WASHINGTON, Sept 26 – US President Donald Trump will host Thai junta chief Prayut Chan–O–Cha at the White House on Oct 3 as the pair seek to enhance warming ties and cooperation. Ties between the countries had been strained following a coup orchestrated by former Thai army chief Prayut three years ago,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 – United States-based software solutions provider, Honeywell, has partnered Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd (MASB), for a multi-million dollar airfield ground lighting control and monitoring system project. Malaysia Airports Managing Director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali said the partnership would enhance the safety,
CYBERJAYA, Sept 25 – There are five to six ‘sick’ hospitals that fail to be completed on schedule due to certain factors, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. “Some of the hospitals are ‘a little sick’, some are ‘very sick’ and some in the process of ‘treatment’,” he said in
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 – The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) investment in the United States is part of its global investment strategies to enable contributors to enjoy higher dividends, said Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. The Prime Minister said the US investments has brought higher returns of 11.1% to the EPF compared
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has launched Unifi’s “i-foundit!” app that will enable all Malaysians to access the Internet via wifi@unifi, previously known as TM WiFi. In conjunction with the launch, the Prime Minister also announced that wifi@unifi charges are waived until year-end, and
KLANG, Sept 25 – Central Spectrum (M) Sdn Bhd (CSSB) has launched the Selangor Bio Bay (SBB) mixed-development project in Pulau Indah. Launched by Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali on Sunday, the RM5.5 billion project is sprawled over a 433ha area and will be built in three phases –
KUCHING, Sept 25 – Sarawak police made their biggest drug bust this year with the seizure of 11kg of what were believed to be syabu and 993 ecstasy pills valued at about RM3.4 million and found in several packets of Chinese tea, after they raided a house in Stutong, here, last
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 – The Vendor Development Programme (VDP) under the Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Agenda has generated RM114 billion since its launch in September 2013 until August this year, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said. The Prime Minister said under the programme, government-linked companies (GLCs) not only developed Bumiputra vendors, but
KUANTAN, Sept 25 – More than 5,000 user accounts in Raub near here will face water supply disruption on Thursday to facilitate cleaning work at the Sungai Bilut Water Treatment Plant. Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) said in a statement here today that the task was scheduled to start at 8am
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 – Any pregnant employee of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) can return home from work one hour earlier. This is one of several incentives provided by the TM management that was announced today by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The incentives are related to holidays, education
PETALING JAYA, Sept 25 – A Grab driver was fined RM3,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for punching and breaking a 17-year-old female passenger’s nose. Magistrate Salamiah Salleh ordered M.Thiban, 29, to serve three months in prison should he fail to settle the amount. He paid the fine. The Grab driver
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has launched Unifi’s ‘I-foundit!’ app that will enable all Malaysians to access the Internet via wifi@unifi, previously known as TM WiFi. In conjunction with the launch, the Prime Minister also announced that wifi@unifi charges are waived until year-end,
KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 25 – The services provided by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for its contributors have evolved to suit current changes and expectations, among which is the e–Pengeluaran facility. “For me saving in EPF is not just for financial security in old age. When I am ready to buy a
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 25 – Police raided a house believed to have been turned into a drug laboratory in Bukit Mertajam near here and seized an assortment of drugs worth RM769,250 with the arrest of two siblings. Penang acting police chief Datuk Roslee Chik said police based on intelligence and after
HONG KONG, Sept 25 – Apple Inc’s latest products are getting a thumbs down, at least by investors in the company’s Asian suppliers. That’s especially bad news for Taiwan equities. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, which assembles the iPhone and other Apple devices, has fallen 10% in Taipei since Apple unveiled
PORT DICKSON, Sept 24 – Malaysia’s stand on humanitarian issues at the international level should be respected, said Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In this regard, he said Malaysians should be thankful for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s firmness and concern while being vocal on these
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 – All sorts of local fishery products will be showcased at the “MySeafood” exhibition which will be held in conjunction with the four-day 2017 National Farmers, Livestock Breeders and Fishermen’s Day from Sept 28 until Oct 1 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS). The exhibition, jointly
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 – The Indian community is appealing to the government to provide more places for Indian students in public universities. Universiti Malaya Indian Studies lecturer, Prof M. Rajantheran said the quota system implemented in public universities had hampered the educational advancement of the Indian community. “We would like the
SABAK BERNAM, Sept 24 – Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) welcomes former Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to join the coalition of three former Mentri Besar who are out to recapture the state in the 14th general election (GE14). The former Mentri Besar who has rejoined BN is Tan Sri Muhammad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 – The government will not raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate to make up for the lack of funding for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) and will study the issue to find a solution. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said the lack
