KOTA TINGGI, April 28 (Bernama) — Two foreign ships which were detained last Friday and yesterday for anchoring in a restricted zone in the waters of Pengerang are suspected of illegal fishing activities. The Tanjung Sedili Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said the vessels had 63 c …

BEIJING, April 28 (Bernama) — The Malaysian embassy here today refuted the reported claims that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) staff were detained by the Chinese next of kin of passengers onboard MH370. “The embassy wishes to clarify that the incident as reported by the media did not take place …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes the Malaysian government will implement a balanced passenger service charge (PSC) at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the spanking new KLIA2. KLIA2, the budget carrier terminal, will st …

Azmin Ali established a clear lead over his rivals in the fight for the deputy presidency as he swept through the first round of the party election last weekend. PEOPLE had been talking about the “Azmin juggernaut” weeks before the PKR election started. Everyone in the party knew he was the man to b …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) — National diving queen Pandelela Rinong claimed a bronze medal in the third leg of the 2014 FINA Diving World Series held at the London Aquatics Centre in the United Kingdom, early Monday. According to the FINA website www.fina.org the 21-year-old Sarawakian a …

KOTA BARU: A Piper Warrior II single-engine aircraft crashed landed at Taman Kurnia Jaya, Pengkalan Chepa, near here Monday, injuring its pilot. The light aircraft belonging to the Asia Pacific Flight Training Centre crashed in an open area in the densely-populated housing estate. The pilot, who was …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) — The search operation (SAR) team for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 needs to identify what kind of assets are required as it enters a new phase before the finance aspect can be sorted out, said acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein …

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and the United States have entered a new phase in their bilateral relationship with both committed to work closer on the economy, security, education and science and technology. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said US President Barack Obama’s visit to the country had provided a boost …

SHAH ALAM, April 28 (Bernama) — The appeal period for the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) has been extended to May 31. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said as at April 20, the government had received a total of 246,911 appeals from unsuccessful applicants. “A letter has be …

PETALING JAYA: Nine suspected militants were detained by Bukit Aman’s Special Branch department on Monday. In his Twitter post, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar congratulated the department’s success in detaining nine people, suspected of militant activities in the country. Khali …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) — The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) is inviting interested parties in Sabah and Labuan Federal Territory to apply for the feed-in approval (FiA) for renewable energy quota allocated for the areas. This follows the recent opening of the Seda of …

MANILA, April 28, 2014 (AFP) – The Philippines and the United States signed an agreement Monday to allow a bigger US military presence on Filipino territory, hours ahead of a visit to Manila by US President Barack Obama. Philippine Defence Minister Voltaire Gazmin and US ambassador Philip Gold …

Global travel budgets (and those of Malaysians) on the rise in 2014 but travellers are demanding more value out of it. MALAYSIANS are raring to travel even more this year! They are amongst the nationalities most likely to increase their travel budget this year according to a recent survey. On averag …

Published: Monday April 28, 2014 MYT 8:48:00 AMUpdated: Monday April 28, 2014 MYT 10:21:31 AM Photo Gallery: Day 1

LAST week I visited Sulu and Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, and guess who kept popping up during my trip? The Sultan of Sulu. Two and a half of them, in fact. On Wednesday, I was introduced to a man related to the late Jamalul Kiram III – the self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu – at a fish marke …