By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama) — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah was accorded an official ceremonial welcome at The Istana here Monday. The king and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah were greeted on arrival by Singa …

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean President Park Geun-Hye took tearful responsibility Monday for the mishandling of last month’s Sewol ferry disaster, admitting many lives were unnecessarily lost and vowing to dismantle the national coastguard. “The ultimate responsibility for the poor re …

TELUK INTAN, May 19 (Bernama) — The Teluk Intan parliamentary by- election will see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Mah Siew Keong and DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud. Their names were announced by returning officer Datuk Ibrahim Ahmad shortly after the close of …

PETALING JAYA: A picture of a cat with its hind legs tied up on the floor of the KLCC car park has gone viral. According to Facebook user Mandy Chow, the cat got fierce and defensive when she tried to rescue it. “I’m not a cat person, I don’t know cats well. Is there someone who has expe …

KUALA LUMPUR: Ikan masak tanah liat (clay-baked fish), opok-opok (glutinous rice crackers), pulut kukus dalam periuk kera (pitcher plant glutinuous rice), kebebe (mashed fruits in bamboo). Sounds foreign? These are actually traditional food unique to Malaysians in Peninsular Malaysia but they are dy …

NEW DELHI: Malaysia got off to a winning start in their Thomas Cup campaign against India in a crucial Group C tie at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium on Sunday.  Malaysia scored an unassailable 3-0 lead after winning the first and second singles and first doubles.  Lee Chong Wei overcame K. Srikanth 21-19, …

KEMAMAN: The wedding reception of former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said’s daughter appeared to have brought the brief but tumultuous Terengganu political saga to a positive end with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak attending as the guest of honour. Najib managed to squeeze in some time …

THE wedding that almost brought down the Terengganu government is over. Everyone had a good time yesterday and the father of the bride, Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, looked pleased as Punch especially when the Prime Minister himself turned up. Ahmad, as most would know by now, had cited his daughter’s wedd …

Seriously I find it disturbing that the voices of mono-ethnicity and mono-religion are becoming louder in Malaysia. They may be the minority but not many of us seem ready to tell them off, and the result is they remain unchallenged. Major countries all over the world, at least the ones that matter, …

GEORGE TOWN: A security guard fell to his death from the window ledge of an 11th floor apartment unit in Batu Lanchang here despite about four hours of persuasion by rescuers and counsellors. The rescuers and counsellors tried to coax V. Kunasegaran (pic) back into the unit but to no avail. A firema …

PETALING JAYA: Ipoh-born MasterChef UK 2014 champion Catherine Chin Coombes was at a loss for words over winning the title with wonton soup and nasi lemak. “Am so ermmm I have no words! Just am so grateful, so pleased, so chuffed and thank you thank you thank you for liking my food,” wrote the 33-ye …

PONTIAN: The future of Kukup, the state’s biggest fishing village, is under threat from the constant water pollution that had affected the daily catch of fishermen there. Kampung Air Masin chief Lim Thiam Hock said pollution from passing vessels and land-based pollutant discharges from rivers all pl …

Full-time mother and self-professed ‘feeder’ Catherine Chin Wan Ping Coombes does her motherland proud by winning MasterChef UK 2014 with wanton soup and nasi lemak. Although based in the UK, Ipoh-born Catherine Chin Wan Ping Coombes, who formerly worked as an assistant hotel manager of a private ho …

KUALA LUMPUR: More hotels in Malaysia should be declared smoke-free in a bid to reduce the amount of second-hand smoke in public places, said the Health Ministry. “There are a number of hotels where smoking is banned in the entire premises and this is encouraged. “I am also confident that the people …

SHAH ALAM: A group of Latin American men driving fancy cars and pretending to be rich would enter gated communities in Klang Valley before robbing targeted homes after days of surveillance. Police have successfully busted this group with the arrest of three men – two from Colombia and the one from M …