KUALA LUMPUR:The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal today announced 30 locations for the sighting of the Syawal moon on Aug 29 to determine the date for Aidilfitri this year. The Conference of Rulers have agreed that determining the Aidilfitri date would be based on “rukyah” (sighting of […]
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and China will sign a memorandum of understanding early next month to fight human trafficking and to cooperate on security issues. The MoU is part of Malaysia’s attempt to deal directly with countries of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said. […]
PUTRAJAYA: Indonesians top the list of foreign workers registered in the ongoing 6P comprehensive registration exercise. Until 8am yesterday, 896,643 Indonesians – which make up 46% of workers from 12 countries – had registered under the Immigration Department’s biometric registration exercise that started on July 13. Home Ministry deputy secretary-general […]
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1,051,427 job vacancies have been listed by eight ministries to be filled by Malaysians, before they are given to illegal immigrants given amnesty under the 6P programme. Home Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Alwi Ibrahim said of the figure, the International Trade and Industry Ministry had the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has set the ceiling price for various household items under the Hari Raya 2011 festive season price control scheme. Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 20 items have been classified as price-controlled items under the scheme, to prevent any profiteering […]
A Malaysian court ruling that allowed a Catholic newspaper to use the word “Allah†to refer to the Christian God has sparked such widespread and heated debate in the country, splitting political parties as well as families, and drawing a wave of negative reactions on a social networking site. read […]
KAJANG: All Malaysians who reach 21 years of age should be automatically registered as voters, said Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah on Saturday. In fact, he said he was in favour of reducing the voting age to 18. “Though these are not possible for the next general election, […]
LONDON: A man has been charged with robbing a Malaysian student who fell victim to thieves pretending to help him during the riots in London, the Telegraph reported Saturday. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said Reece Donovan, of Milton Court, Cross Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex, had been charged […]
MANADO, Indonesia (Xinhua) – The 43rd ASEAN Economic Ministers and Related Meetings opened here on Wednesday afternoon, involving ministers in charge of economic, commerce, trade and investment in ASEAN member states and dialogue partners. Representatives are about to continue their work on building the time-bound ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by […]
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday underwent successful arthroscopic surgery of the left knee which he had injured in a sports event. The surgery, conducted at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, took 45 minutes from 8.30am, Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said in a statement. […]
Kuala Lumpur: Employers and worker organisations want the government to suspend the amnesty programme for the 1.2 million illegal workers which began monday, arguing that the ongoing exercise to register legal workers using the biometric system was incomplete and riddled with problems. “To carry out both exercises in parallel was […]
Kota Kinabalu: There are more illegal immigrants in the State than originally thought. Hence, the State Government has decided to give them another week to register under the current 5P exercise. State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman who revealed this at the end of the two week 5P registration programme on […]
IPOH: State Veterinary Services Department deputy director Dr Rohani Kasim (pix) was found dead at her rented Permai Lake View apartment unit Thursday. It is learnt that Dr Rohani, 33, was found stangled in the house at 3am. Police have detained a man to assist in the investigations and are […]
GEORGE TOWN: The Chinese are back as the majority, overtaking the Malays as the largest community in Penang with them accounting for 42.9% of the state’s population last year, 2.2% more than the Malays. According to the latest report by the Department of Statistics, the number of Chinese in Penang […]
KUALA TERENGGANU: A kind gesture by a bank officer in giving way to an ambulance proved disastrous as his car was rammed by another vehicle. Mohd Haslin Ibrahim, 34, was sending his wife Salina Salleh, 31, to work at 11.30am when they stopped at the Gong Kapas traffic light here. […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Street demonstrations must not be made a part of the Malaysian culture, the Prime Minister said. The people should not have to live in chaos and uncertainty, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. “We are peace-loving citizens and we want to live in a nation that has a […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have set up two special teams to investigate claims by 11 doctors at Tung Shin Hospital that tear gas was fired into the hospital compound during the July 9 illegal rally. Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said one special team would investigate claims by […]
The Vatican and Malaysia established diplomatic relations on Monday in the wake of tensions between Muslims and religious minorities in the Southeast Asian nation. The Vatican announced the agreement after Pope Benedict XVI met with Malaysia’s prime minister, only the second meeting between a government chief from the Southeast Asian […]
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12, 2011): Raja Aziz Addruse, one of Malaysia’s most respected lawyers, passed away at about 1pm today at his residence in BukitTunku, here. He was 75. Raja Aziz who hailed from Chemor, Perak, had recently sought treatment in Singapore for cancer-related ailment and was reported to be […]
LONDON:The official visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the United Kingdom beginning Tuesday is an opportunity for both sides to take stock of the current state of bilateral ties with an eye towards steering them to new heights.Describing Kuala Lumpur-London ties as substantial and multi-faceted, Malaysian High Commissioner to the UK […]