SINGAPORE, Jan 6 – Most Malaysians in Singapore are leaving the republic for home by coach for the Chinese New Year that falls on Feb 8, judging from the tickets sold by six coach companies. It was reported here that tickets were snapped up mostly by Malaysians hoping to make it home
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – PKR, DAP and Parti Amanah Negara are to sign an agreement in Shah Alam on Jan 9 to formally establish the Pakatan Harapan pact. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is PKR president, said the agreement would pave the way for the three
CYBERJAYA, Jan 6 – All 21 highways in the Klang Valley will implement the fully electronic toll payment system by the end of this year, said Association of Highway Concessionaires Malaysia (PSKLM) president Datuk Zainudin A Kadir. He said the move was an initiative to encourage the use of the electronic toll
KLANG, Jan 6 – A 16 years old boy has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who claimed abducted. He also contact the girl, allegedly committed the offense in a house in Port Klang in December 2014 in accordance with Section 376
TOKYO, Jan 6 – A reported earthquake in North Korea Wednesday raised suspicion that the secretive nation has conducted its first nuclear weapons test in more than two years, in defiance of continuing UN sanctions. Shortly after the seismic tremor, North Korea surprised analysts by saying it had conducted a successful
KAJANG, Jan 6 – The Magistrate’s Court has fixed Feb 2 for case mention of three men charged with kidnapping a five-year-old boy for a ransom of RM300,000 in October last year. Magistrate Abdul Jalil Muhamad Salam set the date after Deputy Public Prosecutor Amira Abdul Aziz said the prosecution needed time
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – Malaysia Airlines has imposed a temporary limitation on checked in baggage allowance for Kuala Lumpur-Europe flights to ensure passengers’ safety in view of the unseasonably strong head winds. In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said in the interest of safety, it currently operates a long route to Europe,
NORTH KOREA, Jan 6 – A large tremor near North Korea’s nuclear test facilities is suspected to be an explosion, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency has reported. The website of the China Earthquake Network Centre also described it as a “suspected explosion”. The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the tremor at magnitude
GEORGETOWN, Jan 6 – The annual three- day Penang International Property Summit will be held at the Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre from Jan 8 to Jan 10. The summit would showcase 30 exhibitors and a conference on Jan 8 where 200 industry stakeholders are expected to attend. State Housing
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Monday that Malaysia’s cordial relations with Saudi Arabia have opened up many opportunities for cooperation in core sectors such as the economy and education. The Prime Minister said he was confident the cooperation would bring about great benefit for the
GEPRGE TOWN, Jan 6 – For over an hour discussion of State Government, vape entrepreneurs and vaping opponents on the public dialog of vape issues before decide to ban, vape traders in Penang have urged the state government to regulate vaping instead of banning it, saying proper research should be conducted first before prohibiting
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi challenged Malaysians to write books that can draw international acclaim and even win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Deputy Prime Minister said scholars, academics and writers should come up with quality works. Writers of fiction, for example, should forge collaboration
SEREMBAN, Jan 5 – Negeri Sembilan will decide tomorrow whether to ban the sale and use of vape in the state. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan said the State Executive Council would meet tomorrow to decide on the matter. The vape issue would be discussed in detail to avoid any problem
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – AirAsia is offering promotional low fares and special giveaways during the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY). In a statement here on Monday, the airline said flights to domestic destinations such as Penang and Johor Baharu are from as low as RM28 one-way inclusive of taxes, Langkawi from
JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 5 – All the 120 vape outlets in Johor have closed shop following a royal decree prohibiting the sale of vape in the state effective Jan 1 this year. Johor Police chief Datuk Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said the Johor Narcotics CID chief had confirmed the closure of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – The Sessions Court here was Monday told that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had confiscated nine items, including two laptop computers, in a house rented by controversial blogger, Alvin Tan and his ex-girlfriend, Vivian Lee. Insp J. Sharveen Seelan from the MCMC Criminal Investigation
KOTA BAHARU, Jan 5 – Parti Amanah Negara is prepared to challenge PAS in Kelantan in the next general election but Kelantan Amanah hopes that Kelantan PAS would cooperate to avert contests between the two parties. Kelantan Amanah chairman Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah said he had offered cooperation with Kelantan
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) shares moved into negative territory Monday despite news reports it plans to issue US$3 billion (RM12.89 billion) sukuk programme. The plan to tap the US dollar debt market would mark the first time in two decades with the utility company’s debut offering of
MELAKA, Jan 5 – The Melaka government has decided to ban the sale and use of vape or electronic cigarettes in the state in keeping with the edict of the National Fatwa Council. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said the effective date of the prohibition would be announced soon. He said
NEW DELHI, Jan 5 – At least three people have been killed and 30 others injured as authorities expect more casualties in a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern India near its border with Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan early Monday. The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 4.35am (7.05am in Malaysia), is
