KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-six foreigners were injured after a bus skidded at the 17th kilometre of the Karak Highway. The bus driver and a local tourist guide were also injured in the 1.25am accident yeste...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians tend to read less as they grow older, according to Malaysian National Library director-general Datuk Raslin Abu Bakar. Basing his theory on the number of borrowers at the lib...
PETALING JAYA: Employees surfing the Internet or chatting on social networking sites during office hours are costing companies of millions of ringgit annually in lost productivity. This has caused som...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is fortunate to have non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporate citizens who continuously pledge to help the Government provide basic necessities to the less fortunate, sa...
GEORGE TOWN: Some Gerakan members want Penang chairman Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan to step down to pave the way for new blood and to strengthen the party before the next general election. Bukit Mertajam Ge...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Bird’s nest costing thousands of ringgit is expected to be the grand prize in a raffle during a lantern festival to be held here on a grand scale. Organising chairman Toh Chin ...
PHUKET: Thai van and bus operators ferrying tourists to Malaysia must apply for permits from the Tourism Ministry each time they cross the border, in a ruling that will take effect after Hari Raya. To...
KUALA NERANG: Residents of Kampung Baru Padang Sanai here are complaining of foul odour and health risks from a nearby watermelon farm, which allegedly has been using animal waste as manure. Villager ...
PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Volunteers with the Putera 1Malay-sia Club humanitarian mission to Pakistan have distributed supplies worth RM3mil to 2,800 flood-displaced families since beginning its relief wor...
JOHOR BARU: Sacked by the PPP last year and accepted into the MIC in July this year, Datuk T. Murugiah says he is on track to draw 200,000 of his supporters to his new party. “I am confident of ...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Chinese Associations of Malaysia (Huazong) has taken up the task of helping the Government to recruit more Chinese into the civil service. Huazong president Tan Sri Phe...
JOHOR BARU: The two men who were detained for allegedly impersonating the Tunku Mahkota Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris Sultan Ibrahim, on the social networking site Facebook, have been released on po...
GEORGE TOWN: It will be a straight fight between a state assemblyman and a former MIC division leader for the post of Bayan Baru PKR division head after nominations closed yesterday. Pantai Jerejak re...
KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim faces competition from three others as he defends his Kuala Selangor PKR division chief post in the party election next month. The three ar...
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR supreme council member Datuk Zaid Ibrahim will contest for the deputy president’s post in the coming party elections. He is said to have announced his decision during a breakin...
PUTRAJAYA: Former Information Minister Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin is ready to face PAS in court should it initiate legal action against him over his recent remarks that it is an “extreme” pa...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government is pushing for the implementation of the 90-day maternity leave for mothers here. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state had written to Women, Family and Communi...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of fans were sent on a trip down memory lane at a Teresa Teng tribute concert held at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Wang Jing and Tong Yao from China, along...
JOHOR BARU: Foon Yew High School’s mesmerising and engaging performance edged out seven other teams to clinch the first place at the inaugural national-level 24 Festive Drums competition held he...
PETALING JAYA: The retirement age for civil servants should be increased from 58 to 60 without delay since it is long overdue, says Cuepacs. In pressing for a quick decision, its president Omar Osman ...
