KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – The High Court today set three days beginning April 24 to hear a suit filed by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak against former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik over an article which was posted on a news portal three years ago. Judge Datuk Nordin
BERLIN, Jan 8 – Germany’s justice minister has fallen victim to the rules he himself championed against online social media, as one of his tweets was deleted following several complaints, Bild daily reported Monday. The tweet dated back to 2010, when Heiko Maas was not yet minister. In the post, he had
PETALING JAYA, Jan 8 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to restart its services to Brisbane from June 6 using an Airbus A330, said an airline source. The source said MAS is looking at increasing its market share in Australia. “The airline will continually look at new markets but for a start, it
SINGAPORE, Jan 8 – A three-hour early morning downpour caused flash floods today in eastern Singapore. The affected areas were some parts of Tampines Road; slip road of Bedok Road/New Upper Changi Road; Jalan Nipah; junction of Sim Avenue/Tanjong Katong Road; junction of Sim Avenue/Eunos Road 8; Arumugam Road; junction of Bedok
SHAH ALAM,Jan 7 –Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today urged all Pakatan Harapan member parties to support all candidates from the coalition contesting in the coming general election. The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Pribumi) president said regardless of which party they belonged to, they were still all candidates under the same
IPOH, Jan 7 – Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) is fully prepared for the 14th general election, to be held anytime soon from now, according to Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. He said all preparations had been made including the list of candidates identified to be fielded, but this might
PEKAN, Jan 7 – The politics of hatred practised by the opposition does not reflect well on good and normal values to society, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. Najib said instead, the country needed leaders who practised healthy politics, namely looking after the welfare of the people and putting
CAMP DAVID, Jan 7 – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would be willing to speak directly with Kim Jong-Un, voicing hope that rare talks between North and South Korea could help de-escalate the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear drive. Trump’s remarks were a further pivot from his often-bellicose rhetoric on
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 6 – A headless, decomposed body of an unidentified man was found under a pile of garbage in a drain in Lorong Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 19, Bukit Tengah here yesterday. The body was found by a passer-by, who wanted to be identified only as Shahrul, 20 after he detected
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – Barisan Nasional component parties, MCA and Gerakan have promised to learn from past mistakes and perform better in the coming 14th General Election (GE14). MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said he was very positive that both parties would rake in votes for GE14, given their
MALACCA, Jan 6 – Malacca Umno today lodged a police report claiming that former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is inciting the people to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in an undemocratic manner. Malacca Umno secretary Datuk Zali Mat Yasin, who is also Malacca UmnoYouth chief, said
JOHOR BARU, Jan 6 – An NGO coordinating council today expressed regret over the statement by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad linking the dismissal of former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas to the then Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Almarhum Sultan Ismail of Johor. The Coordinating Council of the Affiliation of
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – All players ranked first in the world for each event by Badminton World Federation (BWF) have confirmed their participation in Perodua Malaysia Masters Badminton Championships 2018 at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil from Jan 16 to 21. “Focus will be on the men’s first ranked singles player,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek announced some good news today, especially for the families of six fishermen. The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister said the six fishermen, arrested by Indonesia for trespassing into the country’s waters, were expected to be released soon. He said in a statement
CAIRO, Jan 5 – A South African tourist was killed and 12 other people were injured when a hot air balloon crashed near Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor on Friday, a health ministry official said. Sharif Wadie, the assistant health minister in charge of emergency services, told AFP there were no other
PADANG TERAP, Jan 5 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid today announced that his ministry had approved another 126 schools across the country to implement the Dual Langauge Programme (DLP) this year. Mahdzir, who is also Padang Terap MP, said the approval was given as the schools concerned had met all
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 5 – After non-stop rain, flash floods have struck some two dozen areas in Penang today again just five days into the New Year. Among the affected areas were Jalan P. Ramlee, Kg Tomb, Kimberley Expressway, Cecil Expressway, Jalan Sg Ujong, Jalan Magazine, Jalan Mcnair, Jalan Campbell and Jalan Wring
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – The thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in many states in Peninsular Malaysia are expected to persist until noon today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department. It said in a statement that the states are Kedah (where the affected areas are the Yan, Kuala Muda, Baling,
NEW YORK, Jan 5 – The death toll from a fire that ripped through an apartment building in New York’s Bronx district last week has risen to 13, after a 27-year-old man died of his injuries, police said Thursday. The latest victim was identified as Holt Francis. Three other members of
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 5 – Penang Umno today lodged a police report over recent statements by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad which it deemed were out to instigate the people to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak through undemocratic means. Its secretary Datuk Musa
