JITRA: The Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will be implemented on April 1 next year, will secure the country’s future, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Government, he said, needed to act rationally and not based on emotions. “If we think rationally, we understand that every go …

MALACCA: The Pulau Nangka treasure hunt may have hit paydirt. Workers of the salvaging company were said to have discovered two copper medallions, believed to be part of the billion ringgit wealth buried in the tiny island from the time of the Malacca Sultanate. The discovery was made at 11pm on Wed …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Since day one, the families and loved ones of those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have been in our thoughts and prayers. Our goal, along with the entire global aviation community, is to find out what happened to the airplane and why. Boeing is actively eng …

Over the decades the street has transformed into a huge market selling many types of merchandise and is a food paradise.  However, it is increasingly apparent that Petaling Street seems to have lost its lustre as a top tourist draw. It is not uncommon for diners to see rats scurrying past drains and …

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 15,000 people are expected to attend the anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally today, City police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh said. SDCP Mohmad said police had told the organisers to adhere to regulations. “Participants will not be allowed to bring weapons or ch …

PETALING JAYA: She once thought everything was over after losing her left leg but Agatha Yu showed that she is made of sterner stuff and stood tall when she made it to the base camp of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Yu, 32, is a former Penang state badminton player and an athlete …

PETALING JAYA: A jilted security guard fell 11 storeys to his death after allegedly killing a 43-year-old female acquaintance in a tragic case of unrequited love. The chief security guard, known only as Jim, was found dead at around 4pm yesterday at the bottom of a flat in Kelana Jaya. He died insta …

MUAR: A couple has been charged with the murder of a 14-month-old toddler they were babysitting. Tan Yean Seang, 35, and his wife Tan Kok Shoo, 39, allegedly committed the offence between 6.30pm on April 16 and 9.30am on April 17 at17 Jalan Omri here. They were charged in the magistrate’s court here …

LONDON (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid produced an inspired display of counter-attacking football to beat Chelsea 3-1 in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday and set up an all-Spanish final against city rivals Real. Goals from Adrian Lopez, a penalty from Diego Costa and the kil …

PETALING JAYA: Nineteen years on, and the records and feats keep on coming. There is just no stopping Malaysians from breaking records. The Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) held its biggest event yet, “The Night of Achievers”, to honour more than 90 record holders, 60 of whom were present to accept th …

By Neville D’Cruz MELBOURNE, April 30 (Bernama) – Internationally acclaimed Sabah-born artist Hong Yi, who goes by the nickname “Red”, will be a special guest at Fiesta Malaysia this May 25 at Federation Square here. The Melbourne architecture graduate is well known for her a …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad regards the three-day official visit of the President of the United States (US), Barack Obama, to Malaysia which ended on Monday, as “extraordinary”. He said, Obama’s action of taking time to vis …

TAWAU, April 30 (BERNAMA) — The Suluk ethnic community in Sabah has been urged not to be influenced by provocative actions by a group who displayed the flags of the self-proclaimed Sulu Sultanate in Kampung Long Danau, Lahad Datu near here last week. Describing the action of flying the flags a …

PUTRAJAYA, April 30 (Bernama) — Applications for this year’s feed-in-tariff photovoltaic solar quota for Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan will open on Friday with several improvements. Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA Malaysia) chief executive Datin Badriah Ab …

LONDON, April 30, 2014 (AFP) – British actor Bob Hoskins, known for his roles in films including “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, has died at the age of 71 following a bout of pneumonia, his family said Wednesday. The gruff Londoner, who rose to fame in British gangster films in the 1980 …