ALOR STAR, Jan 11 – Kedah Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah is confident that Barisan Nasional (BN) will be able to retain the Langkawi parliamentary seat in the 14th general election (GE14). He said he was also confident that BN would retain the Ayer Hangat and Kuah state seats
KANGAR, Jan 11 – The cheap subsidised Malaysian cooking oil and wheat flour which are in high demand in a neighbouring country as they are more expensive there prompted certain parties to resort to smuggling them out despite the high penalties for the offence. In the latest case, the Malaysian Border
SEREMBAN, Jan 12 – A company director, businessman and technician have been remanded for six days in connection with theft of ‘drop fibre cable’ belonging to Telekom Malaysia (TM). The remand order applied by Negri Sembilan Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officer Mohd Khairi Abdul Karim was issued by Special Remand Court
HONG KONG, Jan 11 – Vobile Group Limited (“Vobile Group” or the Company, Stock Code: 3738), the worldwide leading provider of online video content protection services and a Technology and Engineering Emmy Winner, was recognized with “Outstanding Technology Company Award for the Year” – China Financial Market Awards 2017. China
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 – Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) announced today that there was a slight delay in the issuing of water bills for the month of January. In a statement, Syabas said starting this January, consumers will receive their bills through the postal service or email, based on their choice,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 – AirAsia, in partnership with the Terengganu government, will display the “Beautiful Terengganu, Malaysia” livery to promote the state for two years. In a statement today, the low-cost airline said the state’s tourism products would also be promoted inflight on the overhead compartment, back seat, table tray and
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 10 – The Penang police have increased security surveillance, especially in locations of public focus, jewellery shops and financial institutions to curb crime in conjunction with the coming festive seasons. State crime prevention and community safety department chief, Datuk Mohamad Anil Shah Abdullah said the police were
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 – There is a ray of hope for the next-of-kin of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to find closure following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Malaysia and United States-based Ocean Infinity Limited to begin a new quest for the ill-fated jetliner which vanished
LAS VEGAS, Jan 10 – Alibaba A.I. Labs, which leads the development of Alibaba’s consumer artificial intelligent (AI) products, and MediaTek, a global fabless semiconductor company, today announced a strategic collaboration in Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives including smart home protocols, customized IoT chips and AI smart hardware, with the aim
TOKYO, Jan 10 – Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Akira Tanae) announces the start of sample shipments of SJeva, a newly-developed, high-quality Au deposition material, by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Akira Tanae). Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo
TOKYO, Jan 9 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the acquisition of UK-based IT services company Northgate Public Services Limited (NPS), accelerating the expansion of its international safety business. NEC is buying NPS for GBP 475 million from leading international private equity firm Cinven. This acquisition is expected to
LONDON, Jan 9 – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s long-awaited government reshuffle was thrown into disarray Monday after a minister resigned rather than accept a new post. Education Secretary Justine Greening becomes the fourth minister to leave the cabinet since November, after resisting a request to move to the welfare and pensions
LAS VEGAS, Jan 9 – Trillium Secure, Inc., a leading automotive cyber security solutions provider, announced at CES 2018 the move of its worldwide headquarters to the United States, and the opening of an Operations Center and new Silicon Valley headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The new Operations Center and headquarters
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
