KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – Come September, commuters on the Electric Train Service (ETS) will have an option of the business class seat, which offers a more comfortable and spacious seating. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) chief executive officer Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin said the first of nine coaches are expected to
ARAU, Jan 13 – Pakatan Harapan (PH) has failed to find the right candidate for interim prime minister due to the confusion among its leaders, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim. He said such a situation also showed that the plan by PH to make
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – The Bilateral Agreement for Rapid Transit System Link (RTS) between Johor Baru and Woodlands, Singapore will be signed during the upcoming Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat scheduled on Jan 16, in the island republic. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the RTS was expected to be
CYBERJAYA, Jan 13 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admits Mentri Besar Selangor Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali is a capable leader to be the next prime minister if Pakatan Harapan (PH) wins the 14th General Election. The PH chairman however said although Mohd Azmin was very capable, the latter was however not
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – Runway 3 at KL International Airport (KLIA) is temporarily closed from 10.30am to 4pm today to facilitate urgent maintenance work on the runway as part of safety procedures, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) said in a statement. “We are working closely with our airline partners to
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – The ongoing investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into the controversial Penang undersea tunnel has now shifted towards the payment of RM305 million to the companies that conducted the feasibility study of the mega project. According to the sources, the MACC investigating team was in
LAS VEGAS, Jan 13 – Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user’s news feed – and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network. The change to the way Facebook ranks posts will put
TOKYO, Jan 13 – US President Donald Trump’s use of the word “s***hole” to describe some countries has sparked fury in some quarters and left many media scratching their heads on whether to repeat the slur. But spare a thought for the non-English language media outlets that had to translate the president’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – Kampung Baru, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, which is 118 years old, should have its identity retained and be developed gradually in tandem with the economic strength of the Malays in the area, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. He said that
PADANG TERAP, Jan 12 – Pakatan Harapan is a coalition set up merely to serve the self-interest of the component parties to enable them to contest in the 14th general election (GE14). Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said this could be seen through the allocation of 165 seats
ISTANBUL, Jan 12 – Turkey’s deputy prime minister on Friday slammed as “wrong” a ruling by the Constitutional Court that two veteran writers arrested in the wake of the failed coup should walk free as their rights had been violated. Sahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan had been accused – in separate cases
JOHOR BARU, Jan 12 – Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed is irked by statements issued by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim since he is in jail and needs approval of the director-general of Prisons Department. “Lately, several statements have been issued by Anwar. I wonder whether he really made the
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 12 – The new executive director of the United Nations’ Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Datuk Maimunah Mohd Sharif has been listed in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) as the first individual and woman in Asia to hold the post. Maimunah, 56, who is Penang Island City Council
TOKYO, Jan 12 – Continental, Ericsson, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, INC., OKI and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), announced today plans to carry out their first Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) trials in Japan. The objective is to validate and demonstrate the benefits of C-V2X using direct communication
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 12 – “Perhaps.” That’s what Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said when reporters pressed him for an answer on whether his corruption trial would affect his candidacy in the 14th General Election. Lim, who is the DAP secretary-general, said he would have to attend the trial in
LAS VEGAS, Jan 12 – Trillium Secure, Inc. has announced the April deployment of SecureIoT in Tokyo, Japan. This represents the world’s first 24/7/365 connected car Cyber-Security as a Service (C-SaaS) platform. The project brings together strategic go-to-market partners including automotive manufacturers, electronic component suppliers, insurance providers and commercial fleet
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 12 – A father’s love knows no bounds. This was evident when an Umno branch member gave up his life to rescue his three-year-old son from a fire which broke out at their semi-detached house in Kuala Ibai near here, yesterday night. Kuala Ibai Umno branch deputy chief Ahmad
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 – The Ministry of Education is identifying high-risk schools that require closed circuit television (CCTV) to monitor criminal acts and for school security, according to deputy Education minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan. Commenting on the proposal by the National Union of The Teaching Profession (NUTP) concerning the installation of
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 11 – The magistrate’s court here today set Feb 26 for the management of the case involving four teen boys charged with murdering bullying victim, T. Nhaveen, in June last year. Magistrate Mohamad Amin Shahul Hamid set the date after deputy public prosecutor Nurul Fatin Hussin informed the court
KUANTAN, Jan 11 – Two mechanics charged in separate courts today with raping and extorting a 20-year-old shop assistant, pleaded not guilty. In the sessions court, Mohd Kamaruzzaman Mohd Kamarul Ariffin and Muhd Azrul Nizam Azri, both aged 30, were charged with raping the victim at a house near Lorong Setali 89,
