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 …
Read More »General : MAS Retimes MH740/741 Flights After Plane’s Belly Hit By Airside Vehicle
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 …
Read More »Kit Siang’s pol-sec on bikini pictures: ‘Good people will always be victimised’
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 …
Read More »General : Kedah Police Beef Up Security At Thai Border
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 …
Read More »Najib to attend Ahmad Said's daughter's wedding reception
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 …
Read More »Nuns beaten outside church
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 …
Read More »Ahmad Said busy with daughter's wedding plans
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 …
Read More »General : Agong Receives Business Tithe From Tabung Haji, Bank Rakyat
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 …
Read More »Lessons to be learnt from lost plane
The global aviation industry must not only learn important lessons from MH370, but implement them. The world learned from Air France but didn’t act. The same mistake must not be made again. MY government didn’t get everything right. Yet other parties, too, must learn from MH370 – and make changes. N …
Read More »General : Bernama Shortlisted For NPC’s Photographer Of The Year, Best Media Organisation Awards
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) – The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) has been shortlisted for the Photographer of The Year and Best Media Organisation (Community Service) in this year’s National Press Club (NPC) Awards. Bernama photojournalist, Mohd Nasaruddin Mohamad Adib, will …
Read More »Two Thai protesters dead, 21 wounded in gun and grenade attack
BANGKOK: Two anti-government protesters were killed and 21 were wounded in a gun and grenade attack early Thursday in Bangkok, medical officials and police told AFP, stoking fears of wider political violence in the crisis-hit kingdom. Police said two M79 grenades were launched into a protest site at …
Read More »Sport : Ride Of Silence To Create Awareness Among Users Of Motorised Vehicles
GEORGE TOWN, May 14 (Bernama) — The Penang G Cycling Club will be organising the 2014 Ride of Silence race on May 21, to commemorate those who died or suffered injuries while cycling on roads. The race, held for the third time, is also aimed at creating awareness among those who use motorised …
Read More »General : Terengganu Political Crisis Almost Resolved – Tengku Putera
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) — The political crisis in Terengganu following the reported announcement by former menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said that he had quit Umno, is almost resolved, according to Terengganu Umno Liaison secretary, Datuk Tengku Putera Tengku Awang. He said from a phone c …
Read More »MH370: Aussies pledge RM272m for search
CANBERRA: Australia has committed up to A$ 89.9mil (RM272mil) towards the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 over two years. Australia has been leading the hunt for the plane which was carrying 239 people when it disappeared on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It is …
Read More »Sport : Team Spirit, Unity Can Have Positive Impact In Thomas Cup Competition – Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — Team spirit and unity in the team will see the national badminton squad pull off a surprise at the Thomas & Uber Cup Final which starts in New Delhi, India on May 25. National singles head coach Rashid Sidek said apart from team spirit and unity, mental str …
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