Published: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 7:04:43 AM Peak hour chaos at LCCT by loshana k shagar AND dina murad Choker block: Passengers waiting their turn to get to the immigration counters. View the original article here

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) — Civil servants have a better understanding of the rationale and importance of implementing the Goods and Service Tax (GST) said Cuepacs president Azih Muda. Azih said the understanding was due to programmes organised by Cuepacs since last year to brief civil ser …

JOHOR BARU: Laughter is indeed the best medicine for Sheena Tan as she has managed to keep her asthma at bay after trying out “laughter yoga” a couple of years ago. The 35-year-old housewife said when she was a little girl, she could not participate in sports and games in school as she would suffer …

Published: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 1:26:00 PM Updated: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 1:29:01 PM EC meets on Thursday to set Teluk Intan by-election date View the original article here

HULU SELANGOR, May 5 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday paid his last respects to the late former Hulu Bernam assemblyman Datuk Mohammed Idris Abu Bakar in Kalumpang near here. Speaking to reporters later, the prime minister described Mohamed Idris as a loyal, humble and affable …

MUCH has been written about hudud. Many have pointed out that to implement hudud, or at least hudud as proposed by PAS to be carried out in Kelantan on Muslims, would be unconstitutional. So far, we have not really seen a convincing rebuttal from PAS or others who want hudud to be implemented in Kel …

Tuesday, 10 September 2013 admin-s  We may yet to see bloodshed (thanks to rakyat tolerance) but for how long we do not know. Its up to the leaders how far they are willing to push the envelope. Richard Loh ‘Hunger Game’ and ‘The Colony’ reflect how far human will go to kill …

Published: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 12:55:02 PM Updated: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 12:56:14 PM China gives 10-year sentence to leaker of military secrets View the original article here

Published: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Monday May 5, 2014 MYT 7:19:17 AM Review SOPs to handle disasters, DPM urges agencies Good job: Muhyiddin together with Wan Mohd Nor (second left) attending the World Fire Fighters’ Day 2014 in Dataran Merdeka. View the original article here

PUTRAJAYA, May 5 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has asserted that short-term measures and actions embarked by the government were rather difficult to execute and non-populist in nature, but were aimed at bringing long-term benefits to the people and country. The prime minister said for …

There is definitely much more to a nation’s eating habits than meets the eye. DAH makan (Have you eaten)?” This is a typical conversation starter for us Malaysians. Most Malaysians readily admit that eating is a favourite national pastime. As someone who appreciates food and observes eating tr …

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) — Westports Holdings Bhd’s share price on Bursa Malaysia was higher in the morning session Monday after the company announced a positive first quarter result. As at 10.45 am, the counter rose 2.0 sen to RM2.56 after opening flat at RM2.54, with 1.67 million …

PETALING JAYA: Despite the stock market adage: sell in May and go away, technical analysis indicate that Malaysia’s stock market is likely to test a record high this week. According to technical analysts, near-term indicators suggest that the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM KLC …

The world thinks that the Tausugs (Suluks) are barbarians. There are 500,000 Tausugs and the 1,000 who are with the Abu Sayyaf give them a bad name. HOW safe is Jolo?” I asked Dr Raden Ikbala, a 49-year-old Tausug, who leads an anti-kidnapping NGO in Jolo island, on the night before I flew to the Ph …

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a pleasant surprise for some 10,000 cyclists participating in the fifth KL Car-Free Morning when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak joined in the event. The Prime Minister, who arrived just before the flag-off at 7am in front of KLCC, lost no time in mingling with other cyclists before …