SEPANG, Oct 1 – With the absence of the Formula One (F1) race at the Sepang International Circuit starting next year, the circuit will not be left idle or risk becoming a ‘white elephant’ project, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. “Sepang Circuit will be quite heavily utilised and it
HONG KONG, Oct 1 – Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to mark China’s national day with a pro-democracy rally and voice growing fears that the city’s liberties are under threat from Beijing. The protest which was dubbed an “anti-authoritarian rally” also comes after recent arrests of
GUA MUSANG, Sept 30 – A family of four, including a newborn, was killed on-the-spot when their car collided with a rice-laden lorry at Km52 of Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai here yesterday. The deceased were identified as car driver Zainuddin Anuar, 30; his wife, Raizuamira Daud, 31; their 13-day-old son, Zayyan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 – The Ministry of Health plans to coordinate and restructure the treatment package scheme for government hospital dependent heart patients referred to the National Heart Institute (IJN). Its minister Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam said his ministry would discuss with IJN on the scheme, which among others covers a list
IPOH, Sept 29 – Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad today described opposition leader Lim Kit Siang as uncivilised over the latter’s reference to monkeys in associating him with regard to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad issue. Dzulkifli said he was open to criticism from the DAP leader but it should be
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 – Two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport are expected to plead not guilty when their trial begins at a Malaysian court on Monday. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, are
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Sept 29 – Germany’s first gay couples to be married will tie the knot Sunday, after decades of struggle that campaigners say still has ground to make up. Couples will convert existing civil partnerships or set the seal on their relationships for the first time in Berlin, while others
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 – Twitter on Thursday revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 from a Russian media group suspected of trying to interfere with the US presidential election. A Twitter statement said the social media group shared data with congressional investigators about ads from RT,
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 – Batu Member of Parliament Tian Chua will serve one month in jail as meted out by a Session Court for disobeying a police order. This followed an unexpected move by the parliamentary member in deciding to withdraw the final appeal against his conviction and sentence. A three-man panel
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 29 – Malaysians consume chicken meat and eggs on a daily basis yet hardly a thought is given to the horrendous conditions in the modern livestock raising systems known as ‘factory-farming’. Malaysia is largely self sufficient in poultry meat production with over 81% of the local domestic demand for
AMSTERDAM, Sept 29 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), leader in digital security today announces that after 10 years of dedicated and exemplary service, Jacques Tierny, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company, has decided to leave on December 31, 2017 to pursue other activities. On October 16, 2017,
BANGKOK, Sept 29 – About 1.8 million tourists from Thailand visited Malaysia in 2016, representing a growth of 32.5 per cent over the corresponding period in 2015, according to Tourism Malaysia Thailand. The trend of strong growth in tourist arrivals from Thailand is expected to continue this year, said its director,
KALYNIVKA, Sept 28 – Ukrainian authorities evacuated more than 30,000 people Wednesday from the central Vinnytsia region after a huge arms depot storing missiles caught fire and exploded in what prosecutors said was a possible act of “sabotage”. It was the second major incident affecting a large Ukrainian weapons storage site this
PORT KLANG, Sept 27 – A Malaysian condom company is hoping to spice up sex lives with a contraceptive that tastes like the country’s ultimate comfort food – a chili-infused rice dish known as nasi lemak. Industry giant Karex, which claims to be the world’s biggest condom maker, already offers an array
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 – In a rare public feud between large technology companies, Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday its Echo Show devices could no longer play videos from YouTube because the site’s parent, Google, stopped supporting the service. The spat is the latest in Silicon Valley in which competitive tensions
WELLINGTON, Sept 27 – Villagers fleeing a volcanic eruption in Vanuatu face food and water shortages in overcrowded evacuation camps, aid workers and reports said Wednesday. About 7,000 people on the island of Ambae – in the Pacific archipelago’s north – have left their homes after the Manaro Voui volcano rained rocks
MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 – A week after an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, thousands of Mexicans were still unable to return Tuesday to their badly damaged homes, much less their normal lives. After a week of eerie quiet in Mexico City, the capital’s notorious traffic jams were visible again
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 – Public Investment Bank Bhd (PIVB) has reinforced its “overweight” view on the oil and gas (O&G) sector after the overnight benchmark Brent crude oil price closed at US$58.44 per barrel, hitting its highest levels since July 2015. In a note today, the research house said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 – Lack of fresh catalysts weighed on Bursa Malaysia which turned mixed at mid-morning. At 11.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 1.35 points lower at 1,764.24 from Tuesday’s close of 1,765.59. The index opened 2.03 points better at 1,767.62. Market breadth was positive
MUAR, Sept 27 – The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, today has demanded that the owner of a Muslim-only launderette to apologise publicly and cease its discriminatory practice, or risk being shut down, The Star reported. A photo of the Muar launderette began making its rounds on social media over
