NEW YORK, Nov 22 – American Airlines and United Airlines have agreed to a US$95.1 million (RM392 million)settlement with the developer of the World Trade Center over the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, ending 13 years of litigation. Insurers will cover the payout to World Trade Center Properties, owned by developer Larry Silverstein,
WASHINGTON, Nov 22 – The United States on Tuesday unveiled new sanctions targeting North Korean shipping and Chinese traders doing business with Pyongyang, again raising the pressure on the pariah state to abandon its nuclear program. The measures came a day after President Donald Trump declared North Korea a state sponsor of
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Continuous heavy rain is expected in the east coast states of the peninsula from Thursday until Sunday, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia). Its director-general Alui Bahari reminded residents in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and East Johor to take note of the four-day weather forecast and
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Malaysia is to host the 8th World Summit on Arts and Culture in March 2019. The summit, carrying the theme “Mobile Minds: Culture, Knowledge and Change”, will see the participation of 73 countries and will be jointly organised by the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN)
SHANGHAI, Nov 21 – China’s internet saw an outpouring of support on Tuesday for model Ming Xi, who apologised to the country for tripping on the catwalk of the first-ever Victoria’s Secret fashion show held in her country. Xi, who was born Xi Mengyao, went down after stepping on the train
SEREMBAN, Nov 21 – The Negri Sembilan Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) will be organising the 2017 Flower and Orchid Fiesta at the Community and Caravan Market (Pakar), Paroi, at Km12, Jalan Seremban-Kuala Pilah near here from tomorrow until Nov 26. State Fama deputy director Mohd Zaidi Ahmad said the fiesta
Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Monday it will use Facebook Inc’s custom audiences tool to find car owners with defective Takata airbags. The tool, which allows advertisers to reach a specified list of users, will match encrypted email addresses associated with recalled vehicle identification numbers to Facebook users. Japan’s Takata
PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 – The Penang Bridge will be temporarily closed on Nov 26 from 12am and 10am to make way for the Penang Bridge International Marathon 2017, PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) said in a statement. PLUS advises the public to use the 24 hours ferry services or the Sultan Abdul
KUANTAN, Nov 20 – The Pahang state government does not intend to raise water tariff even though Pahang Water Management Berhad (Paip) incurred a deficit of about RM10 million a month. State Basic Facilities and Environmental Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak said the decision was made by Mentri
BAGAN DATUK, Nov 19 – The Ministry of Finance is looking into the possibility of raising fuel subsidies to ensure that fuel prices do not continue to increase in the market. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the matter would be brought to the National Economic Council meeting
LABUAN, Nov 19 – The Labuan Airport, which was temporarily closed at 2pm on Saturday, due to the emergency belly landing of a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) C130 Hercules transport aircraft, was reopened at 6am this morning. Labuan Airport manager Ahmad Fikri Samsuddin said the airport received the first aircraft
KLANG, Nov 19 – The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today officially opened the Klang Third Bridge which was built at a cost of RM199 million and named it Jambatan Raja Muda Nala (Raja Muda Nala Bridge), here today. The first two bridges in Klang are known as Jambatan Kota
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today visited PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is recuperating from surgery at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. “Just visited Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who had undergone surgery on the right shoulder at HKL recently.
ALOR STAR, Nov 18 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will furnish another nine electric train service (ETS) sets by the end of next year, said its chairman Datuk Nawawi Ahmad. He said it involved an allocation of about RM540 million, for travel from Gemas-Kuala Lumpur-Padang Besar, to overcome congestion on weekends
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The ringgit is expected to continue its upward momentum against the US dollar next week, propelled by Malaysia’s third-quarter gross domestic product growth as well as the possibility of the central bank revising the overnight policy rate (OPR). The Malaysian economy grew at a faster pace
IPOH, Nov 18 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is willing to ‘give its seats’ to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) in the 14th General Election (GE14). Its deputy president, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali declined to disclose the number of seats to be ‘given’, and instead left
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and strong winds in several districts in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak up to the early evening today. It said in a statement that the districts to be affected included Yan, Kuala Muda, Kulim, Baling, Pendang,
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 17 – “Give me the chance as husband, father and son to carry out this final responsibility.” This is the wish of Tanjong MCA youth chief Lim Swee Bok to manage the funeral of his wife, two children and mother who perished in a fire at their house in
Apple has released the iOS 11.1.2 software update for iPhone and iPad. The update includes a fix for unresponsive iPhone X screen at cold temperatures. Apple previously promised a fix for the issue last week. Prior to today’s release, Apple shipped iOS 11.1.1 to resolve the notorious auto-correct bug that turned ‘I’ into
SINGAPORE, Nov 16 – AirAsia today announced its plan to enhance air travel experience through digitalisation, setting Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 (T4) as the model airport of the future for low-cost carriers (LCC). AirAsia will use data from its operations at Changi T4, which boasts the Fast and Seamless Travel
