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
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – MMC Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd, the project delivery partner of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) clarified that the flash flood occurred near Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim yesterday evening was not related to the MRT construction. MMC Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) in a statement today said,
SHAH ALAM, May 13 – The Selangor Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Youth wing wants the party to be given way to represent Pakatan Harapan in the by-election for the Sungai Besar Parliamentary constituency. Its Youth head, Abbas Azmi said this was because the party had several candidates who had their own
PUTRAJAYA, May 13 – Malaysia will organise a tripartite meeting involving the country, China and Australia to chart the future of the search operation for the vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the meeting would be around “June and July” before the end of
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Digi.com Bhd has allocated RM904 million for capital expenditure (capex) this year to improve its network and expand its coverage. Chief Executive Officer Albern Murthy said the telecommunication company spent RM171 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. In the meantime, he also said
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today called on all Malaysians to spend as much time as possible with their families while they are still alive. He said although they might not see each other face to face, there were telephones and social media applications,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Maybank services will be go off-line on May 14 and 15. Customers have been urged to perform all banking transactions today. Maybank in a statement today, said this will includes its Maybank2u services, access to ATM machines, and debit cards services, among others. In the meantime, the statement
KAWASAKI, May 13 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of new technology that, in response to targeted cyber-attacks on specific organizations, rapidly analyzes damage status after an attack has been detected. In the event of malware attacks, which infect organizations to cause a great deal of damage, including information
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s application to expunge the affidavit pledged by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to support the application by former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik to quash the slander suit filed by the prime minister against him will be heard on
PUTRAJAYA, May 13 – The by-elections for the parliamentary constituencies of Kuala Kangsar, Perak and Sungai Besar, Selangor will be held simultaneously on June 18, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah. He said that the commission, at a special meeting today, also fixed the nomination date for
PUTRAJAYA, May 13 – The introduction of the combined use of new innovation together with the present fire extinguishers may be needed, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. He said that apart from doing the rewiring process that has been identified as the main cause of school fires, studies on the
PADANG BESAR, May 13 – Several health products, whose imports have been banned for containing prohibited substances, have been rebranded and sold as new products, said Perlis Health Department Director, Dr Zaini Hussin. He said the products from neighbouring countries still had the original content of banned substances and were a health
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 – The Magistrate’s Court here today fixed June 14 and 15 for the trial of Shahrul Anuar Abdul Aziz, 23, – previously charged for stealing a mobile phone from Low Yat Plaza – and his friend, on charges of injuring a mechanic, last February. Magistrate Mohd
