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
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 – Umno today proposed that the posts of party president and deputy president not be contested in the coming party elections. Its chief Khairy Jamaluddin said Umno Youth gave its fullest support to party president Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 – Deputy Prime Minister and Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today launched the party’s Youth Information Squad (SPAM) which would serve as the information machinery for Umno Youth in the 14th general election (GE14). Umno Youth information chief Jamawi Jaafar said the squad, comprising
MALACCA, Dec 6 – For this school holiday season, the public, especially parents, does not want to miss out on the opportunity to go on Malacca monorail rides with their children. In an observation conducted by Bernama today, domestic and foreign tourists were found lining up as early as 10am for monorail
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – Social media is expected to have more influence than ever in the upcoming general election, (GE14) especially among the younger generation, according to social media-savvy delegates at this year’s Umno General Assembly. Pahang Umno Youth leader Mohd Shahar Abdullah said the social media served as the best
HONG KONG, Dec 5 – China First Capital Group Limited (“CFCG” or the “Group”; stock code: 1269), announced today that the Group has entered into the Subscription Agreement with Champion Sense Global Limited (the “Investor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huarong International Financial Holdings Limited to issue Convertible Bonds worth up
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – The Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) raised its curtains here today to welcome 5,739 Umno delegates who will partake in the party’s last general assembly before the 14th general election (GE14). Traditionally, on the first day of the assembly, the delegates will attend a closed-door briefing
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – Deputy Prime Minister and Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today launched the ‘Laman Media’ (media centre) that provides various facilities for news organisations covering the Umno General Assembly 2017. Over 1,800 personnel from 75 print and electronic media organisations converge at the centre
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 – The US Supreme Court said Monday that the government could fully enforce a revised ban on travelers from six mainly Muslim countries pending appeal, backing President Donald Trump in the year-long battle over the controversial measure. The court stayed Oct rulings from two lower courts that had
