PUTRAJAYA, Ap ril 10 – The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) will issue a temporary operation suspension notice to Rayani Air on Monday after the airline announced its operation suspension yesterday, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said the operation suspension will be effective from tomorrow and
BALIK PULAU, April 10 – The four children whose mother died last week from breast cancer, have caught the attention of UMNO which has come up with a donation of RM20,000 into the National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN-i) for them today. UMNO Welfare Bureau chairman Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the
MARAN, April 10 – The Human Resource Ministry will hold more job carnivals throughout the country this year in the effort to provide more opportunities to the youth and job-seekers. Its deputy minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib said last year alone, 230,000 people found jobs through the carnivals organised by
GEORGE TOWN, April 10 – The Football Association of Penang (FAP) has lodged a police report pertaining to an incident where several football fans allegedly hurled stones at the Penang team bus. FAP vice-president Mohd Azizudin Mohd Sharif said the report was made by assistant team manager L. Katheresen at the Kota
PUTRAJAYA, April 10 – The Special Committee on Corruption (JKMR) has suggested the cancellation of the planned debate between Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on the Taman Manggis land issue in Penang. In a statement today, JKMR
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – The UMNO Veterans Club wants action to be taken against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad under the Sedition Act for trying to bring in foreign interference into the administration of the country. Its secretary Datuk Mustapha Yaakub said the former prime minister had gone overboard, a clear
SHAH ALAM, April 10 – National badminton ace Datuk Lee Chong Wei displayed a class act to sweep aside world number one Chen Long of China in straight sets to clinch his 11th Malaysia Open title at the Malawati Stadium, here today. Chong Wei who came into the competition after two
TELUK INTAN, April 10 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today launched the RM75 million Teluk Intan Flood Mitigation project as a long-term plan which can withstand until 2100. The project handled by the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID), a sequel of the 10th Malaysia Plan includes
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – The Immigration Department has not received any information regarding two Turkish men of Uighur ethnicity suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in Thailand entering the country, after they fled Thailand at the end of March. Its director-general Datuk Sakib Kusmi said the department was always on the alert
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – The act of Public Account Committee (PAC) member Tony Phua in sullying the PAC report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is an annoying move by a political opportunist. PAC chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin said such political behaviour was seen as stooping and tarnishing the independent and
PUTRAJAYA, April 10 – Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai says a special committee will be established within three months to upgrade and improve the structure and administration of the Road Transport Department (RTD). He said the committee will enhance the RTD to provide the best service to the people.
HUTAN MELINTANG, April 10 – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is reminded against doing anything that will eventually make the people lose respect for him. The reminder came from Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi following the call by Dr Mahathir that foreign powers intervene in
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – The Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) released at the Dewan Rakyat last Thursday proved that there was no money or public funds that had gone missing from the government’s strategic investment company. Limbang Member of Parliament Hasbi Habibollah said the report also
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – Media Prima Berhad (MPB) is ready to telecast live on TV3, the debate between Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on the Taman Manggis land controversy. MPB’s Television Current Affairs and News group managing
MELAKA, April 10 – The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) intends to increase the number of tourist police unit personnel nationwide, especially in states that have become the focal points of tourists like Melaka. Its Management Department director, Datuk Pahlawan Zulkifli Abdullah said besides Melaka, among the other states that would be taken
HULU TERENGGANU, April 10 – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been urged to respect the decision of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) regarding the investigation on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Tun Dr Mahathir should accept and respect the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on the people against making the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) issue as an obstacle for the continued development of the country. He said this was because when the controversy on the company cropped up, the government had
SHAH ALAM, April 9 – Unlike other finalists, national champion Datuk Lee Chong Wei has yet to be fully tested as he cruised into the Malaysian Open final this evening. Chong Wei, who is hunting for his 11th Malaysia Open title, easily disposed off world number five Jan O Jorgensen of
BALIK PULAU, April 9 – The Health Ministry will black-list any company or food and drink caterer found guilty of causing food poisoning. Its deputy minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the directive was effective immediately after finding the rise in food poisoning cases was increasingly worrying. He said the
MIRI, April 9 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has expressed his condelences to the family of Malaysian student, Law Jia Yi, who reportedly committed suicide in Taiwan recently. The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to East Asia (South Korea, Japan and Taiwan), Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing who is
