KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will decide on the number of seats to be contested and the candidates to be fielded in the Sarawak state election at its presidential council meeting Tuesday. PKR President Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said it will be announced after the presidential
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – The High Court has struck out a suit filed by two Penang UMNO division chiefs and a housing developer against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and four other parties on the sale of a piece of Malay-owned land in Balik Pulau. Judicial Commissioner Datuk
MAXIS SCANDAL AND UNFAIR TREATMENT TOWARDS CUSTOMERS GOES UNDER HOT WATER AS THEY ANGER AND RESPOND POORLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS! Maxis Berhad is one of the biggest (if not, the biggest) communication service provider in Malaysia alongside its competitors like Celcom and Digi. It’s good to note that Maxis also provides its services to
HONG KONG, Apr 5 – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kerry Express (Hong Kong) Ltd (Kerry Express), an express arm of Kerry Logistics, Asia’s leading logistics service provider, to launch a joint promotion for the hktdc.com Small Orders online transactional platform (http://smallorders.hktdc.com).
TOKYO, Apr 5 – Fujitsu today announced that it has opened Annex C, a new facility at its Tatebayashi Data Center, and has today commenced operations there. The newly opened annex, featuring optimized air conditioning systems and operating environment, meets Japan’s highest environmental performance standards. Fujitsu built the facility with a particular
AMSTERDAM, Apr 5 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been chosen by National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Saudi Arabia to migrate its entire portfolio of credit cards to fast, convenient and secure contactless EMV cards. NCB, one of the country’s largest banks with more than four million customers,
SINGAPORE, Apr 5 – A record 1,231 entries from 20 countries were submitted to the Asian Marketing Effectiveness & Strategy Awards 2016. Entries have continued to grow steadily from last year, with an overall increase of 10% across 5 award sections of Effectiveness, Media Strategy, Digital Strategy, Data & Analytics
AMSTERDAM, Apr 5 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world’s leading digital security company, today had been announced that the Chief Executive Officer Olivier Piou has decided to retire from the Company at the end of this year, on August. Mr. Philippe Vallee, currently Chief Operating Officer of Gemalto, will be
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has proposed the establishment of a regional news agency or ASEAN News Agency in an effort to strengthen cooperation on many fronts in line with the spirit of the ASEAN Community. “Through their own network
LANGKAWI, Apr 5 – A passenger ferry caught fire at the Kuah jetty, Langkawi this morning. The fire caused 30 per cent of the ferry was damaged in the blaze, which affected the vessel’s mid-section. The incident happened on 10.15am, there were no injuries reported as there were no passengers on board. Langkawi
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5 – Part of the external roofing of a restaurant at Mid Valley mall here collapsed this morning at about 9.30am caused eight people were injured. The roof is believed to have collapsed following a gas explosion. City Fire and Rescue Department said it had received an information on the incident
SINGAPORE, Apr 5 – Ads are everywhere and appearing in new and different forms – but it doesn’t mean people like them. According to new research released today by HubSpot, a leading marketing and sales software company, ads are creating negative consumer experiences with brands with 80 per cent of consumers
DENMARK Apr 4 – Water and energy efficiency are well-established as areas of particular Danish expertise. Innovative and efficient technology makes it possible to create solutions, where for instance wastewater treatment plants produce more energy, than they consume, when treating wastewater. At the same time, an intelligently designed water network
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The vice-head of the Youth wing of Parti Amanah Negara, Mohd Shazni Munir Mohd Ithnin, was detained today to assist in the investigation on a seditious statement inciting the people to topple the government through street demonstrations last week. Therefore, Federal CID Director, Datuk Seri
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The Malaysian and Philippine police forces have yet to receive any information from the group who abducted four Malaysian nationals in the waters of Ligitan Island on Friday. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said there was nothing (on the latest development). He said
IPOH, April 4 – The Perak police have seized assets, worth RM905,145, belonging to drug traffickers arrested in the state during the first three months of this year. Perak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department head ACP R. Ravi Chandran said they included houses, land, vehicles and bank deposits and were seized under
GEORGE TOWN, April 4 – Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has been reminded to resolve his own issue (bungalow bought below market price) and not divert the attention of the people over the sale of land that belonged to the Penang Regional Authority (Perda). Penang UMNO Liaison Committee chairman
TAMPARULI, April 4 – Six more primary and secondary schools in Sabah have been closed today and tomorrow due to the haze, an increase from the 77 schools announced yesterday. Acting Sabah Education Director Maimunah Suhaibul said all the schools are in the Beaufort, Papar, and Kuala Penyu districts. “The total
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is waiting for confirmation from the Mauritius regulatory body before they can send its expert team to the actual location where another piece of plane debris was discovered last week. Its director-general Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said DCA could
TOKYO, Apr 4, – Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Forum 2016, the company’s largest annual event, will be held May 19-20 at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan. The theme of this year’s Fujitsu Forum will be “Human Centric Innovation: Driving Digital Transformation.” By transcending boundaries between companies and industries,
