PETALING JAYA: Terengganu-born Ustaz Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman has been grabbing headlines and incurring public wrath in his role as Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president. After a number of controversial statements, including one labelling the Chinese community ‘trespassers’, the leader of the …

From Azlina Aziz TOKYO, May 22 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today cautioned that over the past few years, the growing gap between rich and poor in developed economies, has become a pressing policy issue. He noted that this was not just the battle cry of the “Occu …

SINGAPORE, May 22, 2014 (AFP) – A Singapore Airlines plane skidded off the runway on touching down during heavy rain at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport, but no injuries were reported, the carrier said Thursday. The Airbus A330 plane “encountered heavy rain and veered slightl …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — MASkargo today safely transported a pair of giant pandas, Fu Wa and Feng Yi, from China to Kuala Lumpur on a two-year-old A330-200 freighter aircraft.

THE FEDERAL Territory is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and although its rapid development is evident from the landmarks all around us, many question whether its transport system has kept pace. An effective and holistic transport and traffic system is vital to accommodate the needs of a …

ALOR SETAR, May 21 (Bernama) – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrived at Istana Anak Bukit today to pay his last respects to Kedah Regency Council chairman Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah. Upon arrival at Istana Anak Bukit at 3pm, Muhyiddin had an audience with the Yang d …

KUALA LUMPUR: The two VIPs (very important pandas) received rock star treatment with fans cheering loudly as the convoy bringing the two reached Zoo Negara. “Fu Wa! Feng Yi! Fu Wa! Feng Yi,” chanted the schoolchildren who were on a special school trip to lend their support at the arrival of the firs …

KOTA BAHARU, May 21 (Bernama) — Tabung Haji (TH) Travel and Services Sdn Bhd is aiming for sales of RM3 million this year from its tourism, umrah and haj packages in the eastern region covering Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang. Eastern region manager Ahmad Zawawee Mohd Nor said last year, the s …

TAIPEI, May 21, 2014 (AFP) – A knife-wielding attacker went on a stabbing spree aboard a Taipei subway train Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 21 others, police said. Cheng Chieh, a 21-year-old college student, was immediately arrested after the incident, the first fatal attack on th …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has accepted an undertaking from the Central Committee Members of the Pan-Malaysia Lorry Owners Association (PMLOA) concerning its pricing practices on transportation charges. The MyCC said it had found that the member …

CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for embezzling millions in public funds for lavish renovations to family properties. The verdict may please some Egyptians who lived through three decades of autocracy under Mu …

CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison on a conviction for stealing public funds. The verdict may please some Egyptians who lived through three decades of autocracy under Mubarak before a 2011 uprising toppled him. …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — A pair of pandas from China, the symbol of 40 years of close Kuala Lumpur-Beijing relations, have now found a new home at the National Zoo, thousands of kilometres from their homeland in Sichuan province in southwest China. The docile creatures, on a 10-year lo …

GEORGE TOWN: Bukit Gelugor by-election independent candidate Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan did not break any election rules when he leapt in front of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s car at the State Assembly on Tuesday, said Election Commission secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh.  It was reported …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — SME Corp Malaysia is on track to achieve a total of 100 companies certified with the National Mark of Malaysian Brand, a certification that depicts quality, excellence and distinction of products and services by local firms, by year-end. Its Chief Executive Off …