PUTRAJAYA, July 24 (Bernama) — The Finance Ministry has received feedback from the public and private sectors on ways to enhance Malaysia’s quality of life and happiness index in the formulation of Budget 2015. Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Chua Tee Yong, said Malaysia was ranked 56th o …

LETTER from SM Mohamed Idris | Traffic law enforcement shouldn't be seasonal Year after year we have Ops Sikap, now changed to Ops Selamat, to stop the carnage from our road crashes during our festive seasons. Malaysia was ranked 20th globally for the most road deaths in 2011, according to the …

LETTERS from David Anthony | Let us not forget the helpless in Gaza The MH17 tragedy is sad, calamitous and distressing. I extend my condolences to the grieving next of kin. The media continues to give full coverage to the tragic event. It is this media coverage that I want to comment on. The high-p …

PUTRAJAYA, July 24 (Bernama) — Families of the 45 Malaysians who perished in the Malaysia Airlines (MAS), MH17 crash in Ukraine have given their details and DNA samples to the relevant authorities for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of their loved ones. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S …

MAS-Air Asia X merger talk 'unfounded' Khazanah reminds all not to speculate on MAS' next course of action. MAS-Air Asia X merger talk 'unfounded'

#ThrowbackThursday Sensible Bank Negara and Miti question rosy ridership projections for KL-Singapore high-speed rail: 3,600 passengers per hour, running 18 hours a day Bank Negara, Miti question Spad's numbers for high speed railwww.kinibiz.comSuruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (Spad)’s passe …

Penang Umno wants the state government to explain the allocations for Islamic administration and development in the state. Its liaison chairman Zainal Abidin Osman said it was important for the DAP-led state government to provide details on the allocations if it really practised transparency in its …

Settlers who take legal action against the Federal Land Development Agency will not receive Hari Raya cash aid, the agency said. They will also not receive dividends from Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) for shares held. A Felda spokesperson said this also applied to those who illegally sell …

JOHOR BAHARU, July 24 (Bernama) — A boat carrying 28 passengers capsized about 15 Nautical miles South West of Tanjung Ketapang, Muar at 11.20am today said the Southern Region Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), today. MMEA operations director Maritime Capt Ibrahim Mohamed said infor …

Here’s a favorite post of ours from the past: polling day in the Kuala Besut state seat election #ThrowbackThursday powered by https://sumall.com/facebook Kuala Besut Polling day polling day in the Kuala Besut state seat election

FREE: While the official word is that there were negotiations that led to the release of the kidnapped, Tiger does not think that the kidnappers would just let them go after listening to the words of the negotiators. And what’s this news about a negotiator’s fee, and what about the conflicting repor …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) — The closing date of the Negara Bangsa Short Video Contest, organised by Bernama TV (BRTV), has been extended to September 16. BRTV in a statement here Thursday said the date was extended from August 10 based on suggestions by the public, who needed more time t …

Dr M's indictment: Jews worse than Nazis The Jews have learnt nothing from their suffering in the past, said former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad in light of the ongoing bloodbath in Gaza. "When Jews were persecuted by the Nazis in Germany they sought the sympathy and support of the world. B …

The leaders of rivals China and Taiwan expressed condolences today for victims of a TransAsia Airways turboprop plane that crashed during a thunderstorm the previous day killing 48 people including two French nationals. The plane, a 70-seat ATR 72, crashed near the runway while trying to land on the …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) — The Boeing Company reported a one per cent increase in second quarter revenue to US$ 22 billion reflecting higher commercial deliveries. In releasing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the global aviation company said that backlog remai …