WINSTON-SALEM: US author and poet Maya Angelou has died at age 86 in North Carolina, local media reported on Wednesday, citing her agent and a local official. Angelou provided eloquent commentary on race, gender and living life to its fullest in poems and memoirs such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Si …

By Niam Seet Wei XI’AN (China), May 28 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says Xi’an is the gateway for Malaysian halal products to enter China, the world’s second largest economy. There are about 140,000 Muslims in Xi’an, which makes it an ideal plac …

From Niam Seet Wei XI’AN (China), May 27 (Bernama) — Malaysia views Xi’an, the capital of western China’s Shaanxi province, as the gateway to enter China’s vast halal market, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Tuesday. The m …

NASA unveils its ‘global selfie’ – a mosaic of more than 36,000 selfies uploaded to social media showing people and places around the world – proving there is no escape from the selfie. The 3.2-gigapixel zoomable image, which can be seen below, is the culmination of a project that began on April 22, …

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 27 (Bernama) – The Public Service Department (PSD) wants the 1.5 million civil servants to change their way of working in line with the transformation of the public sector. Its director-general, Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal said all civil servants should work as a team t …

THANKS to a series of recent flash floods, Klang Valley folk have become a paranoid lot who dread the sound of thunder. Their anger and frustration are rising with the floodwaters and, of course, with the number of hours wasted in the resulting traffic jams. Many cannot help but doubt the relevance …

KUALA LUMPUR: It is 40 years since former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein made his inaugural visit to China and members of the original delegation who accompanied him recall it as one of their proudest moments. Datuk Abdul Rahman Rahim, who was attached with the Commission of Malaysia in Hong …

PUTRAJAYA, May 27 (Bernama) — The Film Censorship Board will expand online screening of films for speedier and more efficient film screening, while the screening fee is to be raised. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the ministry, through the censorship board, would be making …

BATU PAHAT, May 27 (Bernama) — Johor has been able to reduce its crime rate for five consecutive years since 2008, recording a drop of 9,519 cases, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar Tuesday. He said for the period between January and April this year, the crime rate in t …

PETALING JAYA: The Malay right wing group Perkasa has spoken out regarding the departure of Yammy Samat, the mother of DAP’s Teluk Intan candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, saying that it was sad she had taken so long to admit she was part of Perkasa’s leadership. In a press statement, Perk …

LAHAD DATU, May 27 (Bernama) — A total of 1,296 people believed to be undocumented foreigners (PATI) were detained in 17 Ops Gasak operations carried out in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) since Nov 24 last year. Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) operations director Datuk Abdul …

The Bukit Gelugor win was a sweet and poignant moment for the Karpal Singh family and the outcome suggests that the Chinese love affair with DAP is still going strong in Penang. KARPAL Singh’s legacy was re­­affirmed when his son Ram­karpal won in Bukit Gelugor on Sunday night. The victory was as …

PUTRAJAYA: Various measures are to be taken under Budget 2015 to help the people cope with the rising cost of living. “These include increasing food production levels, as well as curbing profiteering by the middlemen and speculative activities,” said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. “The D …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman is a two-day working visit to Algiers, Algeria from Tuesday in conjunction with the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Wisma Putra said the meeting would provide an opportunity for Anifah to conti …

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin called for a more serious effort to make Malaysia the home of Malay manuscripts now kept abroad. The Deputy Prime Minister said that not only were European institutions better known for studies of Malay manuscripts but the experts on the subjects were Westerner …