Karpal Singh’s wife Gurmit Kaur had always been the rock in his life. Theirs was a love story that began when they first met when he was 16 and she was just eight. Below are excerpts from an interview with Gurmit by Chin Mui Yoon which was published in The Star on Sept 10, 2006, two years after he w …
Read More »General : Bernama Editor-In-Chief, Bernama TV CEO Made Honorary Scout Commissioners
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) editor-in-chief, Datuk Zulkefli Salleh and Bernama TV chief executive officer, Datuk Ibrahim Yahaya were today made honorary commissioners of the Scouts Association of Malaysia. The conferment was made and letters of a …
Read More »Garcia Marquez, godfather of magic realism, dies at 87
MEXICO CITY: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author who used magical realism to tell epic stories of love, family and dictatorship in Latin America, died Thursday at the age of 87. Known affectionately as “Gabo,” the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude̶ …
Read More »mStar Online gets a makeover
KUALA LUMPUR: The Star media group’s Bahasa Malaysia portal mStar Online has been relaunched, with its website getting a fresher look. Calling the launch historical, Star Publications (M) Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai said mStar Online had come a lo …
Read More »Business : Oil Royalty Agreement Can Be Re-Negotiated : Musa
KOTA KINABALU, April 17 (Bernama) — The oil royalty agreement Sabah signed with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) on June 14, 1976 can be reviewed or re-negotiated in line with the current changes and needs, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. Musa said all discussions could be dis …
Read More »Divers struggle in search for South Korean ferry survivors
MOKPO/JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – Rescuers struggled with strong waves and murky waters on Thursday as they searched for hundreds of people, most of them teenagers from the same school, still missing after a South Korean ferry capsized on Wednesday. Coastguard, navy and private divers scour …
Read More »General : Federal Government, BN Offer Condolences To Family Of Late Karpal Singh
GEORGE TOWN, April 17 (Bernama) — The federal government and the Barisan Nasional (BN) offered condolences to the family of DAP leader Karpal Singh who died in a road accident in Perak early Thursday. The condolences were extended by Deputy Prime Minister and BN deputy chairman Tan Sri Muhyidd …
Read More »Business : Bilateral Trade Between Malaysia And EU Higher At RM135 Billion In 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — Bilateral trade between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) was 6.0 per cent higher at RM135 billion in 2013, said Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Malaysia, Luc Vandebon. He also said last year, the EU managed to climb up a notch to become Malays …
Read More »General : Funeral Of Karpal Singh On Saturday Or Sunday, Says Son
IPOH, April 17 (Bernama) — The paying of last respects for and funeral of Karpal Singh will take place in Penang on Saturday or Sunday, according to the late DAP leader’s son, Gobind Singh Deo. Gobind Singh, who is the MP for Puchong, said the family wished to hold these ceremonies on ei …
Read More »Sport : Chong Wei Will Continue Playing Until 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics – Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei will carry on playing until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. Khairy said to ensure Chong Wei continues playing at the optimum level, the National Sports Institute …
Read More »'Search efforts won't be scaled down'
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not scale down its search and rescue efforts despite it being more than a month since Flight MH370 went missing. While he could not speak for other countries, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has pledged no let up in Malaysia’s efforts. “We will not scale …
Read More »Business : Boeing Delivers 8,000th 737 To United Airlines
Boeing on Thursday delivered the 8,000th 737 to United Airlines, marking another important milestone for the world’s best-selling airplane.Pic: BernamaBy Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, April 17 (Bernama) — Boeing on Thursday delivered the 8,000th 737 to United Airlines, …
Read More »Malaysian singer Najwa Mahiaddin and her New York state of mind
Najwa Mahiaddin is making her mark as a musician abroad but the singer reveals life in the Big Apple is not all glitz and glam. A warm summer day at the back of a building in the thriving art and music district of Brooklyn in New York, the exhaust fans whirred without relent while the stench from a …
Read More »General : Search For MH370: Oil Slick Sample Brought To Perth For Analysis
From Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil PERTH, April 17 (Bernama) — The sample of an oil slick detected on Sunday by the Australian defence vessel Ocean Shield in the southern Indian Ocean, where a search is going on for a missing Malaysian airliner, has been brought here for analysis. The Joint Agency Coor …
Read More »KLIA2 to start operations in two weeks with five airlines
AFTER several delays, KL International Airport 2, the controversial new low-cost carrier terminal is ready to start operations on May 2. Contractors and Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) are working round the clock to ensure the RM4bil airport opens on schedule. Contractors and workers were seen bus …
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