MELAKA, May 7 (Bernama) — Pulau Nangka, Pulau Besar and St Paul’s Hill in Bandar Hilir here are believed to be areas where treasures were kept during the rule of the Melaka Sultanate. Malaysian Institute of Patriotism and Historical Studies chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Jamil Mukmin said t …
Read More »General : 209 Receive Honours From Sarawak
KUCHING, May 7 (Bernama)– A total 209 people on Wednesday were conferred honours by Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud during an award-presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the old State Assembly in Petra Jaya, here. Heading the list was Japan’s Tokuyama Corpo …
Read More »General : 12,850 Applications Received From International Students To Study In Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) — Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) received 12,850 applications in the first quarter of 2014 from international students interested to pursue tertiary education at private higher education institutions in Malaysia. Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idr …
Read More »General : Home Ministry To Organise Crime Prevention Programme At Tapah Prison
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) — The Home Ministry will organise a Crime Prevention Programme at the Tapah Prison premises from May 8 to 10. According to a statement from the Home Ministry the programme would comprise a religious talk, special sermon on Crime Prevention, sports activities and e …
Read More »General : Three Enforcement Teams Monitor Bukit Gelugor By-Election – EC
By Nur Adila Abdul Wahab GEORGE TOWN, May 7 (Bernama) — Three enforcement teams to include representatives from parties contesting will assist in monitoring the flow of the by-election process for the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat scheduled for May 25. Penang acting director of the Election …
Read More »General : Aziz Sattar’s Demise Big Loss To Nation’s Entertainment Scene – Ahmad Shabery
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — The demise of Malay film legend, Datuk Abdul Aziz Sattar has been described by Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek as a big loss to the country’s entertainment scene. He said Abdul Aziz was the last renowned actor among the pee …
Read More »General : Uzbekistan: Investment, Visa Issues To Be Ironed Out
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Education and Social Issues Ikramov Adkham Ilkhamovich (third, left) leading their respective delegations at a meetingFrom Abdul Muin Abdul Majid TASHKENT, May 6 (Bernama) — The U …
Read More »General : Services And Quality Of Water In States Under PAAB Has Improved Drastically – Mahdzir
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — Services in terms of quality and supply has shown vast improvement in states where water is managed by Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) or Water Asset Management Company (WAMCO), a wholly owned company under the Minister of Finance Incorporated, the Dewan Negar …
Read More »General : Temporary Partial Lane Closure At Jalan Damansara
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) — The will be a temporary partial lane closure at Jalan Damansara (LDP Highway-bound) beginning this Friday. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) in a statement Tuesday said that the right-most lane of the slip road at Jalan Damansara (LDP Highway-bou …
Read More »General : UTC Kotaraya Begins Operations In June
JOHOR BAHARU, May 5 (Bernama) — The Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) in Galleria@Kotaraya, near here will begin operations on June 1. State Secretary Datuk Ismail Karim said 80 percent of the renovation works covering 138,557 square feet had already been completed. “Thirty-nine agencies …
Read More »General : Malaysia-Indonesia Relationship Must Not Confine To Diplomatic Area Alone – Herman
SINTOK, May 5 (Bernama) — Relationship between Malaysia and Indonesia must not be limited to diplomatic and bilateral segments alone but rather expanded to other areas said Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Herman Prayitno. Herman said relationship between Malaysia and Indonesia which has bee …
Read More »General : Timeline Of The Search For MH370
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) — The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 enters its 60th day tomorrow as Malaysia and several other countries consider a new phase of scouring the floor of the southern Indian Ocean. The focus has shifted to the ocean floor after an aerial …
Read More »General : Johor Government Plans To Develop New Water Sources To Overcome Supply Shortage
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 »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 »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 …
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