KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 – Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) should offer a great package to the people, especially the young voters, to ensure that its administration in the country will remain relevant in the future. When making the call, Permatang Pauh Umno Division chief Datuk Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said
MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 – A bus carrying tourists from US cruise ships to an archaeological site in Mexico crashed Tuesday after running off the road, killing at least 12 people including several foreigners, state authorities said. The crash, which left another 18 injured, happened on a highway in the state
BUTTERWORTH, Dec 19 – Thirteen people including the driver of a factory bus were injured after the vehicle was involved in an accident with a trailer truck at Tingkat Perusahaan 6, Prai here early today. Seberang Prai Tengah (SPT) District police chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said in the
SEOUL, Dec 19 – The late Kim Jong-hyun of K-pop group SHINee has left a painful suicide note revealing the state of his depression during his final days, according to a close musician friend Tuesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. Kim, better known by his stage name Jonghyun, died in
KUALA NERANG, Dec 18 – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) brought cheer to 800 students from underprivileged families of four parliamentary constituencies in Kedah by sponsoring school supplies under its ‘Back-to-School’ programme. The parliamentary constituencies involved were Langkawi, Padang Terap, Kota Star and Jerlun. “The programme is a part of TNB’s corporate social
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 – Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) said starting Jan 1, 2018, all water bill payments based on Internet and mobile phone banking can only be done through the JomPAY service. In a statement today, Syabas said by using the JomPAY payment channel, customers could pay their water
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) does not anticipate any hike in the electricity tariff until early next year, according to its Chief Financial Officer, Datuk Fazlur Rahman Zainuddin. “We don’t foresee major changes. It still very much in the hands of the government to make that decision. “Normally
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 – Three people died when a small plane crashed in the US state of Indiana, police said on Sunday. The single-engine Cessna went down and caught fire behind a home in a heavily-wooded area of the Midwestern state at about 9:10 pm (0210 GMT, 10.10am Malaysia time) local time
JOHOR BARU, Dec 18 – A 30-year old man was stabbed and mowed down by a car with four men inside, at a petrol station in Jalan Sri Pelangi, Taman Pelangi here, yesterday night. The incident happened around 7.30pm when the victim, who was with a foreign woman in her 20s and
LONDON, Dec 18 – Manchester United kept their faint Premier League titles hopes alive with a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion, while Liverpool moved back into the top four with a 4-0 rout of Bournemouth on Sunday. With Manchester City romping away with the title race, United had to win at
TOKYO, Dec 17 – Four people were killed and seven injured Sunday in a fire at an establishment near Tokyo offering sexual services, Japanese police said. Aerial footage on public broadcaster NHK showed grey smoke billowing out of a concrete building in the city of Saitama, 25km north of Tokyo, as dozens
SARIKEI, Dec 17 – Eight members of a family in Sare, 18km from here, were left homeless after fire razed their house at 10.38am today. Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station chief Suna Kahar said the family consisted of a married couple aged 44 and 41, and their five children and daughter-in-law, aged
SEMPORNA, Dec 17 – Semporna Umno will use social media as a medium to interact with voters in conjunction with the 14th General Election (GE14). Its acting chief Datuk Seri Nasir Tun Sakaran said the division had already set up its information technology machinery to stave off and counter the opposition’s insinuations. He
GAZA CITY, Dec 16 – Egypt opened its largely sealed border with Gaza on Saturday for only the second time since the Palestinian Authority took control of the crossing from the territory’s Islamist rulers Hamas. The Hamas-run interior ministry, which was organising departures from the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan
IPOH, Dec 16 – The remains of Puan Sri Azizah Hamdi, wife of Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun, were laid to rest at the Kampung Melayu Sungai Rapat Cemetery here at 10.30am today. She was buried next to the grave of her son who died in 2007. Apart from relatives
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 16 – The 44th Pesta Hoki USM-Penang International 2017, the world biggest University-based Hockey Fest, started the game today at Minden Field USM here this morning. The score for Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) category as below. Varsity Men – Champion: UPM B – 1st Runner Up: UPM
LABUAN, Dec 16 – Labuan Marine Operations Force has foiled an attempt to smuggle out 70, 000 litres of RON95 petrol worth RM47,700.00 from this duty-free-island. The fuel supplied by a local company was en route to Tawi-Tawi Philippines, using a wooden boat known as ‘Kumpit’, which was also seized. The biggest
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 – The wife of the Inspector General Of Police Tan Sri Fuzi Harun has passed away at the Universiti Malaya Hospital (PPUM) here today. Puan Sri Azizah Hamid, 58, was receiving treatment at the hospital for cancer and breathed her last at 7.02pm. Prayers and last rites will
HULU TERENGGANU, Dec 15 – Addiction for the internet among Malaysians has reached an alarming rate, said Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari. Jailani, who is also Hulu Terengganu Member of Parliament, said this was based on findings of a three-phase study conducted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – Coca-Cola Malaysia has invested RM1 billion in Malaysia since 2010, created over 800 jobs and reached over 200,000 customers nationwide. “Hence, any call to boycott its products will only hurt its local employees, retailers, distributors, suppliers, including other parties in the supply chain who rely on the
