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 …

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 …

KEPALA BATAS, April 17 (Bernama) — The mosque should be a place to inculcate unity and brotherhood of the ummah, apart from being the venue of worship, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the ummah solidarity could help harness the struggle to enable Islam to be respec …

A dream is about to come true for PAS which is pushing Parliament to give the nod to implement hudud law in Kelantan but its coalition partners are having nightmares about it. MANY DAP leaders had thought that it was the usual hot air from PAS when news reports on the Kelantan government pushing for …

KOTA KINABALU: Four more endangered green sea turtles have been killed in Sabah’s east coast waters off Semporna. The turtles were seen floating between Bum Bum Island and Kulapuan Island by a Fisheries Department staff, who then posted it on his Facebook page but later removed it. The latest killin …

The subject of death remains a taboo for most people, not just from a cultural perspective but also because dealing with the impending death of a loved one is a challenging proposition. Nonetheless, with recent reports of unexpected accidents and occurrences such as flight MH370, it is perhaps a bet …

JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean coastguard and navy divers resumed searching on Thursday for about 290 people still missing, many of them students from the same high school, after a ferry capsized in sight of land. Grieving family members gathered on the quay of the coastal city of …

?KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) will continue to promote high technology foreign direct investment (FDI) projects or ventures which offer strong potential for the national economy. Foreign Investment Coordination Division Director Arham …

?KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) will continue to promote high technology foreign direct investment (FDI) projects or ventures which offer strong potential for the national economy. Foreign Investment Coordination Division Director Arham …

TAWAU, April 16 (Bernama) — Sabah Education Director Datuk Jame Alip wants the management of canteens and food suppliers in every schools in the state to observe the health requirements that have been set. He said the matter needed to be given priority to ensure the students were served with c …

KUCHING, April 16 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) aims to attract over 100 Malaysian companies to participate in the 11th China-Asean Expo 2014 (Caexpo 2014) in Nanning, China. The expo, from Sept 22-24, will see the participation by companies from Asian coun …

SEOUL (Reuters) – About 160 passengers, including high school students, were plucked to safety on Wednesday in a dramatic rescue from a South Korean passenger ferry sinking with 475 on board, officials said, although at least two people had died. South Korean officials said the rescue operatio …

KOTA KINABALU, April 16 (Bernama) — An assemblyman proposed at the State Legislative Assembly here today that national security-based educational institutions be set up in Lahad Datu. Datuk Mohd Yusop Apdal (BN-Lahad Datu) said the government should consider building a police academy, military …

KANGAR, April 16 (Bernama) — Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has created yet another history when it became the first university in Asia to set up an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Academy. UniMAP vice-chancellor Datuk Prof Dr Kamarudin Hussin said the setting up of the academy was done wit …

Hands have been wrung, outrage and sympathy expressed and Cabinet directives issued, but the controversy over the unilateral conversion of minors still persists. IN ancient days, they engaged in bloody wars in muddy fields in the name of God, when it was usually to colonise lands and increase their …