Tag Archives: Malaysia

Shoutout! | Best Buddies Malaysia – Intellectual disability affects 2 to 3 percent of general population. How do you see them? Embarrassed to see the presence of those who are, somewhat different? They are among us, our family, our friends, and of course, our best buddy.They are not different, …

Former Chief Justice of Malaysia Abdul Hamid Mohamad, who earlier said he rejected the offer to become the Chairman of the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), said today there was an error in his statement on July 2. He explained that the offer he had rejected actually was the Chairmanship o …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) — Westports Malaysia Dragon basketball team have set their sights on winning the Asean Basketball League (ABL) 2014. Head coach Ariel Vanguardia believes the combination of young and senior players in the team would definitely be an advantage to pursue their goa …

M Manoharan | Take steps to mend dented international image Of late, Malaysia seems to be facing one adverse publicity-generating episode after another. The glare of the international spotlight had been turned on Malaysia ever since the uncanny and yet unresolved disappearance of the Malaysian Airli …

Isma chief: Nation heading towards racial conflict Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman has reminded Muslims to be aware of the threats against them and that the nation is heading towards racial conflict. Defending Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, he said: &quo …

SEPANG, July 3 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes the establishment of Xiamen University Malaysia Campus (XMUMC) here would help Malaysia become a hub for world-class education. He said Malaysia, which ranked 11th in Unesco’s list of preferred educational destina …

From Zarul Effendi Razali KOCHI (India), July 2 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities is looking to adapt the Indian Rubber Board’s (IRB) strategies in facing the global weakness in rubber prices. Its minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that he was i …

SUBANG, July 1 ( Bernama) — Hurry and book your travels now at Malaysia Airlines’ Mid-Year Marvels sale before 7 July 2014. The Mid-Year Marvels sale, which started on 23 June, has offers of up to 50 percent savings to destinations including London, Sydney, Melbourne, Bangkok, Hong Kong, …

Saturday June 28, 2014 By KAREN NEOHkaren.neoh@leaderonomics.com In 2007, soon after Nomura Asset Management started operations in Malaysia, Toshihiko Matsunaga made his first trip to Malaysia and decided that he liked it. “Compared with Sin… The Star Online Highlights

JOHOR BARU: State secretary Datuk Ismail Karim announced Thursday, June 26 as a state public holiday after Johor Darul Takzim FC (JDT) were crowned 2014 Malaysia Super League champions. The announcement was made at Dataran Bandaraya here to a gathering of JDT supporters who were watching a live tele …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) — Malaysia has called for immediate action by Indonesia to extinguish and prevent further land and forest fires in Central Sumatra, Indonesia, that were responsible for the crossborder haze. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) — Malaysia is on track to meeting the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (Unctad) sustainable development goals (SDGs) with the incentives given by the government to the public and private sectors. Malaysian Investment Development Authori …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) — In its strong belief that youths play an essential role in nation-building, Petron Malaysia has launched Vision Petron, its annual national student art and photography competition. Now in its second year, this year’s Vision Petron with the theme ‘J …

PUTRAJAYA, June 24 (Bernama) — “Malaysia Where Love Grows” was today announced as the theme for the country’s 57th Independence or Merdeka Day celebration. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the theme was picked from the song “War …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) — A business delegation of 17 companies and organisations, led by Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) during the trade mission to Istanbul, Turkey from the June 10-14, 2014, has generated sales of RM99 million. In a statement today, Matrade said t …