JOHOR BARU: Despite the burden of having to go for dialysis three times a week, teacher Maisura Abd Jalil remains passionate about her job to teach underprivileged kids at a school for the blind here. In fact, the children helped her to forget her own worries because they needed more attention and c …

Comment Teaching is not any mere profession, but instead is a profession that demands heart and soul, sincerity and sacrifice. TWO significant events in my life take place on May 16. First, it was on this date exactly a year ago that I was entrusted by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to be part of his Ca …

PUTRAJAYA: Youths have been urged to stay away from extremist teachings that will do the country harm. In his speech at the launch of the National Youth Day celebrations, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said youths should instead embrace moderation. “This approach is comprehensive and inte …

BANGKOK, May 15 (Bernama) — Thailand’s upcoming general election faced the possibility of further postponement as anti-government protesters continued to oppose the plan, hardened by two fatalities in an attack on one of their protest sites Thursday morning. The election has been set for …

SEREMBAN: Sister Julianna Lim may have irreversible brain injury after being attacked with a helmet in the compound of a church here early on Wednesday. The 69-year-old from the Holy Infant Jesus order based in Kampung Pasir has several blood clots in the head after being repeatedly struck with the …

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 (Bernama) — The Expo Milano 2015 would serve as a platform for Malaysia to gain more investments, says Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the international expo was worthwhile participating in as it would attract investments from up to 20 million people e …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today wished Happy International Family Day to all Malaysians and urged them to make time for their families. “We are one big family in the spirit of 1Malaysia. A family that holds society together, builds the nat …

PETALING JAYA, May 15 (Bernama) — The National Education Blueprint for Higher Education 2015-2025 will be introduced later this year to improve the relevance of higher education in the context of globalisation. Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the document would also outli …

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 (Bernama)– Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has retimed its MH740/741 flights after the aircraft’s belly was hit by an airside vehicle at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today. The B737-800 aircraft was scheduled to depart to Yangon (Flight MH740) at 10:05am but du …

PETALING JAYA: Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, the political-secretary to Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang, has denounced netizens for sharing photos of a bikini-clad woman, claiming that it was her. The 27-year-old denied the accusations on Thursday, saying she was not the person pictured. It was later clarifi …

ALOR SETAR, May 15 (Bernama) — Kedah police have beefed up security along the state’s border with Thailand to avoid any untoward incidents following spates of bombings in the neighbouring country. Kedah Police chief Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said tight control had been clamped down at entry po …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be attending the wedding reception of the daughter of Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said at his residence in Kemaman on May 17. Najib said he did not realise that there would be a reception after the wedding which took place las …

SEREMBAN: A nun is fighting for her life while another is seriously injured after they were beaten up by attackers believed to be snatch thieves. The elderly women from the Holy Infant Jesus Convent were outside the Church of Visitation at about 6am yesterday for morning mass when they were attacked …

Ahmad Said busy with daughter’s wedding plans KEMAMAN: Former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said’s private residence here seems untouched by the recent political crisis, with wedding preparations going on as planned. Some 16 white canopies have been erected in the compound of the sprawling mansion i …

ALOR SETAR, May 14 (Bernama) — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah on Wednesday received RM8.93 million in business tithe for 2013 from Bank Rakyat and the Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji). The ceremony was held at Istana Anak Bukit here. The tithe would then be c …