ABIDJAN, Oct 15 – Four Moldovan nationals were killed and three French soldiers hurt on Saturday when a transport plane chartered by France’s army crashed off Ivory Coast, authorities said. There was a storm over Abidjan early in the day, but it was unclear whether heavy weather had played a role in
MOGADISHU, Oct 15 – A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday causing widespread devastation that left at least 20 dead, with the toll likely to rise. “Initial reports from emergency departments indicate more than 20 bodies picked up off the street and
BUSAN, Oct 15 – Linguistic of Restaurant, a short seven-minute film from Malaysia is featuring in the Fly Film Festival which kicked off here last night. It is showcasing 32 films including feature films. The short is about life as a process, dealing with the art theme. Directed by Bebbra Mailin, a
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 14 – The “pass-out game”, which involves applying enormous pressure to the chest until the person is rendered unconscious is dangerous and can cause brain death, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya. He advised students against playing the game as it could be fatal. “Never, never
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – A man was killed when he was hit by an electric train last night at the 375.4km stretch near Damansara here. The unidentified victim, in his 30’s, was confirmed dead at 1.45am this morning at the Selayang Hospital, about two hours after the mishap. Petaling Jaya police
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 14 – The Health Ministry says Malaysia does not import Ba Shu Hotpot or Ba Shu Lan Ren, an instant food product containing meat, from Chengdu, China. Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry’s Food Safety Information System (FoSIM) made the confirmation. He said all food imports into
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 14 – Police today detained Penang Chief Minister’s Office information officer Wan Ji Wan Hussin to facilitate investigations into a police report against the man for allegedly insulting the Sultans. Wan Ji, who is also a freelance lecturer and Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) activist, was detained at 2.40pm
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – Over 20 areas in Petaling will experience temporary water supply disruption from Oct 25, due to the replacement of water distribution equipment at Kota Damansara pond, the former site of Caltex Jalan Sungai Buloh and Sungai Buloh Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) bus stop. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor
HONG KONG, Oct 13 – The 37th HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and the 21st electronicAsia, jointly organised by the HKTDC and MMI Asia Pte Ltd, opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 – Two DAP members today handed over a memorandum to the Registrar of Societies over their dissatisfaction that the party re-election for its Central Executive Committee on Nov 12 is via a special congress and not a national congress. The deputy chairman of DAP’s Taman Ehsan branch in
JOHOR BARU, Oct 14 – The wife of the Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, Che’ Puan Khaleeda Bustamam was blessed with a son today. The birth was announced by Johor Council of Royal Court president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli in a statement here. “The Johor Council of Royal Court is pleased
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 13 – Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is appalled at the frequent occurrences of road kills affecting our endangered species. It has been reported that since 2011 wild animals such as civets, wild boars, marbled cats, tapirs and others etc have been killed in road accidents. Among wildlife,
SEOUL, Oct 12 – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and security technology, has announced the launch of its CoreStation(TM) solution, unique to the industry and the most advanced biometrics-based intelligent access controller in the market today. The CoreStation is an intelligent door controller, which provides the advantages of biometric-enabled security
SEOUL, Oct 12 – Suprema, a global provider of leading biometrics and security solutions, today announced that the company is officially launching BioEntry P2, a mullion-type fingerprint access control device that offers highest matching performance, slim design and multi-card reading in a package to provide comprehensive access control features, on
JAKARTA, Oct 12 – Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province erupted earlier Thursday, spewing a column of ash 2km into the sky, Xinhua news agency reported a disaster agency senior official as saying. The eruption took place at 2.45am Jakarta time, followed by tremors with ash sliding
SEPANG, OCT 12 – AirAsia today unveiled its new Kung Pao Chicken dish, the latest addition to the Santan inflight menu. The new meal features tender chicken in delicious Kung Pao sauce – a bold blend of dark soya sauce, garlic, ginger and dried chili – topped with roasted peanuts, served with
HONG KONG, Oct 12 – Colt Technology Services today announced further network optimisations to two of the company’s key low-latency routes in the APAC region. Connectivity is available for service now and provided through the company’s private Ethernet-based Colt IQ Network*1. Latency for the Hong Kong-to-Singapore route has been reduced
HONG KONG, Oct 11 – Regional multichannel TV and digital video trade body CASBAA today announced the key themes (and workshop programme) for the CASBAA Convention 2017 to be staged at Studio City in Macau, from 6-8 November. The line-up for the three-day CASBAA Convention 2017 has been designed “to capture
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 11 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be ranking each ministry on the issue of corruption and abuse of power, said its Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad. He said the list (containing the rankings) which had been completed and validated by the experts involved would be announced to
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 11 – The Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge (JSAHMS) or Penang Second Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 12 midnight to 10am on Saturday to give way to Music Fun Run in conjunction with the 2017 National Sports Day. Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) corporate
