SUNGAI PETANI, Aug 18 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today reminded Umno members against breaking up and forming factions if the party wants to achieve a major victory in the next general election. Ahmad Zahid, who is an Umno vice-president performing the duties of the deputy president,
HONG KONG, Aug 18 – Hong Kong democracy campaigners raised fears Friday that they too would be jailed after the city’s Beijing-backed government succeeded in putting Joshua Wong and two other prominent activists behind bars. Supporters and rights group said the sentencing Thursday was more proof that Beijing is tightening its grip
BARCELONA, Aug 18 – Drivers ploughed into pedestrians in two quick-succession, separate attacks in Barcelona and another popular Spanish seaside city Thursday and Friday, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100 others. In the first incident which police qualified as a “terrorist attack”, the driver of a white van sped into
JEMPOL, Aug 18 – The Bahau Magistrate’s Court today had been fixed September 13, 2017 for the mention on a case involving a trailer driver who is accused of causing the death of eight people in an accident at KM25, Bahau-Keratong road on June 11. Magistrate Mohamad Redza Azhar Rezali set
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of victims of the van attack in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday that left at least 13 people dead and over 100 injured. In a tweet today, he described the attack as despicable. “Deepest
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 – The ghostwriter who penned Donald Trump’s 1987 memoir “The Art of the Deal” thinks the US president will throw in the towel before the end of his term. Writer Tony Schwartz tweeted that “Trump is going to resign” before investigators probing alleged ties between the Republican’s campaign team
BANGKOK, Aug 18 – DASTA, the government agency which aims to develop sustainable tourism in Thailand, is seeking to promote the region of Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet in becoming a hub for cultural and heritage tourism in Asia, and a destination which will attract a greater number of
BANGKOK, Aug 18 – Twenty-six years after its World Heritage listing, the ‘Historical Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns’ has become an archaeological site of national significance, frequented by tourists who are drawn by the glorious past of the Sukhothai kingdom and the majestic, eternal beauty and charm of
MIAMI, Aug 18 – The first total solar eclipse to sweep North America in nearly a century will march across the continent Aug 21, casting a shadow over millions of people from coast to coast. The event, coined the “Great American Eclipse”, is inspiring a surge in tourism in the United States,
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad’s (KTMB) operating hours will be extended for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. The opening is on Saturday (Aug 19) and closing on Aug 30. The venue for both is the National Stadium, KL Sports City, Bukit
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 – President Donald Trump appeared Thursday to endorse the idea of mass executions for Islamist extremists, as he alluded to a widely debunked account of summary punishment by a US general in the Philippines in the early 1900s. It was another provocative tweet from an increasingly isolated leader who
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today expressed the government commitment to continue to focus on providing more affordable housing for the low- and middle-income groups. He said the concept of comprehensive and holistic development was most necessary to ensure that these groups had the capacity
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Aug 17 – Air Berlin is in talks with three competitors about buying up its assets, the insolvent airline’s boss said Thursday, warning that not all jobs would be saved. “Aside from Lufthansa, we are in contact with two other interested parties from the aviation industry,” Air Berlin chief
LONDON, Aug 17 – Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating education for girls in her native Pakistan, announced Thursday she has won a place to study at Oxford University. “So excited to go to Oxford!!” the 20-year-old posted on Twitter, along with a picture of
BERLIN, Aug 17 – Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday US President Donald Trump had made “a huge mistake” by failing to clearly condemn a white supremacist, neo-Nazi and “alt-right” rally. Trump on Tuesday said there had been “very fine people, on both sides” at a violent clash between the far
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 – The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Development Blueprint 2016-2025 (Blueprint 2.0), launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at The Setia SPICE Convention Center here today, is set to transform Peninsular Malaysia’s four northern states into a world-class economic region. Blueprint 2.0 outlines 80 development projects
BEIJING, Aug 17 – Peace with North Korea is a “possibility”, America’s most senior uniformed officer said Thursday, but warned the US has “credible, viable military options” for dealing with the errant regime. General Joe Dunford, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, also told reporters during his visit to
HONG KONG, Aug 17 – Joshua Wong and two other young leaders of Hong Kong’s huge Umbrella Movement rallies in 2014 were jailed Thursday for their role in the pro-democracy protests. Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were sentenced to six months, eight months and seven months respectively after the Court of
RIYADH, Aug 17 – A fire destroyed three buildings in a traditional section of Jeddah, listed as a Unesco world heritage site, the Saudi civil defence said Wednesday. Saudi civil defence said 60 people had evacuated their homes when the fire broke late Tuesday in Al-Balad, a historic district in the Red
KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 17 – The Terengganu government has identified two locations, namely Kampung Ladang here and Kampung Telaga Papan in Setiu to be developed as digital hubs in the state. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman said development of the digital hub in Ladang would be carried out through an allocation of RM17 million from the
