At 78, former MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu is as active and outspoken as ever. Since leaving the Cabinet in 2008, Samy Vellu has taken on a new role as the Government’s special envoy (infrastructure) to India and South Asia, wooing new projects for the country. He talks to Sunday Sta …
Read More »Gerakan president wins in close fight against DAP's Dyana Sofya
TELUK INTAN: Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew Keong has regained the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat in a close fight with a 238-majority win over DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud. Mah polled 20,157 votes while Dyana Sofya gained 19,919 and there were 543 spoilt votes. The by-election results were announc …
Read More »U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners to leave Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last U.S. prisoner of war from America’s waning Afgan war, was handed over to U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan on Saturday in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who will be handed over from Guantanamo Bay prison to Qatar. Army Sergeant Bowe …
Read More »Remember Gangnam Style? It just hit 2 billion views
PETALING JAYA: South Korean pop star Psy’s Gangnam Style has just become the first YouTube video in history to surpass two billion views on Saturday. “Very honorable and burdensome numbers. With the appreciation, I’ll come back soon with more joyful one,” tweeted the South Ko …
Read More »Good variety of offerings at property fair
SHAH ALAM: Potential house buyers are spoilt for choice with the variety of properties on display at the popular StarProperty Fair 2014. The three-day event features the country’s top property developers and their latest projects, suitable for both first-time buyers or investors. Mah Sing Group Bhd …
Read More »'MH370 search on the right track'
SYDNEY: The head of Australia’s transport safety bureau has defended the fruitless hunt thus far for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, saying he is confident that search teams are targeting the right area. Satellite analysis in the days after the BoÂÂ-eing 777 vanished on March 8 with 23 …
Read More »Malaysia-China renew friendship ties
BEIJING: Malaysia and China on Saturday renewed the bond of friendship that was established four decades ago. In a brief yet meaningful ceremony at the sprawling Great Hall of the People facing Tiananmen Square here, leaders from both countries were joined by diplomats, business community and youths …
Read More »Top 10 tips to quit smoking
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 …
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