LONDON, Dec 28 – Britain suffered power outages and travel disruption Wednesday, with flights delayed because of brief runway closures as adverse weather hit large swathes of the country. More than 73,000 homes were left without power in central and southern English regions through the morning, due to snow and high winds.
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 28 – Employers who have been given approval to employ foreign workers are required to sign the Employer Mandatory Commitment (EMC) and bear the full cost of levy for each worker effective from Jan 1, 2018. Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot said since Feb 1 this year,
REYKJAVIK, Dec 28 – A coach carrying Chinese tourists visiting Iceland overturned on Wednesday, killing one person and leaving 12 others seriously injured, local authorities said. The 44 passengers in the coach were all Chinese nationals, a police spokesman told AFP. The most seriously injured were taken by helicopter to the capital
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will be extending the operation time for its commuter service to 2am on Jan 1 in conjunction with the New Year’s eve celebration. In a statement today, KTMB said they would provide additional train service covering the KL Sentral-Batu Caves,
LONDON, Dec 27 – Former US President Barack Obama told Britain’s Prince Harry he was concerned social media was “corroding civil discourse”, in what he said was his first interview since leaving the White House, aired Wednesday. “One of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely
MANILA, Dec 27 – The death toll from a fire that ravaged a shopping mall in the southern Philippines has risen to 38 after the body of a mall safety officer was discovered, the city mayor said Wednesday. The officer died trying to rescue those trapped in the blaze at the
BOGOTA, Dec 27 – Colombia recorded its lowest murder rate in four decades this year in the wake of a peace deal with the leftwing FARC rebel group, the government said Tuesday. There were “a little over 11,000 homicides” in 2017, Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said, equating to a rate of
ALOR STAR, Dec 26 – The wait-and-see attitude and lack of awareness on the importance of nominating a beneficiary are among the reasons many Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors have not registered for the nomination. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Civil Service (Cuepacs) Kedah branch chairman Mohd Fadzil
TAWAU, Dec 26 – Tawau Putri Umno chief, Nazliah Ali today lodged a report at the Tawau district police station over allegations by three Facebook account holders that she was purportedly the woman arrested by the Indonesian authorities for smuggling drugs into that country. Nazliah said the allegations which had gone viral
QUITO, Dec 26 – A Christmas Eve explosion at a restaurant in Ecuador’s capital killed two people including a child, and injured 12, authorities said on Monday. The incident left a seven-year-old boy and an 82-year-old woman dead, according to the mayor’s office in Quito, updating an earlier toll of one fatality.
KUALA NERUS, Dec 25 – The Terengganu state government is willing to cooperate in whatever form with Felda to build houses for second generation Felda settlers at Felda Belara scheme here. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif said 79 housing units for 79 second-generation Felda Belara families would be developed such as
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) have been seen as facing serious challenges to stay relevant in view of the upcoming 14th general election (GE14) following disputes and crisis within the party this year. Since its establishment over a year ago, PPBM
THE HAGUE, Dec 25 – Relatives of those killed in the MH17 air disaster have called for greater respect for victims’ remains fearing some may be “playing a game” after a new discovery of bones. Freelance journalist Patrick Lancaster revealed in a YouTube video on Dec 11 that he had found 52
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 25 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has apologised for an erroneous Christmas bunting with misspelled words in its “Mary Christmas” and “Happy New Years” greetings at Kota Baru Airport that went viral on social media. MAHB in a statement posted on its Facebook page today, said the red
KULAI, Dec 24 – The Johor branch of the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) has so far received 16 complaints of fake infant formula from consumers in the state. Its director, Khairul Anwar Bachok, said nine of the complaints were from recorded in Johor Bahru, six in Pontian and
DAVAO, Dec 24 – Thirty-seven people were believed killed in a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, local authorities said on Sunday. A Bureau of Fire Protection commander at the scene said the chances of the 37 surviving were “zero”, Paolo Duterte, Davao’s vice mayor,
LONDON, Dec 24 – Manchester City racked up a 17th consecutive Premier League victory after Sergio Aguero’s 100th and 101st Etihad Stadium goals inspired a 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Aguero scored twice and set up Raheem Sterling as Pep Guardiola’s side made it 18 wins and one draw in the
TEMERLOH, Dec 23 – PAS has set an ambitious plan for Pahang where the party plans to contest at least 38 state and 13 parliamentary seats in the state during the 14th General Election (GE14). Pahang PAS commissioner Rosli Abdul Jabar said the party is aiming high and hopes to win
IPOH, Dec 23 – Police issued 46 summonses for various offences in an Integrated Commercial Vehicle Operation here yesterday. Perak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement deputy chief DSP Kamarulzaman Jusoh said the operation conducted from 3pm to 10pm around Ipoh was also participated by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the National Anti-Drug
JOHOR BARU, Dec 23 – Felda is confident that it will be able to regain ownership of the land in Jalan Semarak through efforts taken including by lodging a police report and registering a caveat on the land. Its chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad said Felda was not acting alone in
