NAIROBI, Apr 23 – Italian-born conservationist and writer Kuki Gallman was Sunday seriously injured after being shot in her conservation park in Kenya’s drought-stricken centre. The 73-year-old, whose best-selling autobiography “I Dreamed of Africa” was made into a film with Kim Basinger playing Gallman, was “shot in the stomach during an attack”
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 23 – Tomorrow, April 24, 2017, Malaysians will once again witness a historical event on the coronation of the country’s sovereign, the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, who replaces Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It will be the second coronation ceremony
BANGKOK, Apr 23 – Former Thai football chief Worawi Makudi has vowed to push FIFA to lift its ban on him after an appeals court in Bangkok overturned his conviction for forgery. Worawi, who had a long and tumultuous tenure in charge of Thai football, was banned for five years by FIFA
SEOUL, Apr 23 – A US citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Sunday. There was no immediate official confirmation of the reported arrest, which would come at a tense time in
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 23 – The installation of Sultan Muhammad V as Malaysia’s 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara on Monday, is a much awaited event not only for Malaysians, but also for foreign envoys based in Malaysia. The ceremony, which promises to be steeped in history and tradition and which
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 23 – Counting down to grand finale of Penang Fashion Week 2017, models showcased the exquisite creations of Jojo Lim, Akemi Uchi, ALMOND (Alden Leong and Raymond Kho), Equator College and Brandon Tan at Gurney Paragon Mall here yesterday. Jojo Lim fashion is featuring ready-to-wear designs under her fashion label, Jo
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 – National divers Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri clinched the women’s 10m Platform Synchronised Diving silver medal at the fourth Fina World Diving Series in Windsor, Canada on Friday. The duo accumulated 298.80 points, 37.86 points less that gold medal winners from China, Ren Qian/Si Yiaje who
KOTA BELUD, Apr 22 – Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan has proposed that English-medium government schools in Sabah be re-established in an effort to improve the English language proficiency of students in the state. He said the re-establishment of English-medium government schools in the state was
ALOR STAR, Apr 22 – The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 13,096 traffic summonses in the five days after the implementation of the Automated Awareness Safety System (Awas) and the Demerit Points For Traffic Offences System (Kejara) on April 15. Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Saripuddin Kasim said of the number, 11,556
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 – AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search is back for the third season and the Malaysian audition round was held in Kuala Lumpur today. The two finalists chosen to represent Malaysia are Andrew Low (26 years old) and Phynix Tan Pek Han (22 years old) where they will
PEKAN, Apr 22 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today handed over the RM225.1 million Ganchong water treatment plant, which is a federal government project, to the Pahang state government. The plant, which can supply 80 million litres of treated water daily, was handed over to the State Public Utilities
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 – The installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong which is set to take place in a ceremony steeped in Royal Malay customs on April 24 will take the institution of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to a higher level, and at the same
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 – Sarawak is set to spearhead a revolution to rally all business events communities in Malaysia under the Redefining Global Tribes campaign in conjunction with the Global Meetings Industry Day 2017 celebration earlier this month. State event promotion agency, Sarawak Convention Bureau Chief Operating Officer, Amelia Roziman,
HONG KONG, Apr 22 – Consumers will increasingly demand textiles and tableware products that reflect nature and connections with communities, according to leading consumer, fashion and design trends forecasting company WGSN. The “WGSN TrendTalk: Houseware & Home Textiles 2018 Forecast” presented findings Thursday (20 April) during the HKTDC Hong Kong
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has sued Petaling Jaya Utara member of parliament Tony Pua Kiam Wee for slander in regard to Pua’s live video statement about the tabling of the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 Bill (RUU355). The Prime Minister filed the lawsuit in his
SEOUL, Apr 22 – Buffeted by the currents of diplomacy, South Korea is sometimes described as a “shrimp between two whales”, and US president Donald Trump has touched nerves with remarks that the peninsula “used to be part of China”. The comments came after Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his
WASHINGTON, Apr 22 – The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack Friday on an office of Russia’s main domestic intelligence agency, the FSB, in the country’s far east, a US-based monitoring group said. Amaq News Agency, an IS propaganda arm, made the claim in a brief report
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 22 – Penang Fashion Week 2017 go on with the Penang designers made their presence felt alongside established names at Gurney Paragon Mall. Among the upcoming designers was Micheal Ooi who showcased a ready-to-wear range he dubbed ‘The Pearl of the Orient — The Detail of Penang’. He believes fashion can
AUCKLAND, Apr 21 – The Asia Pacific Masters Games (APMG) Penang 2018 was officially launched in Auckland today (April 21). The Games in Penang will be held on 8-16 September 2018 will be the first multi-sport Masters games event to be staged in Asia. The event was launched by a symbolic
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 21 – The cost of living in Malaysia is the lowest among Asean member countries, according to the survey on the cost of living around the world in 2017 by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said it was the result of various efforts
