KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 28 – The Malaysian Association of Hotels, Terengganu branch has set a five million tourist target for Visit Terengganu Year 2017. Its chairman Rosly Selemin said hotel operators were making every effort to ensure that the target could be achieved including promoting local traditional foods and attractive locations in
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 28 – Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Selangor government to pay serious attention and take immediate action to curb the problem of pig waste pollution in Tanjung Sepat in the District of Kuala Langat. The long-standing problem from decades ago not only threatens the environment here but also
KULIM, Nov 28 – Osram Opto Semiconductors held the roofing ceremony for its new LED chip production plant at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Malaysia, on November 24, 2016. Aldo Kamper, President and CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors, Dr. Roland Mueller, Managing Director, and Deputy MITI Minister YB Datuk Chua Tee
SHAH ALAM, Nov 26 – The issue of bullying in schools, which is becoming a concern among parents, has drawn the attention of Selangor Umno Puteri which is bringing up the matter at the party’s general assembly to be held next week. Selangor Umno Puteri chief, Salbiah Saari said the issue would
LONDON, Nov 26 – A former youth player with Premier League giants Manchester City alleged Friday that a football paedophile ring was covered up as England captain Wayne Rooney praised victims for speaking out. Jason Dunford added to the growing tide of abuse accusations that have rocked English football. The allegations mainly
JERANTUT, Nov 26 – As of yesterday, 3,495 appeals for rechecking of the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) 2016 results were received, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. He said of the number, 202 were requests from parents or guardians whose children obtained 5As while 79 for pupils who got 7As.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Police are all set to ensure tight security and good traffic management during the Umno General Assembly next week. Without disclosing the number of personnel mobilised for the assembly, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police had made early preparations to ensure it proceeds smoothly.
LONDON, Nov 26 – Britons wanting to retain benefits of European Union membership after the country leaves could pay Brussels for the individual citizenship, European Parliament’s lead Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt told The Times on Saturday. “Many say ‘we don’t want to cut our links’. I like the idea that people who are
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Several areas in Hulu Selangor are facing water supply disruption due to the landslide on Jalan Utama Serendah Idaman which caused a main pipe to burst. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) in a statement here today said the areas were Desa Melor, Desa Anggerik,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Trading in the ringgit is expected to remain volatile next week and dip to the RM4.48 level to the US dollar before stabilising and rebounding. The rebound will come in the wake of an expected interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in December. Affin
BEIJING, Nov 26 – A powerful 6.5-magnitude quake rocked a mountainous area of far western China Friday night, with one person killed when a house collapsed in a region often plagued with seismic activity. The tremor struck southern Xinjiang, a vast region bordering central Asia, at a relatively shallow depth of 12km,
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 – Bursa Malaysia is likely to trade sideways next week, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) moving between 1,620 and 1,640 points. Affin Hwang Investment Bank Vice President/Head of Retail Research Datuk Dr Nazri Khan Adam Khan said the market would be pressured by oil
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – Stern action will be taken against members of the public who obstructed civil servants, especially women, from discharging their duties, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today.He advised the public against bullying women enforcement personnel as action would be taken against anyone doing
PETALING JAYA, Nov 25 – Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli today has resigned as PKR secretary-general following uncertainty over his conviction on two charges under Official Secrets Act (OSA) and will be replaced by Datuk Saifuddin Nasution. Party president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Ismail announced at PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya today that former secretary general Datuk
TOKYO, Nov 25 – Japan has told Russia the deployment of missiles on disputed islands in the Pacific is “deplorable”, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, ahead of talks aimed at resolving a decades-old territorial spat. The positioning of coastal defence missiles on two of the four islands in contention was reported
KUALA LANGAT, Nov 25 – More people in the low-income group will be able to own houses as the government is to build more 1Malaysia People Friendly Homes (RMR1M) next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. He announced the good news after launching the ‘RMR1M – 10,000 Hasrat Satu
SHANGHAI, Nov 25 – Chinese authorities have detained 13 people in connection with a construction collapse at a power station which killed at least 74 people, state media said Friday, the latest industrial accident in the country. A platform more than 70m high in a cooling tower at the Ganneng Fengcheng power
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s application to set aside the leave obtained by the Attorney-General to initiate committal proceedings against him in connection to his remarks on his corruption case, will be heard on March 1 next year. High Court Judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah set
MEXICO CITY, Nov 25 – Authorities have exhumed 32 bodies and nine heads from several clandestine graves in a southern Mexican state plagued by kidnappings, murders and drug cartel turf wars, officials said Thursday. The remains were unearthed between Tuesday and Thursday in 17 pits on a hill in the village of
