GEORGETOWN, Oct 30 – It is great pleasure for me to be here today to witness the signing of the lease of Wisma Yeap Chor Ee (Ground Floor) between PENANG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and PENANG SCIENCE CLUSTER. Today’s event is a major milestone achieved by the Penang State Government in its vision
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 – Boeing and Emirates Airline are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s 100th 777-300ER (Extended Range), marking another milestone in a partnership that began over two decades ago when the Dubai-based airline ordered its first 777. With this delivery, Emirates will have 142 777s in operation and is the
UNITED STATES, Oct 30 – A senior official calling Netanyahu “chickenshit” shows the ugly side of the president and his team when it comes to the Jewish state. When it comes to Israel, President Obama has been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. There is campaign Obama, who assures the Israelis he
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 – The hearing of the final appeal of PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim entered its third day today with his lawyers continuing to persuade the Federal Court Judges to free Anwar from a sodomy charge. Top man in the judiciary, Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria is
SINGAPORE, Oct 30 – Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp , Singapore’s second-biggest lender, reported a 62% rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a one-off gain from its China unit and strong loan growth. The S$1.23 billion (RM3.16 billion) net profit includes a fair value gain of S$391 million due to its
KUANTAN, Oct 29 – Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd in collaboration with the Education Ministry, Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and CyberSecurity Malaysia is currently carrying out a programme called ‘CyberSAFE in Schools’ in schools throughout the country. The programme’s director, Philip Ling said it is to
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – Lim Kit Siang has called on Universiti Malaya (UM) to withdraw its police report alleging its campus grounds were trespassed and an illegal gathering took place. The DAP supremo, in a statement, said UM’s administration should take “an enlightened attitude” on what took place on Monday night and admit
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – Prosecution into the case of Teoh Beng Hock’s death will commence if there is strong and sufficient evidence, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri. She said police had recently set up a special investigation team to reopen investigations into Beng Hock’s death. “The Attorney-General’s
DUBAI, Oct 29 – Malaysia has improved its delivery system to create a friendly eco-system for investors. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said a mechanism was already in place for investors who faced problem getting approval for investment. “If you face problem to get the approval (to invest), we
CYBERJAYA, Oct 29 – Malaysia may not be a developed country by 2020, if it only emphasises to be a high income nation but lacks behind in research and development, says former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said merely earning high income would not make Malaysia a developed country, unlike
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 – Malaysia is ahead of countries such as Taiwan, Switzerland, Austria, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, The Netherlands, Japan, France, China and India – rising two notches to 18th – according to the World Bank Doing Business Report 2015. The Top 5 Asia countries ranked in the latest report
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 29 – Bail for 157 Penang Voluntary Patrol Team (PPS) members, which ended today, has been extended until Dec 1. Some of them were seen reporting at the Northeast District police headquarters and included Penang Welfare, Caring Community and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh and Seri Delima assemblyman
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – A woman can become Prime Minister if she received the support from the people and her party, former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. There is no provision in the Federal Constitution that prevents a woman from taking the helm of leadership. “It is not stated in the
KUCHING, Oct 29 – Prospective house buyers in Sarawak should not fall for the claims by developers that property prices would increase following the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) come April next year. Sarawak Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg today said that contrary to this claim,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has approached Interpol to detain activist Ali Abd Jalil and sex blogger Alvin Tan. Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the application was made after the two tried to apply for political asylum abroad. It has been reported that Ali
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The government will not be liable to 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) debts if the company goes bankrupt, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. The prime minister said only loans amounted to RM5.8 billion taken by 1MDB had an explicit guarantee from the government while other
TwelveSouth, makers of various popular Mac and iOS device accessories, today announced a new BookArc product for the Mac Pro. Much like its BookArc products for MacBooks and iPads, the BookArc acts as a desktop stand that allows the Mac Pro to lay horizontally opposed to its usual upright orientation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – The eldest daughter of Mr Anwar Ibrahim has recently released an emotional video in a last-ditch effort to rally support for the opposition leader who could once again be thrown behind bars for convicted sodomy. In the YouTube video entitled “Sacrifice” put up on Sunday, Ms Nurul
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 – More than 1,000 supporters of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim continued to gather in front of the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya ahead of the second day of his final appeal against his sodomy conviction. They marched from the Putrajaya mosque, arriving at the court complex around 8.40am
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – Two big events in Bukit Jalil on Nov 1 are unavoidable as the organisers have made prior bookings and the necessary payments to Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia (PSM), said Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the first was the Perhimpunan Anak-Anak Sarawak Seluruh Malaysia which
