RAWANG, May 15 – Two men, including one with a criminal record of theft and causing hurt with a weapon, were killed in a shootout with police, in Jalan Lagong, here, early this morning. Selangor CID chief Datuk Mohd Adnan Abdullah said in the 3am incident, an anti-crime patrol team spotted
PETALING JAYA, May 15 – Only 22 per cent of the 6.7 million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) active contributors aged 54 years have sufficient savings of RM196,800 or more to sustain themselves during retirement. EPF Head of Strategy Management Department Balqais Yusoff said the other 78 per cent of the contributors,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 – The health ministry has been in constant contact with its Singapore counterpart to exchange latest developments on the Zika virus to take preventive measures. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the government had zoomed in on one ‘import’ case of the virus which was
KOTA KINABALU, May 15 – The Kaamatan Festival as an original heritage of Sabah must be defended and capitalised to boost the tourism sector in the state, said the Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said in this regard, he hoped the Kota Kinabalu City Hall would
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is more than 90 per cent certain that the two pieces of debris found in South Africa and Mauritius, respectively, are from the vanished of the Malaysia Airlines MH370, says DCA director-general Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman. He said the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has received adequate information and explanation on Rayani Air’s flight suspension which led to the suspension of the airline’s air service licence on April 11. DCA director-general Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the department would proceed with the investigation
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – Teluk Datuk DAP state assemblyman Loh Chee Heng’s party membership has been terminated with immediate effect. In a statement here, DAP national chairman Tan Kok Wai said the party’s disciplinary committee held a hearing Saturday, in connection with allegations that the assemblyman had misused funds allocated
GEORGE TOWN, May 14 – DAP is not interested to contest in Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar parliamentary by-elections next month, said party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today. He said, for the moment, this is the decision from DAP. He said the decision whether Pakatan Harapan will contest in the coming by-elections will only be made together with the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – The Cabinet will be reshuffled shortly following the resignation of Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas as Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister and the death of his deputy Datuk Noriah Kasnon, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. “The Cabinet reshuffle to meet current needs
SEPANG, May 14 – Malaysia is lucky as once again it became the only ASEAN country to welcome the arrival of the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, here, Saturday. The Ukrainian-designed cargo plane touched down at KL International Airport (KLIA) at 8.30am from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad,
PASIR PUTEH, May 14 – Pakatan Harapan, comprising Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), DAP and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) will be meet on Sunday to determine which party in the coalition will be contest in the two Parliamentary by-elections on June 18. The two by-elections are being held when the Sungai
LONDON, May 14 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived Friday night for a working visit to the United Kingdom to attend programmes which include the Malaysia-UK Investor Showcase and Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) annual meeting here. Upon arrival at the Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, at
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – The teaching career cannot be underestimated by society as it is now almost at par with other professions such as the medical profession, said Yayasan Guru Malaysia Berhad chairman Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom. He said this was because those wanting to enter the teaching profession must
KUALA KANGSAR, May 14 – “We want leaders who can fulfil their promises instead of merely making pledges,” said a young voter in the run-up to the by-election for the Kuala Kangsar Parliamentary constituency. Mohd Zuhair Zaini, 25, said the young voters in the constituency certainly aspired for changes and development
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – The 4.2 per cent annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth recorded for the first quarter (1Q16) as announced by Bank Negara Malaysia has exceeded the forecast of economists. It came in higher than the consensus estimate of 4.0 per cent, said Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd Chief Economist
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – There is no provision in the Federal Constitution that allows Yang di-Pertuan Agong to sack a Prime Minister, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. Referring to a hype regarding the one million signatures that the ‘Save Malaysia’ campaign was supposed to have
GEORGE TOWN, May 14 – The health ministry has stressed that clinics must have operating licence and be registered with the ministry. Health Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said this was to ensure the public did not seek treatment from illegal clinics. He said the ministry was strict in this
GEORGE TOWN, May 14 – The first day of debates at the Penang state legislative assembly sitting on Friday morning, State executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP-Dato Keramat) and Opposition leader Jahara Hamid (Umno-Telok Ayer Tawar) crossed swords over controversial sale of the Taman Manggis land issue. In replying to a question
KUCHING, May 13 – Following the landslide victory by the Barisan Nasional in the 11th Sarawak state election on Saturday, Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem today announced the appointment of three assemblymen as deputy chief ministers. They are Plantation Industries and Commodites Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah, Parti
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) will be given time to bring back money it has invested abroad on the understanding that it will be used to restructure the entity. BNM Governor Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim said the state investment fund would use the money to restructure its debt
