KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today recommended that the authorities carry out an indepth study on the Governance Management Control Report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) which was tabled in Parliament today. PAC Chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin in a statement issued here today said if any
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The Public Accounts Committee today released its report on state investment arm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The 106-page report was distributed to MPs and uploaded on the Parliament website at www.parlimen.gov.my. It contains a summary of the findings of the PAC on issues pertaining to the strategic
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) found its capital financing structure and financial performance to be “not satisfactory” leading to the weak corporate governance. However, in its Governance Management Control Report on 1MDB, the PAC said the government
CYBERJAYA, Apr 7 – Local private companyAries Telecoms (M) Bhd today launched Aries Infinity, the region’s fastest IPv6 broadband technology that provides Internet speed of up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) to business owners here for a monthly commitment fee of RM5,000. Malaysia is now amongst the few countries in the
PANAMA, Apr 7 – Iceland’s right-wing government on Wednesday have been named a new prime minister and said it would hold early elections in the autumn, after the previous leader was forced to step down over his implication in the Panama Papers scandal. The two coalition partners, the Progressive Party and the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The Ministry of Home Affairs is monitoring 1,000 Facebook accounts of terrorist groups out to spread their ideology and recruit new members, the Dewan Rakyat was told Wednesday. Deputy Minister Masir Kujat said the ministry also monitored 100 Twitter accounts and 50 websites and blogs. “Terrorist groups
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Proton is suffering from the “willing buyer, willing seller” situation and has nothing to do with lack of nationalism and patriotism among Malaysians, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said when the buyer was not willing to buy, then there was
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – The prosecution will prove the involvement of seven men in the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais starting from his handling of the case of military pathologist Colonel Dr. Kunaseegaran, at the Shah Alam Sessions Court, said Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Abdul
KANGAR, April 7 – Indera Kayangan state assemblyman Chan Ming Kai of PKR was arrested yesterday for obstructing the installation of a telecommunications tower here. He was held at the Kangar Police headquarters at 9.30am. Kangar Police chief DSP Wari Kiew confirmed that Chan was held under Section 186 of the Penal
TOKYO, Apr 6 – Angola Cables S.A., an Angolan telecoms wholesale operator, and NEC Corporation, a leading IT system supplier, announced today that the contract to build the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first subsea fiber optic cable system ever to connect Africa and South America in the southern
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 6 – Gat Lebuh Macallum hawker stabbed case on Tuesday evening had remanded today. A 42-year-old mentally ill man has been remanded for six days to assist investigations into the case of a 58-year-old man, Lim Cheong Wah, who was stabbed to death while having his meal at a restaurant yesterday. Northeast district police Mior Faridalatrash
IPOH, April 6 – The Malaysia Consumers Association (Maconas) urged other states to emulate the Perak government’s decision to stop issuing and renewing licences for family entertainment centres as an effort to combat immoral activities. Maconas secretary-general Datuk Amarjit Singh Gill said it cannot not be denied that many entertainment centre
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman will lead the Malaysian delegation to the two-day Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism beginning Thursday in Switzerland. A Wisma Putra statement Wednesday said Anifah would also share Malaysia’s perspective and experiences on preventing violent terrorism at the national level while
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 – Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli is being held under remand for three days from today to assist in the investigation over the disclosure of documents and allegations pertaining to the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT). The remand order was issued by Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman
TOKYO, Apr 6 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced plans to globally launch the VC-970 encoder and VD-970 decoder in July 2016 as part of a new H.265/HEVC codec family that make it possible to process 4K/ Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) video in real time. This new product series is
JOHOR BAHARU, April 6 – The Sessions Court Wednesday imposed a RM15,000 fine in default six months jail on a construction company for failing to register under the Goods and Services Act 2014 before the stipulated date. MKYS Construction Sdn Bhd, represented by a director, Chang Yin Siang, 44, pleaded guilty
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is to send a letter of demand to Mohd Rafizi Ramli seeking an apology and withdrawal of an allegation that the Prime Minister misused funds from the Goods and Services Tax over the purchase of textile. This was conveyed to
PANAMA, April 6 – “We are not going to allow Panama to be made a scapegoat by third parties”, the Minister of the Presidency, Alvaro German, said , referring to the Panama Papers scandal. At a press conference, he was questioned about rumors of a conspiracy against the country and German
SEOUL, Apr 6 – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and security technology, has unveiled its BioStation L2 fingerprint terminal, which offers premium features and performance in a package with essential hardware to provide a comprehensive access control and time attendance solution. BioStation L2 is a mid-range device that can
