ALOR STAR, Sept 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak describes Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah as the best example of a Ruler in the concept of Constitutional Monarchy in this country. He said Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim, who held the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong twice, was
ALOR STAR, Sept 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today flew straight here following his trip to the United States and United Kingdom to visit the grave of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum. Najib was accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, during
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – The government will include up to 20 additional offences under Automated Awareness Safety System (Awas) by the end of this year, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said currently there were only two offences under Awas – caught on the AES (Automated Enforcement System)
BANGKOK, Sept 15 – Malaysia’s proposal for a better connectivity between Songkhla Port in southern Thailand and Penang Port has received a thumbs-up from Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. The premier said both countries would intensify discussions on the matter as it could be of mutual benefit. “We share the border,
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 15 – Nineteen families from Teluk Kumbar were evacuated to the temporary evacuation centre at the Dewan Perda following the flash flood that occurred early this morning. Chairman of the State Committee on Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Alleviation Chow Kon Yeow said almost 100 areas in Penang
LANGKAWI, Sept 15 – Occasional storm and continuous rain wreaked havoc in Langkawi as several houses and cars were damaged today. More than 10 vehicles were damaged after being hit by fallen trees along Jalan Pantai Kok here while roofs of several houses were torn off by sudden strong winds at several
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will work closely with the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) if foul play is detected in the fire at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah school in Jalan Keramat Ujung here early yesterday. JBPM director-general Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim said they were currently
LONDON, Sept 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak met his British counterpart Theresa May at 10 Downing Street here Thursday. Najib’s meeting with Prime Minister May took place in the same week he held talks with United States President Donald Trump at the White House, on Tuesday. Najib arrived
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – The remains of 23 victims killed in a fire at a residential religious school here this morning, may be buried together if their families consented to the move. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department
NHA TRANG, Sept 15 – AirAsia continues to widen the Asean connectivity with the inaugural flight of its 54th unique route to Nha Trang, Vietnam that flies daily directly from Kuala Lumpur. The maiden flight also marked another milestone for the carrier as AirAsia is the first airline to operate
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – Investigations into the fire at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Religious Residential School in Jalan Keramat Ujung, here was not caused by a short circuit, said Director of the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, Khirudin Drahman. Khirudin said the forensic findings and the Energy Commission confirmed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – Twenty-one pupils and two wardens were killed in a fire at a religious school which had not been certified for occupation by the authorities. City police chief Commissioner Datuk Amar Singh said the Fire and Rescue Department put out the fire at the Tahfiz Darul Ittifaqyah in
KUCHING, Sept 15 – The Sessions Court here today found two DAP members of parliament not guilty of of involvement in an illegal street demonstration, two years ago. Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen and Stampin MP Julian Tan were accused of committing the offence on Aug 29, 2015. Judge Steve Ritikos
SINGAPORE, Sept 14 – Three crew of the Dominican-registered dredger JBB DE RONG 19 reported missing have yet to be found. On Wednesday, divers had recovered the bodies of two of the five missing crew following a collision with an Indonesian-registered tanker Kartika Segara in the Singapore territorial waters at about 12.40am
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 – The students of Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Religious Residential School were supposed to move to the original block which had been renovated at the end of this month, said its head Mohd Zahid Mahmod. He said the block where the fire broke out was a temporary building while
SYDNEY, Sept 14 – Controversial changes to Australia’s media laws passed the upper house Thursday, paving the way for a significant concentration of ownership, in a move welcomed by the industry. Under legislation introduced in the 1980s to protect diversity, media companies are blocked from owning television, radio, and newspaper assets in
BEIJING, Sept 14 – China has shared bikes, umbrellas, and basketballs, but one company is taking the country’s love affair with the “sharing economy” to an erotic extreme with a line of rentable sex dolls. Touch, a Chinese sex-products retailer, on Thursday launched its “Shared Girlfriend” service in Beijing, featuring Chinese, Russian,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has sent an application to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for approval to take action against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over his refusal to apologise to the commission for his defamatory statement. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad said the
SHAH ALAM, Sept 14 – Malaysia will have to play their 2019 Asia Cup Group B qualifying match against North Korea in Pyongyang on Oct 5, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Secretary-General Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said the AFC had decided to schedule the match
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 – The ringgit closed lower in tandem with most Asian emerging currencies as the US dollar was holding steady ahead of the release of the US inflation data later today which will offer a guide on the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) action. At 6pm, the local unit was quoted
