BEIJING: Families of the Chinese nationals onboard Flight MH370 have left Lido Hotel here following Malaysia Airlines’ decision to close all its family assistance centres. A notice was put up to inform the families that MAS would stop providing food and accommodation effective 6pm yesterday at the L …

The PKR election will reach a watershed point when Sabah votes this weekend because the votes in this second biggest state in the party can make or break a candidate. THERE has been a rumour going around the last couple of days that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim might pull out of the …

SIBU: A 42-year-old woman from China was in the midst of putting on her clothes when a police team raided a room of a massage parlour at Jalan Cross. She was with a customer who was then naked. The operation against immoral activity, code named Op Noda Khas that began at 10.40pm on Friday night was …

The members of one of today’s biggest boy bands are looking for decoys for security reasons. One Direction’s security team wants to hire look-alikes of the band members. The Little Things hitmakers – Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Niall Horan – are being followed by scream …

KUALA LUMPUR: The price of tomatoes may be plummeting due to a supply glut but demand is not going up – simply because it’s a perishable fruit. Produce seller Vege Tan, 41, said consumers were not capitalising on the value-for-money option as it wasn’t a commodity that was usually bought in large qu …

PUBLIC Bank Bhd, which has firmly etched itself in the banking sector as the most prudent financial institution in the country, surprised the market when it proposed a RM5bil rights issue. It is the bank’s first cash call in 17 years and the largest by a local financial institution in recent years. …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Westports Holdings Bhd recorded a profit before tax of RM131.6 million for the first quarter, up 25 per cent year-on-year, thanks to an increase in container throughput and savings of the management fee from its termination of management services agreement. Its …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — As the hunt for the missing Malaysian aircraft continues in the southern Indian Ocean, Boeing, the manufacturer of the plane, a Boeing 777-200ER, said it will continue to work with Malaysia to find out what happened to the airplane and why. In a statement here F …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Civil servants found to be involved in the anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally on Thursday will face stern action, including termination of service, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said. He said civil servants were supposed to support …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the preliminary report regarding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was released based on the principle of openness and transparency. As the tension mounted, Najib said he had also appointed an …

GEORGE TOWN: Spidey sense must be tingling because fans of the web-slinging superhero turned up for the release of the latest sequel in the iconic blue and red costume. Movie goers were surprised by the group of 342, including a 73-year-old woman, when they arrived for a preview screening of The Ama …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Nothing has so far, been found in the Bay of Bengal, with regard to a report by an Australian exploration company that it might have located the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 aircraft. Joint Action Coordination Centre (JACC) Chief Coordin …

SEOUL: Two subway trains collided in Seoul on Friday, injuring more than 100 people but with no immediate report of any fatalities, the emergency services said. “There are 117 injured, but none of them appear to be serious,” a spokesman for the Seoul emergency services told AFP. News of …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — A temporary lane realignment at Persiaran Surian, near Dataran Sunway (Sungai Buloh-bound) will be implemented from Tuesday till Sept 30 to facilitate preparation works for the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) piers. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sd …

KUALA LUMPUR: The anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally ended prematurely as rain descended upon Dataran Merdeka where a massive crowd had gathered. The rally, held in protest against the Federal Government, went on peacefully with no untoward incident except for a few scuffles between people wear …