NEW YORK, Sept 26 – Black Entertainment Television, the premier US network geared toward African Americans, is launching Tuesday a version in South Korea in its first expansion into Asia. The South Korean BET channel, available both on traditional television and through streaming, will feature the network’s signature shows as well as
ZURICH, Sept 26 – Food giant Nestle on Tuesday set a formal margin target, as several of its rivals have done, fulfilling another demand by activist shareholder Third Point. “The company will detail how it will reach its mid-single digit organic growth target by 2020, and will announce an underlying trading
BEIJING, Sept 26 – Chinese authorities appear to have severely disrupted the WhatsApp messaging app in the latest step to tighten censorship as they prepare for a major Communist Party congress next month. Users in China have reported widespread disruptions in recent days to the Facebook-owned service, which previously malfunctioned in the
NEW YORK, Sept 26 – North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war against his country and said Pyongyang was ready to defend itself by shooting down US bombers. The White House dismissed the claim as “absurd”. Speaking to reporters outside his New York hotel, Foreign
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 [email protected], previously known as TM WiFi. In conjunction with the launch, the Prime Minister also announced that [email protected] 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 [email protected], previously known as TM WiFi. In conjunction with the launch, the Prime Minister also announced that [email protected] 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
