Tan Sri Dr Zeti with Kijang Emas scholarship recipients Alicia Grace Loh Rem Hui (on wheel chair) Nurizati Ali and Justin Lim Kai Ze KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — Malaysia has put in place good policies to ensure that the economy remains vibrant and is prepared for any capital inflow into th …

PETALING JAYA: Felda Investment Corp (FIC), the investment arm of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), has bought out all the shares in Encorp Bhd held by two major shareholders for RM239.72mil. The move, said observers, could make Encorp the listed property development vehicle of the Fel …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — The demise of Malay film legend, Datuk Abdul Aziz Sattar has been described by Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek as a big loss to the country’s entertainment scene. He said Abdul Aziz was the last renowned actor among the pee …

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Education and Social Issues Ikramov Adkham Ilkhamovich (third, left) leading their respective delegations at a meetingFrom Abdul Muin Abdul Majid TASHKENT, May 6 (Bernama) — The U …

Malaysia’s movie industry was hit today by the passing of entertainer Aziz Sattar, as actors and directors from different eras paid their respects to the eternal Bujang Lapok star. The death of actor and comedian Datuk Abdul Aziz Sattar, 89, hit the entertainment industry hard early Tuesday mo …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — Services in terms of quality and supply has shown vast improvement in states where water is managed by Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) or Water Asset Management Company (WAMCO), a wholly owned company under the Minister of Finance Incorporated, the Dewan Negar …

HAT YAI: Four separate bomb blasts hit the Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Tuesday causing injuriy to five people. A fifth bomb found near the entrance to apartments inside Prince of Songkhla Hospital was safely diffused. The first bombs separately went off at about 1.30pm in front of 7 Eleven conve …

Nurizati Ali (right) and Alicia Grace Loh Hui Rem (wheelchair) and Justin Lim Kai Ze with their Kijang Emas Scholarship award certificates after receiving from the Bank Negara Governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz at the Central Bank today.Pic: Azhar PidekKUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — Three …

LONDON (Reuters) – Paris St Germain and Manchester City face fines of 60 million euros (49.3 million pounds) and limits on their Champions League squads for next season for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules, a source close to the process told Reuters on Tuesday. UEFA said last w …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — The will be a temporary partial lane closure at Jalan Damansara (LDP Highway-bound) beginning this Friday. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) in a statement Tuesday said that the right-most lane of the slip road at Jalan Damansara (LDP Highway-bou …

KUALA LUMPUR: The search for the missing MH370 plane will enter a new phase with intensified probe over a larger area of the southern Indian Ocean following a tripartite meeting in Canberra between Malaysia, China and Australia. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said there would be meeti …

PUTRAJAYA, May 6 (Bernama)– Sustainable Energy Development Authority of Malaysia (SEDA Malaysia) has not granted any feed-in approval for geothermal resources to any company, including Tawau Green Energy Sdn Bhd (TGE). Chief Executive Officer Datin Badriyah Abdul Malek said although geothermal …

Incumbent looks unstoppable as his lead over his two rivals widens in the race to retain the PKR deputy presidency. PERMATANG Pauh was the centre of attention for PKR last weekend. PKR circles were expecting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to use the Permatang Pauh division meeting to issue some sort of am …

PETALING JAYA: As the biggest users of treated water, domestic consumers should harvest rainwater to help maintain dam levels, said Association of Water Energy Research president S. Piarapakaran. Based on 2012 statistics, he said 61.7% of the treated water supply in Malaysia was used by domestic con …

SEPANG: Clearing immigration is faster now at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) after more counters were opened following Sunday’s bottleneck where about 1,000 travellers were affected due to a lack of officers. The affected travellers had also complained about faulty air-conditioning and escalat …