the Prime Minister’s Office, Perdana Putra Building, here Monday. Later both prime ministers will attend a delegation meeting before holding
PERTH, April 7 – The search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its 31st day today, with 12 aircraft and 14 ships expected to scour an area of 234,000 sq km in the southern Indian Ocean. The search teams are expected to follow up on the pulse signal detected thrice by
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Developing a new technology to continuously facilitate transmission of flight data, including those from the black box, to a data centre on the ground is not an impossible task. Noting that the idea had already been developed by some international researchers, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)’s Office
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Following is the chronology of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 : * March 8 – Flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, left the KL International Airport at 12.41am and disappeared from radar screens about an hour later while over the South China
NEW DELHI, April 6 – World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei won the men’s single title for the second consecutive year at the Yonex Sunrise-BWF Metlife India Open Super Series badminton championships here Sunday. He beat China’s Chen Long 21-13, 21-17.
NEW DELHI, April 6 – World No 1 men’s singles shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei dedicated his second consecutive India Open victory to his son Kingston Lee, who will be turning one on April 12. He beat world number two, China’s Chen Long 21-13, 21-17 at the Yonex Sunrise-BWF Metlife India
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Sunday night hosted an official dinner in honour of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and wife, Ho Ching, at the River Cruise Tasik here. Also present was Najib’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Lee and his delegation were here on
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – The 2013 Auditor-General’s First Series Report on the federal government, federal statutory bodies and state governments will be tabled in Parliament Monday. According to a statement by the Auditor-General today, an audit of the performance of 54 departments and 19 administrative audits of government-linked companies at
