PETALING JAYA: The Star has bagged the silver award in the Media category at the Putra Brand Awards, the only print medium to win in that category. Other winners under the category last night were Astro, which clinched gold, and bronze winners Hitz FM, Malaysiakini and ntv7. AirAsia was crowned as t …
Read More »General : Najib Launches Community Complaints Portal ‘fortherakyat.com’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today launched community complaints portal ‘fortherakyat.com’, which will serve as another platform for the public to make known their problems. The portal managed by Umno Youth’s Community Complaint …
Read More »General : Bernama-UMS’ Stock Lab Launched
KOTA KINABALU, April 25 (Bernama) — Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) today broke new ground by officially opening the Stock Lab at the university’s Faculty of Business Economics and Accounting Friday. This makes the university the first ins …
Read More »General : Eligible Malaysians Abroad Can Apply For Postal Voting From Today Till May 12
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) — Malaysians living abroad who are eligible to vote in the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election can apply for postal voting starting from today till May 12. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said they could download the 1B form for …
Read More »General : Najib Attends Friday Prayers At Kampung Baru’s Masjid Jamek
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak joined the Muslim congregation for Friday prayers at Kampung Baru’s Masjid Jamek here. Najib’s arrival at 1 pm was received by Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Titiwangsa …
Read More »Drunk passenger triggers Bali hijack alert
JAKARTA: A drunk passenger on a Virgin Australia plane was arrested at Bali airport after triggering a hijack alert when he attempted to enter the cockpit, airline and Indonesian officials said Friday. “This is no hijacking, this is a miscommunication,” said Heru Sudjatmiko, a Virgin Aus …
Read More »Business : Obama’s Visit Underlines Strong Economic Relations, Says Anifah
PUTRAJAYA, April 25 (Bernama) — The historic visit by US President Barack Obama underlines the strong economic relations that form the bedrock of Malaysia-United States bilateral ties, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman. He said the United States remained one of Malaysia’s bigg …
Read More »Memorial service with a political message
KUALA LUMPUR: The national memorial service for Karpal Singh kick-started on a political note with the DAP pledging to perform better in the next general election. Despite the last-minute change of venue, the memorial was attended by 3,000 people at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hal …
Read More »General : Good Malaysia-US Relations To Be Further Strengthened – Awang Adek
By Nani Rahayu Yusof WASHINGTON DC, April 25 (Bernama) — The effort to improve and strengthen Malaysia’s relationship with the United States (US), which is also its fourth-largest trading partner, is among the main focus of Datuk Dr Awang Adek Husin as the new Malaysian Ambassador to the …
Read More »Nazri: China promo activities to resume when MH370 case reaches closure
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism Ministry will only resume promotional activities in China when there is closure to the MH370 tragedy, says Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz. “We have to wait for the right time. For the moment, I am not even thinking or wanting to talk about tourists from …
Read More »General : MH370: Search Operation Continues On ANZAC Day
From Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil PERTH, April 25 (Bernama) — The search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continued Friday despite the Australians commemorating the 99th Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) day. ANZAC is a remembrance day which is held annually to hono …
Read More »They'd rather take pictures than help
PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians would rather take pictures of an accident than help the victims – an insensitive behaviour that has been caught on film by director and producer Jason Lim. His four-minute video, Who Cares: The Truth About Malaysian Drivers, recorded how people reacted to an accident w …
Read More »Man detained after canines maul three while on the loose
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested the owner of two dogs which mauled three people in Lenggeng. Nilai OCPD Supt Abdullah Roning said the owner, in his 50s, was being investigated under Section 289 of the Penal Code. The section covers negligence with respect to animals and provides a jail term of up to …
Read More »Miniskirts and bowl-cuts were height of fashion when Johnson visited Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: When US President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Malaysia in 1966, miniskirts and bowl-cuts were the height of fashion ala the swinging 60s. The Beatles and Nancy Sinatra ruled the airwaves with hits such as Paperback Writer and These Boots Are Made For Walkin. The 36th US President was in …
Read More »Couple die after taking poison
MUAR: A couple died after both were suspected of consuming poison at their home in Bukit Gambir near here. Ledang district police chief Supt Mohd Salleh Razak said they rushed to the couple’s single-storey house in Jalan Poi Ai after receiving a tip-off at about 10am yesterday. “We found them uncons …
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