KLANG, April 25 – Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has dismissed claims that the state government’s move to use raw water from disused mining pools to meet Klang Valley’s water needs would cause health problems because of the heavy metal content. He said water from disused mines was
BALING, April 25 – The Yan Petroleum Industrial Zone (ZIPY) will be realised soon following the signing of a partnership agreement between Merapoh Resources Corporation Sdn Bhd (Merapoh) and China Energy Huacheng Industrial Investment Co Ltd (China Energy), said Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir. He said China
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Trilliant, a leading smart grid platform company based in the United States, on technical information exchange and training. The MoU will allow both parties to explore models to deliver smart grid benefits such as
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 – US President Barack Obama is expected to launch the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) in Cyberjaya on Sunday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is also expected to accompany Obama at the event. MaGIC’s establishment was announced by Najib at last year’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 – Airline profit expectations remain strong and broadly in line with levels seen over the past year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. In its Airline Business Confidence Index quarterly survey of airline Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and heads of cargo in April, respondents expressed confidence that
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 – Malaysia is hopeful that the state visit by United States (US) President Barack Obama will boost foreign investment inflows, especially from the US, to this country, said Malaysia’s special envoy to the US Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis. He said Obama’s presence here would enhance investor
PUTRAJAYA, April 25 – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it was up to the president of the United States whether to see opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim or not. “It is his (Obama) right, up to him who he wants to see, he does not even want to
SEPANG, April 24 – The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a specialised agency of the United Nations that provides standards, regulations and procedures for international aviation, has certified that klia2 has met its safety standards. In announcing this Thursday, Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the iconic national
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 – Jason Lim, a 28 year-old film director, has produced a four-minute short film on ignorant, inconsiderate and selfish drivers on Malaysian roads. He said the film aimed to show the importance for the motoring public to give way to ambulances rushing to and from scenes of
ALOR SETAR, April 24 – The government has never rejected hudud as Allah’s Law, but there are so many issues that need to be solved before the law can be fully implemented in the country, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said many restraints and issues must be
PUTRAJAYA, April 24 – The Election Commission has set May 25 as the date for the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election in Penang after taking into account several factors, said its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof. He said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat conference would be held from April 25 to
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 – Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Petronas displayed no hesitation to find new assets for the search of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which entered its 47th day, and that the oil and gas company did not talk about dollars and
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 – The Education Ministry (KPM) Matriculation Division will be announcing the list of successful candidates for its programme tomorrow. The ministry’s corporate communications unit head, Baharuddin Mohd Shairi in a statement Wednesday said the results were for the 2013 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students who applied before the
NEW DELHI, April 24 – The Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to allow the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) including cellphones on airplane mode at all phases of a flight. “The use of PEDs shall be in the non-transmitting mode commonly called flight/airplane mode,” the Ministry of Civil
ALOR SETAR, April 24 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak kicks off his one-day working visit to Kedah today when he attends the state development briefing session at Wisma Darul Aman here. The prime minister arrived at the Wisma Darul Aman’s ops room at 9.50 am. He will then proceed to attend
PUTRAJAYA, April 24 – The Election Commission (EC) has set May 25 for the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election while the nomination will be held on May 12 and early voting on May 21. EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said this by-election would use the 2012 electoral roll that
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 – The Boeing Company today reported its first-quarter revenue increased 8.0 per cent to US$20.5 billion on higher commercial volume. Its core earnings per share (non-GAAP) increased 14 per cent to US$1.76. First-quarter 2014 core operating earnings (non-GAAP) increased 12 per cent to US$2.1 billion and core operating
GEORGE TOWN, April 23 – The Consumer Association of Penang has urged the government to enforce labelling of medicines and supplements with halal logo. Its president, SM Mohamed Idris claimed some medicines for diarrhoea typically prescribed by doctors contained porcine (from pig), and were available at pharmacies. “In addition, popular vitamins such
PUTRAJAYA, April 23 – A public-private partnership initiative, PlaTCOM Ventures Sdn Bhd, was launched today to unleash innovation capabilities among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under one platform. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who launched the programme, said the initiative would take Malaysia to a significant step forward as
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 – Improvements on the school-based assessment (PBS) system were made after feedback from more than 55,000 individuals, including academicians and non-governmental organisations, were obtained, the Senate was told on Tuesday. Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said this was to avoid mistakes being repeated in implementing
