KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Malaysia has accomplished a series of significant achievements and economic development for the past eight years despite facing various external challenges such as plummeting global crude oil prices and international geopolitical tensions. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has affirmed that Malaysia remained steadfast
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today unveiled Budget 2018 which aims at ensuring that the nation’s wealth and prosperity are enjoyed equitably and inclusively through strong economic growth and competitiveness. The budget allocates a sum of RM280.25 billion, with RM234.25 billion for operating
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The government will improve logistics and transport infrastructure to ensure a more balanced economic spillover between urban and rural areas, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the measures included construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced additional flexibility for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans. He said for students from B40 households (earning below RM3,855) undergoing highly marketable courses, an additional RM200 million would be provided to increase the maximum loan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Since the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) started operations it has collected RM12.13 billion in loan repayments as of September this year. Its chairman Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the amount was collected following efforts conducted to boost awareness among borrowers to repay their
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The government is allocating RM550 million for the Special Fund for School Upgrading and Maintenance, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Tabling Budget 2018 in Parliament, Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said the allocation encompassed national schools (RM250 million), national-type Chinese
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – An initial savings fund of RM200 is to be provided to every Malaysian baby born between January 2018 and 2022 through the Unit Trust Scheme of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Tabling Budget 2018 in Parliament today, he
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 – US President Donald Trump on Thursday approved the release of thousands of secret records about the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, but delayed publication of some “sensitive” files because of national security concerns. “The American public expects — and deserves — its government to provide as
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – The police detained nine Indian restaurant workers at Sungai Chua in Kajang, Selangor this evening for allegedly assaulting a co-worker and overstaying in the country. In a statement, Kajang police chief ACP Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the men, aged between 20 and 40 were nabbed by
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 – The family of project site supervisor Yuan Kuok Wern, 27, who died in a landslide at a construction site in Lengkok Lembah Permai, Tanjung Bungah here on Saturday is leaving it to the authorities to conduct an investigation before taking any action. A family spokesman of
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 26 – The area around Tanjung Bungah has been identified as one of the high risk locations for landslides for the past five years, said a landslide and disaster management expert. Prof Dr Habibah Lateh said based on a mapping of hazardous landslides developed by the university in a
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) today called on Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament, Tony Pua, to stop misleading the people with his statements on the company and accept that the opposition’s unpatriotic economic sabotage of 1MDB for their own political gain has failed. 1MDB said in
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 26 – The Penang state government is making efforts to locate families of the two Myanmar victims who perished in the landslide at the affordable housing project site at Lengkok Lembah Permai, Tanjung Bungah here. State Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the remains
GOLD COAST, OT 26 – Award-winning long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X reaffirms its commitment to make long-haul flying affordable for everyone in celebration of its 10th anniversary, through an extensive network expansion to stimulate regional demand in preparation for new aircraft delivery. The airline celebrates the milestone today at Gold Coast,
LONDON, Oct 26 – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (“CITIC Telecom”) (SEHK: 1883), today announced that after CITIC Telecom CPC completed its acquisition of Linx Telecommunication B.V., the merged company is named CITIC Telecom CPC Europe (“CPC Europe”).
TOKYO, Oct 25 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the launch of a new high-end HPC product line, the SX-Aurora TSUBASA. This new platform drastically increases processing performance and scalability on real world applications, aiming for the traditional application areas, such as science and engineering, but also targeting the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The increase in the prices of goods and services in the country is influenced by various factors and is not due to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz. He said the inputs for the determination of
BEIJING, Oct 25 – President Xi Jinping was formally reappointed head of the Communist Party Wednesday, commanding a new ruling council whose role will likely be eclipsed after he established himself as China’s most powerful leader in decades. In a highly choreographed event, Xi led the new members of the elite Politburo
KUALA PILAH, Oct 25 – A store for old furniture, files and books at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Kuala Pilah, Jalan Burhanudin here was on fire this morning. Nine firemen and a fire engine from Kuala Pilah Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the location at 4.20am. Station officer Eva Saifun
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct 25 – The factory bus which had stopped on the left side of the road at Km147 northbound of the North-South Expressway near the Juru toll plaza, and subsequently involved in a accident here, was said to have been driven fast before the engine over-heated. Passenger Rafizah, 22,
