KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 – Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) will continue the issuance of train-themed stamp series with the latest edition featuring Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). The stamp series will be available from Monday in conjunction with the commencement of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) line service. Head of Pos Malaysia
SINGAPORE, Jul 14 – A 29-year-old Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore was hanged to death today at the Changi Prison Complex, according to the Singapore Central Narcotics Bureau. Bernama was made to understand that the body of Prabagaran Srivijayan would be cremated later today at the Mandai Crematorium. CNB
HONG KONG, Jul 14 – Four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong’s parliament Friday in a move that will worsen growing fears the city’s freedoms are under serious threat from Beijing. Former Umbrella Movement protest leader Nathan Law was among the group barred by the High Court judgement in a case
SEPANG, Jul 14 – AirAsia would like to inform the public that Azeri Asia TV by Azeri Asia Holdings (M) Sdn. Bhd. is not part of or affiliated with AirAsia Berhad in any way. AirAsia has never authorised Azeri Asia to use AirAsia’s corporate identity, and any of AirAsia’s intellectual property
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 – The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) today detected a water theft case at an apartment project construction site in Jalan Rasa Sayang, Cheras, here, involving losses amounting to about RM221,482 since January, last year. SPAN’s Corporate Communications and Consumer Affairs Unit director, Hisyam Samad said following
SUNGAI PETANI, Jul 14 – A police inspector was sentenced to six years’ jail and fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here today, on three counts of bribery committed in 2011. Syed Othman Konchong, 53, was charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and two counts under
SERDANG, Jul 13 – Four public varsities with the status of national research universities below 50 years old are now listed within the 23 top universities in the world. Based on the world rankings for the year 2017/2018 published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) today, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) rose to 15th position
PUTRAJAYA, Jul 13 – A memorial service to mark the third anniversary of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy which was shot down in Ukraine in 2014 was held behind a closed-door gathering here today. The next-of-kin of victims of MH17 attended the event which was held at a leading hotel. They were seen
PARIS, Jul 13 – Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal back home. Air Force One touched down at Paris’ Orly airport shortly after 0630 GMT, with US president beginning a
PETALING JAYA, Jul 12 – There are 301 recorded deaths in Malaysia involving motorcyclists who jumped the red light at traffic junctions in the first six months this year, while 299 suffered injuries after committing this offence. There were 263 deaths and 287 cases of injuries in the same period in 2016.
IPOH, Jul 13 – A man was found burnt when his car caught fire after it crashed into a road divider and was hit by another car at KM 321.6 of the North-South Expressway near the Tapah exit early today. Tapah district police chief Supt Som Sak Din Keliaw identified the victim
KUCHING, Jul 13 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today handed over a personal contribution of RM60,000 to Mazlan Pujan, the father of the two rabies-infected children who died last week. The simple ceremony was held at the Hornbill Skyways Office here after Ahmad Zahid, who is National Disaster
WASHINGTON, Jul 13 – President Donald Trump, battling allegations that Russia helped him win the White House, claimed Wednesday that Vladimir Putin actually would have preferred a Hillary Clinton victory. Decrying what he called a political “witch hunt”, Trump also came to the defence of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, after
PARIS, Jul 13 – Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French court ruled Wednesday, saying the internet giant’s Irish subsidiary is not taxable in France. “The French company Google Ireland Limited (GIL) is not taxable in France for
KOTA BARU, Jul 12 – The Veterinary Services Department (JPV) has paid out RM413,004 in compensation to 1,034 poultry farmers in Kelantan who were affected by the recent bird flu (H5N1) outbreak. State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi said the amount was paid
PADANG BESAR, Jul 12 – Eighteen sacks of ketum leaves, weighing more than 500 kilogrammes, were seized by the General Operations Force at a watermelon farm in Chuping here yesterday. A 26-year-old man, who is a local, was detained, said Padang Besar district police chief Supt Ghazani Abd. Ghani. He said nine
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 12 – Penang Gerakan today questioned the DAP-led Penang state government’s decision to approve the construction of affordable houses that are priced more than RM100,000 although the demand for such units are low. Penang Gerakan Publicity Bureau chief Ooi Zhi Yi said he could not understand the objective of
TOKYO, Jul 12 – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday visited southern regions devastated by torrential rains and flooding that killed two dozen people as the toll was likely to rise. Heavy seasonal rains last week caused severe flooding that tore up roads and destroyed houses on Japan’s southernmost island of
AUSTIN, Jul 12 – A Southwest Airlines flight out of Austin was diverted back to the airport shortly after take-off after a fight broke out between two passengers on board. Southwest Flight 3590 took off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 3.40pm on its way to Chicago. But about an hour later, the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12 – Investments amounting RM5.58 billion by the government in five research universities in the country since 2007 until 2015 had generated returns of RM7.17 billion, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. He said the returns were from investments in various aspects including book publication, training and consultancy.
