KAJANG, March 23 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has retained the Kajang state seat with a reduced majority than in the 13th general election (GE-13). PKR candidate Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, 62, won with a majority of 5,379 votes after polling 16,741 votes to 11,362 secured by Barisan
SEPANG:The Chinese government on Saturday revealed that their satellite had detected an image measuring 22 metres long and 13 metres wide off the Southern Corridor. This information was announced by acting Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein during a press conference held at the Sama-Sama Hotel here on Saturday, after receiving
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) — Following is the statement by Defence Minister and Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein at a press briefing on the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370, in Sepang, Selangor, Saturday: Diplomatic, logistical and technical efforts continue in the search
KAJANG, March 22 (Bernama) – The Election Commission (EC) expects over 80 percent of the 38,055 registered voters in Kajang constituency will turnout to cast their votes Sunday. EC secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said the expectation was based on the trend and the percentage of voter turnout in the previous
BAYAN LEPAS, March 22 – It was a nightmare scare for world No.1 Datuk Nicol David against Nour El Sherbini this evening 5:00pm at Penang International Sports Arena. Datuk Nicol David lost to Nour El Sherbini but she did just enough to scrape through the quarter-finals of the Penang-CIMB 29th Women’s World
SEPANG, March 21 – The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will continue even after the end of 30 days, which is when the black box batteries will run out, as there are other technologies that could be used for the search and rescue (SAR) operation. Acting Transport Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Celebrity chef Datuk Chef Wan today ridiculed the discovery of two objects by Australia which could be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 through his Instagram account @chefwan58. In his latest post, Chef Wan was posing with a piece of object which he said is part of
SYDNEY, March 21 — Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said today the objects spotted on satellite images that sparked an international hunt in the remote southern Indian Ocean for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may have sunk. The satellite images were taken on March 16. “Something that was floating on the
Singapore: Bridget Welsh is Associate Professor of Political Science at Singapore Management University where she teaches courses on comparative politics, parties, political participation, gender and international relations. She specializes in Southeast Asian politics. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. In 2003, the SARS virus epidemic
KAJANG, March 21 – The government’s openness towards press freedom has given the people the opportunity to get more alternative opinions, whether from the social or the mainstream media, Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said. He said the government, through its own news agency, had been open
Hundreds of students remained barricaded in Taiwan’s Legislature early Wednesday in protest of the ruling party’s push for a trade pact with China, which demonstrators claim will hurt the island. The protesters, mostly university students, entered the main assembly hall inside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Tuesday night and blocked
KUALA LUMPUR: With regard to the recent cancellation of Day 3 of Future Music Festival Asia, the organizers have announced the following refund procedures. Eligible refunds: Ticket Type: Refund Amount Refund submission dates Refund processing period Single Day 3 Ticket Full refund including booking fee 20 – 31 March 2014 30
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Malaysia’s radar system has the ability to track an aircraft flying westwards from the peninsula right up to the Indian Ocean, former finance minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, fuelling a now popular view that the country had allegedly responded too late to the MH370
20 MARCH 2014, 5:30PM 1 Australian satellite images at 10:00 this morning, the Prime Minister received a call from the Prime Minister of Australia, informing him that ‘two possible objects related to the search’ for MH370 had been identified in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Australian authorities in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Banning concerts or raves will not end drug abuse, minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today after six youths died at the recent Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) from drug use last week. The Youth and Sports Minister pointed out that concert goers could take drugs outside the
PUTRAJAYA, March 19 – The achievements of students in prestigious championships provide healthy and positive signs in educational transformation, thus raising the country’s image in sports at the international level, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, said such performance was desired in
NEW DELHI, March 19 – As a multinational search for a missing Malaysian airliner intensified, a Maldivian news portal reported that Maldives islanders claimed to have seen a low-flying jet on March 8, the day the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft disappeared. Residents of the remote Maldives island of Kudahuvadhoo in the Dhaal
NEW DELHI, March 19 – An Indian IT analyst has found a satellite image of a large aircraft flying low over the Andaman Islands on March 8, the day when a Malaysian airliner disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, according to The Hindu newspaper. Anoop Madhav Yeggina, 29,
GEORGETOWN, March 19 – Penang will host the 29th Women’s World Championship 2013 for the 1st time in our history on March 15-23, 2014 at sPICE (Subterranean Penang International Conference & Exhibition Centre) in Penang. This follows the cancellation of the 2013 Women’s World Championship when both Hong Kong and
17 MARCH 2014, 5:40PM Diplomatic efforts, During the last 24 hours, the Prime Minister has spoken to the Prime Minister of Australia and the Premier of China. Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent diplomatic notes to all countries involved in the search and rescue operation.This includes two groups: first,
