CHICAGO, Jul 22 – A US police chief resigned Friday amid an uproar over the death of an unarmed Australian woman who had called to report a possible sexual assault and was shot by a responding officer. Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau had faced criticism over her handling of the killing of
MIAMI, Jul 22 – Millions of people, from students to rocket scientists, are poised to contribute to a massive scientific effort to study the total solar eclipse that will sweep across the United States Aug 21. The entire country will fall into shadow as the “Great American Eclipse” passes, though the darkest
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 21 – A trophy hunter in Zimbabwe has shot dead a cub of Cecil the lion whose death in 2015 caused worldwide outrage, researchers tracking the pride confirmed Friday. Xanda, a six-year-old lion fitted with a radio collar, was killed on July 7 in northwest Zimbabwe, close to where US
TOKYO, Jul 21 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced earlier this year a shift to a new organization structure effective as of April 1, 2017. In line with these structural changes, NEC’s business segments will be revised as of its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal
TOKYO, Jul 21 – Japanese investment in the UK has hit a “record high” since last year’s shock Brexit vote, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday. Johnson, a leading campaigner for Britain to quit the European Union, also pledged London will “build a fantastic relationship with our friends and partners in
KOTA BARU, Jul 21 – The extra-ordinary presence of the Kelantan people at programmes organised by Umno lately should be translated into votes for Barisan Nasional (BN) at the 14th general election, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. He said the people’s mandate was crucial for BN to form a government and rule
KUCHING, Jul 21 – From questions and aspirations submitted by civil servants at dialogue sessions on the 2050 National Transformation Plan (TN50) it is found that they now have a better understanding of the plan, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said. He said some of the aspirations forwarded by them could
DAVAO, Jul 21 – AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline, has announced its latest route to Davao, Philippines with four times weekly direct flights from Kuala Lumpur commencing 21 December 2017. Operated exclusively by AirAsia Berhad (flight code AK), the new route marks as the fourth direct route from Malaysia to the
KUALA LUMPUR. Jul 21 – Preserve the greatness of the Malay diaspora, which is now recognised by the world, to enable the Malays to compete with other races at international level, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said the Malay race was now capable of
AMSTERDAM, Jul 21 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is enabling El Corte Ingles, Spain’s biggest department store, to offer customers the opportunity to easily complement their existing store payment card with the popular Samsung Pay mobile wallet. Gemalto’s Trusted Service Hub (TSH) ensures a
AMSTERDAM, Jul 21 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security is delivering flexible connectivity for Lenovo smart devices across 160 countries. Lenovo has selected Gemalto as its preferred remote SIM provisioning provider for their Lenovo Connect service. With the On-Demand Connectivity and embedded SIM (eSIM) solution,
WASHINGTON, Jul 21 – The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was “extremely disturbing” if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election. Senator Mark Warner was referring to a Washington
KULIM, Jul 21 – Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed is not ruling out the possibility of contesting in any area in the 14th General Election if the situation warrants it, namely, if no suitable candidates is found. Met at a Kedah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) Hari Raya gathering, he,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21 – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has to stop disturbing the government as his time is already over, says Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. He said enough is enough. He said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad time is already over. He asked why does
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 21 – All 191 Umno division leaders fully support the leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak as party president and prime minister, said Umno secretary-general and Putrajaya Umno division chief Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. He said the cohesive support was revealed by the 191 division chiefs in
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21 – Local online platform for on-demand healthcare services, Doctor2U, has included a feature that lets users request for an ambulance on-demand, the first in Malaysia to offer this through an app. In this endeavour, Doctor2U has partnered with Falck First Ambulance with a total of 20 ambulances allocated.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21 – Malaysians will have the chance to observe a partial eclipse of the moon for five hours beginning 11.50pm on Aug 7 until 4.50am the following day. In a statement issued today, the National Space Agency (Angkasa) said the public could observe this phenomenon better with the help
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 21 – The Penang government has been told to consult the public over its proposal to increase the water conservation surcharge (WCS). National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Datuk Liang Teck Meng said the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBABB) has been asked to justify the proposal. He said he think
TANJUNG MALIM, Jul 21 – A postman’s job is mainly to deliver letters and parcels, but now, they have also become the “eyes and ears” of the authorities to help the local community through the “Smart Postman” application. Perak was chosen as the first state in Peninsular Malaysia for postmen to use
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in collaboration with the Islamic finance industry, has released a strategy paper on Value-based Intermediation (VBI) to articulate strategies to strengthen the roles and impact of Islamic banking institutions (IBIs) towards a sustainable financial ecosystem. In the meanwhile the central bank said the
