TAMBUNAN: The practice of rewarding parties with no grassroots support will not strengthen Barisan Nasional in the long run, said Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongki...
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of 80 parents and pupils of SJK (T) Kulai Besar in Johor failed to hand over a memorandum to the Education Minister requesting for rebuilding work to begin at their school as pro...
KOTA KINABALU: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is not “hard up” for any positions following the departure of its vice-president who holds the deputy chief minister’s post. LDP pre...
SHAH ALAM: Environmentalists T. Srinivasa Rao and R. Gnanasekaran from New Delhi, India, who are on their seventh globe-trotting expedition to raise awareness on global warming, believe in the importa...
KUCHING: The Opposition has been chided for trying to raise funds for their election campaign activities from rural folk. Samariang assemblyman Sharifah Hasidah Syed Aman Ghazali said the people, part...
KLANG: Tamil Nesan’s managing editor P. Veerasamy has denied rumours that he has been suspended. Veerasamy, better known by his pen name Tamilmani, said he was on leave for two weeks to sort out...
KUALA LUMPUR: THE local bourse, which has been up for three consecutive weeks, could see some profit-taking activities this week as the market consolidates and investors unwind their positions ahead o...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Corruption NKRA has identified three key areas to be improved and strengthened in order to restore the public’s confidence in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)...
NEW YORK: US stocks could start this week with investors feeling a bit more optimistic about the economy, thanks to a stronger than expected jobs report, making further market gains more likely. The g...
SUBANG JAYA: The police has launched a Balik Kampung – Rumah Selamat campaign at a hypermarket in Subang USJ. The campaign was aimed at creating awareness among the Subang Jaya, Subang USJ and B...
PETALING JAYA: There are sufficient free cash flows from Parkway Holdings Ltd to service the debt that has been taken up to finance its takeover by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, bankers familiar with the dea...
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (Prasarana) has begun upgrading the Masjid Jamek, Hang Tuah and Titiwangsa light rail transit (LRT) stations to implement disabled-friendly features such as...
MIRI: The federal government has approved the allocation of RM107.5 million for the various development plans in Baram, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, during his recent working visit to S...
HE can only get a licence to drive on Malaysian roads when he turns 17 on Oct 24. But last Wednesday, Nabil Jeffri created history when he became the youngest test driver in F1 history. At the Imperia...
BENTONG: The government is confident that there will be no more hardcore poor in the country by the end of the year, based on the targets achieved to reduce hardcore poverty, in line with the low-inco...
KUALA LUMPUR: Major projects that have been identified under the 10th Malaysia Plan and the 12 national key economic areas (NKEA) need to be implemented speedily to cushion the economy from a projecte...
TAIWANESE pop queen Jolin Tsai has been criticised for her diva-like attitude, major Chinese dailies reported. The singer recently attended a variety show Hua Ren Da Zong Yi at Shanghai Dragon Televis...
THE alliance forged between two well-known steel players Kinsteel Bhd and Perwaja Holdings Bhd has always been an interesting case study. It all started when Kinsteel, which belongs to Pahang steel ty...
PETALING JAYA: Consumer banking will continue to be an important revenue generator for banks with home loans being one of the major areas of focus amid the prevailing relatively low interest rates. Ap...
BEIJING: China should end preferential policies for automotive companies to curb over-capacity in an industry where sales jumped 55% in August, a government official said. Chen Bin, a top official at ...
