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 »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 …
Read More »General : Boeing Will Continue To Work With Malaysia To Find Out What Happened To MH370
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — As the hunt for the missing Malaysian aircraft continues in the southern Indian Ocean, Boeing, the manufacturer of the plane, a Boeing 777-200ER, said it will continue to work with Malaysia to find out what happened to the airplane and why. In a statement here F …
Read More »General : Civil Servants Involved In Anti-GST Rally May Face Termination Of Service – Ali Hamsa
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Civil servants found to be involved in the anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally on Thursday will face stern action, including termination of service, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said. He said civil servants were supposed to support …
Read More »General : MH370: Najib Committed To Openness And Transparency
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the preliminary report regarding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was released based on the principle of openness and transparency. As the tension mounted, Najib said he had also appointed an …
Read More »General : MH370: No Plane Wreckage In Bay Of Bengal – JACC Chief
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — Nothing has so far, been found in the Bay of Bengal, with regard to a report by an Australian exploration company that it might have located the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 aircraft. Joint Action Coordination Centre (JACC) Chief Coordin …
Read More »General : Traffic Management Plan For Persiaran Surian And Cheras-Kajang Highway
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) — A temporary lane realignment at Persiaran Surian, near Dataran Sunway (Sungai Buloh-bound) will be implemented from Tuesday till Sept 30 to facilitate preparation works for the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) piers. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sd …
Read More »General : Malaysia Fiesta In Melbourne Attracts Top Sabah-born Artist
By Neville D’Cruz MELBOURNE, April 30 (Bernama) – Internationally acclaimed Sabah-born artist Hong Yi, who goes by the nickname “Red”, will be a special guest at Fiesta Malaysia this May 25 at Federation Square here. The Melbourne architecture graduate is well known for her a …
Read More »General : Obama’s Three-day Visit “Extraordinary” – Dr Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad regards the three-day official visit of the President of the United States (US), Barack Obama, to Malaysia which ended on Monday, as “extraordinary”. He said, Obama’s action of taking time to vis …
Read More »General : ESScom Warns Local Communities To Be Wary Of Provocateers
TAWAU, April 30 (BERNAMA) — The Suluk ethnic community in Sabah has been urged not to be influenced by provocative actions by a group who displayed the flags of the self-proclaimed Sulu Sultanate in Kampung Long Danau, Lahad Datu near here last week. Describing the action of flying the flags a …
Read More »General : Preliminary Report On MH370 To Be Released Tomorrow – Hishammuddin
SEPANG, April 30 (Bernama) — The preliminary report on the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 aircraft’s disappearance will be released tomorrow, said Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. He said the report would be similar to the one forwarded to the International …
Read More »General : Sarawak MACC Detains ‘Kawan Mas’ Express Boat Operator
KUCHING, April 30 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the operator of the ‘Kawan Mas’ express boat, which sank in the Sungai Rajang near Giam Bungan in Belaga on May 28 2013, to help investigation into a case, involving embezzlement of subsidise …
Read More »General : Senate: Shahidan Clarifies Cooling Off Period For Public Service Pensioners – Shahidan
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) — The government has no plans to draw up a new policy to impose a cooling off period for retiring government servants before they take up posts in the corporate or professional sectors. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassi …
Read More »General : Express Bus Skids Into Drain, Passengers Escaped Unhurt
GUA MUSANG, April 29 (Bernama) — An express bus belonging to Shamisha Holiday skidded into a drain at Km 3.5 Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai near Bandar Utama here Tuesday, but all the 29 passengers onboard escaped unhurt. Gua Musang district police chief Supt Saiful Bahri Abdullah said the bus, w …
Read More »General : SSR Must Be Premised On National Ownership Principle – Hussein Haniff
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) — Malaysia reaffirmed that the Security Sector Reform (SSR) must be premised on the principle of national ownership as it was fundamental and must not be overlooked. Malaysian Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Datuk Hussein Haniff said only t …
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