PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 – The Prime Minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has advised parents to continue saving money so that their children can follow their good example. She said it is an effective way to educate the children in financial management and the skill should be emphasised by parents to
LABUAN, Jan 12 – Continuous rain caused flashfloods in some villages in the duty free island here, causing panic among residents in the wee hours Sunday night. The villagers of Simpang 20 Batu Manikar and Pohon Batu had feared that their houses would be inundated, as had happened before. Certain parts
ALOR SETAR, Jan 12 – Prices of essential goods which increased drastically as a result of the recent floods are expected to stablilize before the Chinese New Year festive season next month. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said this was because the supply
SANDAKAN, Jan 12 – A total of 107 schools in Sabah are eligible for the special allowance according to location and hardship level to be provided to teachers on duty following its re-evaluation and enforcement effective this month. Sabah Teachers’ Union president Suhaimi Othman said the number had increased from only
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – Falling crude oil prices is not disastrous to the country but its impact on the economy depends on the reaction from the government and industry players. Institute of Strategic and International Studies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Rastam Isa said although crude oil
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The total number of flood victims in relief centres in Pahang and Perak have dropped Monday morning while it remained the same in Kelantan and Johor as last night at 1,843 and 32 individuals respectively. Pahang recorded a drop from 1,995 flood victims this morning from
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The weaker ringgit presents a “positive shock” to Malaysia’s economy as it will boost the nation’s competitiveness, said Standard Chartered (StanChart) Research. Its Regional Head of Research, South-east Asia, Edward Lee Wee Kok the weaker ringgit also provided some competitive edge although it was a result
BEIRUT, Jan 12 – One of the assailants in the Paris terrorist attacks claimed in a posthumously released video that he was acting on behalf of the Islamic State in coordination with the two brothers who attacked a satirical magazine and said they were affiliated with al-Qaida. The video, released Sunday,
PARIS, Jan 12 – Millions marched against terrorism Sunday in the largest protests France has ever seen, led by world leaders in Paris uniting in tribute to the victims of Islamist attacks as the crowd cried “Not Afraid”. The interior ministry said nearly four million people took to the streets across the
KLANG Jan 12 – As the first day of this year’s school session begins today, many parents find themselves burdened with the ever-increasing cost of living. While they have to contend with paying up for the usual long list of uniforms, shoes, school bags and stationary, their concern is also for the possible increase
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 – The continuous monsoon season may affect the supply of fish and vegetables, especially with the Chinese New Year next month. Several fish and vegetable suppliers hope the government will give a helping hand with imports to supplement local production if the weather does not change for
JAKARTA, Jan 12 – Indonesian divers found the crucial black box flight recorders of the Indonesia AirAsia plane that crashed in the Java Sea a fortnight ago with 162 people aboard, the transport ministry said. But they failed to retrieve it immediately from the seabed because it was stuck under debris
BENTONG, Jan 11 – The Bentong-Raub stretch has been closed to all vehicles due to severe soil erosion caused by strong river currents below a bridge in Kampung Baru near Bentong town. District police chief Superintendent Mohamad Mansor Mohamad Nor said the stretch was closed about 4.30am today as the bridge
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 – The black boxes of the Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 may have been found said AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. Tony tweeted: “We are led to believe Blackbox may have been found. Still not confirmed. But strong info coming. But my man thoughts
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 – The ringgitis expected to rebound in the second half of the year, after a six monthsconsolidation period, driven by positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd. The ringgitwas forecast to end the year at RM3.45 against the US dollar compared with its current level of RM3.50
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 – Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said Kapar MP, Dr Ko Chung Sen and lawyer Eric Paulsen will be investigated under the Sedition Act. Khalid in his Twitter on Saturday had also uploaded two photos, adding that such statements needed to be investigated under
KUALA KRAI, Jan 11 –If one didn’t know any better, one would think Kuala Krai in Kelantan was holding a carnival of some sort. The town was bustling with thousands of visitors who had either read about the east coast flooding or were moved by the sufferings faced by tens of thousands of families here. One
ALOR GAJAH, Jan 11 – Conspiracy theories, swirling like the treacherous waters of the southern Indian Ocean, have emerged from various platforms such as social media over the reasons for the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Nevertheless, such unfounded theories will not undermine the efforts of Malaysia and other countries to
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 – The Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has denied that France’s terror duo involved in the Paris kosher grocery store massacre had entered Malaysia for a holiday, as reported by CNN. Khalid wrote that checks by Royal Malaysian Police proved that the duo
PARIS, Jan 11 – More than 700,000 people poured onto the streets of France Saturday in solidarity with victims of this week’s Islamist attacks, on the eve of a march in Paris expected to dwarf that figure. The poignantly silent rallies paidtribute to the 17 victims of the three-day killing spree, and came as
