IT IS World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) today and the theme this year is “Raising taxes on tobacco”. Universiti Malaya Nicotine Addiction Research and Collaboration Centre coordinator and psychiatrist Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin said increasing the price of cigarettes had proven to be effective in reducing …
Read More »Indonesia-bound Thai tanker believed hijacked
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31, 2014 (AFP) – A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters. The diesel oil tanker MT Orapin 4, with 14 crew aboard, los …
Read More »Point of no return?
THE new chairman of the Energy Commission (EC) Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Majid is probably in a tight spot. Before taking on the top post in the EC, he was heading MyPower Corp Bhd, the entity under the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry given the mandate to reform the electricity sector. One …
Read More »General : Najib Calls For Mechanism To Shape Malaysia-China Ties Over Next 40 Years
From Niam Seet Wei BEIJING, May 30 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Friday called for the establishment of a concrete and comprehensive mechanism to successfully implement plans to shape Malaysia-China diplomatic relations over the next 40 years. He suggested tha …
Read More »Business : Malaysian Companies Sees Good Outcome From Trade Exhibition
BANGALORE, May 30 (Bernama) — Malaysian companies participating at the trade exhibition, Showcase Malaysia here, are seeing a good outcome from the various business to business meeting held. Selangor-based, APS Medical Sdn Bhd is already looking forward to exporting its single use, disposable …
Read More »General : Reward System Mulled For Medical Facilities, Pracitioners – Subramaniam
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said today the ministry is considering introducing a reward system for medical facilities and practitioners as a means of improving healthcare services in the country. He said the system would be in line with the min …
Read More »General : Appreciate Ability To Celebrate Blessings Of Fellow Malaysians – Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said multi-ethnic Malaysians should appreciate their ability to celebrate each other’s cultures and traditions. In a message to Malaysians of the Kadazandusun and Dayak heritage celebrating Kaamatan and Gawai, he …
Read More »General : Gawai Dayak Exodus Begins, 14,800 People Leave By Express Boats Plying Rajang River
SIBU, May 30 (Bernama) — Some 14,800 passengers were recorded travelling by express boats plying the Rajang River yesterday alone. State police commissioner, Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman said they were those returning to their longhouses and homes in various places in the Kapit, Sibu, Sarik …
Read More »StarProperty Fair opens today
SHAH ALAM: The popular property fair organised by StarProperty.my begins today. It will feature some of Malaysia’s top property developers and their projects. The three-day event, which ends on Sunday at Setia City Convention Centre, features 28 exhibitors, including property developers, and is open …
Read More »Business : Professional Have Role To Play To Improve Competitiveness – Ahmad Bashah
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) — Professional services have an important role to play to improve the competitiveness of the Malaysian economy with the result that their quality and competitiveness have important spill-over effects. “The disappearance of anti-competitive regulatory restri …
Read More »Rekha Naidu’s courageous battle with multiple sclerosis
KUALA LUMPUR: Imagine not being able to see clearly, feeling weak and unsteadiness in the limbs, and being tired all the time. These symptoms seem vague, but they are also common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). “The thing about MS is that every patient has different symptoms. What one MS patien …
Read More »Kampung Baru best explored on foot to experience its offerings to the fullest
KAMPUNG BARU is a unique place with tracts of land valued up to a billion ringgit. It has not experienced the rapid development which has taken place in neighbouring areas. The vast area, located right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, is dotted with low lying homes, attap houses on stilts and rural vil …
Read More »General : Packed Itinerary Awaits Najib On Fourth Day Of China Visit
From D. Arul Rajoo BEIJING, May 30 (Bernama) — Another packed itinerary awaits Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the fourth day of his visit to China. Najib, who is here to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and C …
Read More »New traffic system eases congestion from Science Centre to Mont Kiara
The new traffic system at the Desa Sri Hartamas-Sri Hartamas interchange of Sprint Highway, implemented since March 1, has improved traffic flow in the area. A report by concessionaire Litrak shows the most significant improvement is along the mainline from National Science Centre to Mont Kiara. Pre …
Read More »Drilling in critical areas to go on till July
UNDERGROUND tunnelling works by Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Corp in Jalan Bukit Bintang is nearing completion. MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Wira Azhar Abdul Hamid said the final 10% of drilling through the most critical areas would continue until the end of July this year. “We cannot guarante …
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