KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) — The Senate on Tuesday passed the Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2014 to allow Malaysia to become a regional education hub. This would amend the Private Higher Educational Institutions 1996 (Act 555) to tighten quality monitoring and co …

EXCLUSIVE: In Part 2 of our special report on MH370 in books and films, The Star Online talks to pseudonymous scriptwriter Apocalypse Nightshade about his movie, ‘Malaysia 370’. Google ‘Apocalypse Nightshade’ (AN) and all you will find is a link to faceless profiles on Amazon Studios, or …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) — The government has set up a special task force to address public anxiety on the rise of dengue fever lately nationwide, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The prime minister said the task force being led by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would als …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) — The National News Agency of Malaysia (BERNAMA) and Tax Advisory and Management Services Sdn Bhd (TAMS) will jointly organise the National GST Conference 2014″ on July 10-11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur Hotel. Bernama general manager Datuk Yong …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s coral reefs remain healthy in general despite the heat wave that the country is currently experiencing, say experts. Reef Check Malaysia general manager Julian Hyde said that recent checks on the country’s coral reefs revealed that sea temperatures were back to normal after …

KUALA TERENGGANU, July 1 (Bernama) — About 5,500 or 27 per cent of students who sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in Terengganu failed in the English Language subject. This was based on statistics by the Terengganu Education Department since the last five years, which show …

THE World Cup 2014 has finally arrived. Here are some pictures for today, 1st July 2014. Gallery: World Cup 2014: Today in pictures

Saturday June 28, 2014 By KAREN NEOHkaren.neoh@leaderonomics.com In 2007, soon after Nomura Asset Management started operations in Malaysia, Toshihiko Matsunaga made his first trip to Malaysia and decided that he liked it. “Compared with Sin… The Star Online Highlights

For years, radical Malaysians have been fighting alongside jihadist militants overseas but they kept a low profile at home to avoid detection by the authorities. Nowadays, some are using social media to flaunt their ‘heroics’. UNTIL Ustaz Lotfi Ariffin got thrust into the limelight by heading to Syr …

BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) – France reached the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday with a 2-0 win over Nigeria that left only one African team still in, while Uruguay striker Luis Suarez broke his silence to apologise for biting. Algeria, the remaining African side and also the sole Arab …

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 30 (Bernama) — The mastery of English among primary and secondary students in Terengganu is still weak and can be categorised as critical, said state Education, Higher Education and Special Affairs Committee chairman, Ghazali Taib. He said as the world’s major lang …

June 29, 2014 FASTING poses significant health risks for people with diabetes. A balanced diet is an important part of diabetes management. With this in mind, we have eight diabetes-friendly recipes to help encourage healthier eating and to help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) — The Home Ministry today denied reports posted by the social media on cases of children kidnapped in Malaysia for their organs. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said so far, the police had not received any report on such a case. “Cl …

KUALA LUMPUR: A Facebook status to wish Muslims a Happy Ramadan would probably have sufficed but not for a gutsy local photographer, who scaled the 1 Sentral tower in KL Sentral on Sunday afternoon to present his greetings. The “Spiderman” was later detained by police after reaching the …

PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) — Roslan Abu Bakar has been appointed the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court, effective last June 20. The Federal Court, in a statement issued here Monday, said Roslan, previously the Federal Court Deputy Chief Registrar, replaced Datuk Azimah Omar, who had been …