TOKYO, May 22 (Bernama) — The appointment of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Chairman of Proton Holdings Bhd will further strengthen the national car manufacturer, says Datuk Seri Najib Razak. “I believe Tun’s appointment will certainly strengthen Proton, givenR …
Read More »General : MASkargo Safely Transports Panda Pair To KL
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — MASkargo today safely transported a pair of giant pandas, Fu Wa and Feng Yi, from China to Kuala Lumpur on a two-year-old A330-200 freighter aircraft.
Read More »General : Muhyiddin Pays Last Respects To Tunku Annuar
ALOR SETAR, May 21 (Bernama) – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrived at Istana Anak Bukit today to pay his last respects to Kedah Regency Council chairman Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah. Upon arrival at Istana Anak Bukit at 3pm, Muhyiddin had an audience with the Yang d …
Read More »General : TH Travel & Services Targets RM3 Mln Sales This Year From Eastern Region
KOTA BAHARU, May 21 (Bernama) — Tabung Haji (TH) Travel and Services Sdn Bhd is aiming for sales of RM3 million this year from its tourism, umrah and haj packages in the eastern region covering Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang. Eastern region manager Ahmad Zawawee Mohd Nor said last year, the s …
Read More »General : Giant Pandas Find A New Home At Zoo Negara
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — A pair of pandas from China, the symbol of 40 years of close Kuala Lumpur-Beijing relations, have now found a new home at the National Zoo, thousands of kilometres from their homeland in Sichuan province in southwest China. The docile creatures, on a 10-year lo …
Read More »General : Kedah Regency Council Chairman Tunku Annuar Dies
ALOR SETAR, May 21 (Bernama) — The Kedah Regency Council chairman, Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah, died in Pantai Hospital in Ipoh, Perak at 12.20am Wednesday. Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir said funeral prayers for Tunku Annuar will be held in Istana Anak Bukit, …
Read More »General : 2,268 Renewable Energy Projects Commissioned In Sabah, Peninsula
TAWAU, May 20 (Bernama) — A total of 2,268 renewable energy projects under the feed-in-tariff (FiT) have been commissioned in Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia until March 31, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said the projects had generated 188.3 m …
Read More »General : More Express Boats To Be Deployed For Gawai: SRB Controller
KUCHING, May 20 (Bernama) — Express boats from areas with lesser passengers will be deployed to Sibu and Kapit towns in Sarawak’s central region during this Gawai Dayak festive period to acccomodate the expected increase in the number of passengers. Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) Controller, …
Read More »General : KPDNKK Perlis Finds Construction Firms Embezzling Subsidised Fuel
KANGAR, May 20 (Bernama) — The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) office in Perlis has detected that construction companies were embezzling subsidised petrol and diesel. Its deputy director, Razali Salleh, said in their first raid on a construction company in Kuala Perlis ne …
Read More »General : UniMAP-Modenas Racing Challenge 2014 On June 6
KANGAR, May 19 (Bernama) — Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) is organising a two-day formula racing competition, ‘UniMAP-Modenas Racing Challenge 2014’ at the UniMAP International Circuit at Pauh Putra from June 6. Programme director Shayfull Zamree Abd Rahim said in a statement …
Read More »General : Changes In World Communication Demand More Equality – Ahmad Shabery
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) — Changes in world communication requires all staff of the Communication and Multimedia Ministry to take bigger responsibilities and to practice a culture of equality among each other, its minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, said today. In this context, he …
Read More »General : Media Centre Set Up In Teluk Intan
TELUK INTAN, May 19 (Bernama) — The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has set up a media centre for the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election at the Community Health Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Campus, Jalan Changkat Jong here. The centre is open since last Saturday until May 3 …
Read More »General : Decision On Sea Basing System To Be Announced Soon – Navy Chief
MELAKA, May 19 (Bernama) — The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Chief, Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said a decision on the implementation of the sea basing system to upgrade security in Sabah waters will be announced soon. “This matter was discussed in the last Cabinet meeting and the dec …
Read More »General : RCI Report On Sabah’s Illegal Immigrants Handed To PM, Agong
KOTA KINABALU, May 19 (Bernama) — The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah has submitted the outcome of its investigation to Yang DiPertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. RCI chairman Tan Sri Steve Shim L …
Read More »General : Warm Welcome For Agong, Permaisuri In Singapore
By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama) — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah was accorded an official ceremonial welcome at The Istana here Monday. The king and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah were greeted on arrival by Singa …
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