JOHOR BAHARU, May 5 (Bernama) — The Johor government is planning to develop new water sources to meet the need for water supply in the state, particularly in the districts of Johor Baharu and Kota Tinggi, which is expected to be sufficient only up to the year 2018. State Executive Councillor f …
Read More »Business : TPPA To Be Concluded Before Obama’s Term Ends In January 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) — The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) trade deal would be concluded before United States (US) President Barack Obama ends his term in January 2017. US Ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Y Yun said although the multi-lateral trade agreement was complicated in …
Read More »General : Malays Have The Ability To Stand On Par With Other Races – UniMAP Vice-chancellor
By Elmi Rizal Elias SURABAYA, May 5 (Bernama) — Malays should not be too modest and consider themselves lagging behind others because they had their own strengths and were equal to others. Vice-chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Prof Datuk Dr Kamarudin Hussin said with the Malay …
Read More »Write and win big at the 2014 Scholastic Writers’ Award
PETALING JAYA: Are you a student who loves writing and sharing the beauty of the written word? It’s time to put your talent to good use and join the sixth annual Scholastic Writers’ Award and with some great prizes for your school and yourself! And for the first time ever, the competition is open to …
Read More »Thailand's king makes rare appearance as kingdom enters critical phase
HUA HIN: Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej made a rare public appearance Monday to mark the 64th anniversary of his coronation, as the political turmoil gripping his kingdom enters a critical phase. The king’s appearance comes as embattled prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra face …
Read More »Peak hour chaos at LCCT
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
Read More »General : Civil Servants Have A Better Understanding Of GST After Briefings – Cuepacs
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 …
Read More »Laughing your way to good health with 'laughter yoga'
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 …
Read More »EC meets on Thursday to set Teluk Intan by-election date
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
Read More »General : Najib Pays Last Respect To Former Hulu Bernam Assemblyman
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 …
Read More »Hudud in a non-Islamic state
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 …
Read More »Are you that naive to believe they do not know what you all are fighting for.
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 …
Read More »China gives 10-year sentence to leaker of military secrets
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
Read More »Review SOPs to handle disasters, DPM urges agencies
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
Read More »General : Non-Populist Measures Are For People’s Long-term Benefits – Najib
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 …
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