KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 – Malaysia Airlines Bhd is offering up to 30% in discount on fares for economy class travel to selected destinations with the ‘Malaysia Airlines’ Double 12 (12.12) Deals’ from Dec 12 to 15. In a statement today, the national carrier said the four-day promotion is valid for travel
JOHOR BARU, Dec 10 – Johor Umno will continue to enhance the efficiency of its machinery to face the 14th General Election (GE14). Johor Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the preparations, among others, involved implementing various special programmes and trainings to benefit the people. “These also include
SHAH ALAM, Dec 10 – About 5,000 people from diverse racial and religious backgrounds gathered at the Dataran Mayang, Section 16, here to express their loyalty and to support the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. The ‘Daulat Tuanku’ gathering which began at 9.30am was aimed at defending and expressing
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 – The Malaysian franchise of McDonald’s Corp said it was “disappointed” with calls on social media to boycott the fast food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation to the United State’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Social media users in the Muslim-majority country called on
SERI KEMBANGAN, Dec 10 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today took time off to join the Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 2017 Golf Cup Tournament at The Mines Resort & Golf Club. Najib was accompanied by his deputy, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for the tee-off at 8am, which saw
BUTTERWORTH, Dec 9 – A total of 2,758 illegal immigrants were detained in 1,296 operations by the Penang Immigration Department from January to November, according to its director Meor Hezbullah Meor Abdul Malik. He said the department had also acted against 242 employers of illegal immigrants and had charged them with
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 9 – Penang Gerakan has questioned how Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has managed to have a finger in several ‘pies’ and whether he could balance the workload with ensuring the people’s welfare. Its publicity bureau chief, Ooi Zhi Yi said other than being a state assemblyman and
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 – After two days, the Umno General Assembly 2017 enters its final day today, continuing the debate on the motion on religion and education. The debate session will begin with Johor representative Senator Zahari Sarip, who will table the motion before being seconded by Kelantan representative Amran Arifin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 – Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said he did not interfere or influence the motion on the no-contest for the two top party posts in the coming party elections. The prime minister said it was a motion made upon the wish of the Umno delegates themselves
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 9 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is looking for three individuals to assist investigations into three separate corruption cases. In a statement here today, the commission said Kedah MACC is looking for Tan Hooi Sim, 47, with identity card number 700717-02-5449 and last know address 26, Batu 5 1/2,
LAHAD DATU, Dec 8 – Two men who had robbed the handphone of a 35-year-old male teacher in Jalan Pantai here last night were apprehended in an hour. Lahad Datu acting police chief, ASP Mohd Fadzil Ali in a statement here today said the duo, aged 21 and 27 years, were nabbed
NIBONG TEBAL, Dec 8 – Former Jawi state assemblyman Tan Beng Huat today announced that he and about 100 DAP members here had quit the party and joined the People’s Alternative Party (PAP). Tan, who was an assemblyman for one term after his victory in the 12th general election in 2008,
TOKYO, Dec 8 – A former priest wielding a samurai sword killed his Shinto priestess sister and another woman in an apparent family vendetta at a historic Tokyo shrine, before turning the blade on himself, police told AFP Friday. Shigenaga Tomioka, 56, set upon his older sister Nagako, chief priestess at
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 8 – Several main roads in the North East and South West districts on the island will be closed in conjunction with the Royal Malaysia Police Community Fun Run which will be flagged off at the compound of the Queensbay shopping Complex, near here on Saturday. State Traffic Investigation
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 – The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) yesterday announced that Tan Cheng Hoe has been appointed as the new head coach of the national football squad, the Harimau Malaya. FAM secretary-general Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin congratulated Cheng Hoe via a posting in the FAM official Facebook tonight. “We
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 – Housing loans amounting to RM57 billion have been approved by banking institutions to 142,558 applicants for first-time house purchases from Jan until Sept this year. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong said since 2010, the government and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had introduced various schemes
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 – US lawmakers voted Wednesday to allow gun owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines, a controversial bill that critics say is aimed at undermining national gun control efforts. The move came two months after the worst mass shooting in modern US history, when a gunman who
LONDON, Dec 7 – Britain’s Brexit Minister David Davis came under fire on Wednesday after admitting to MPs that the government did not have a sector-by-sector “impact assessment” for leaving the European Union. Davis told the House of Commons Brexit committee that “he wasn’t a fan of economic models because they
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 – The roll-out of a new broadband and wireless infrastructure, once completed, will enable Malaysia to be fully digital with ubiquitous access to connectivity, according to Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said the initiative would future-proof Malaysia’s growing economy and ensure
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cautioned the public on persons or companies conducting illegal money lending activities using fake licences purportedly issued by it. In a statement today, BNM said the fraudsters aimed to deceive the public by posing as licensed money lenders and lure them
