KUALA LUMPUR: Asian economies cannot depend on the United States as its export destination of first and last resort “forever”, but instead it will have to create its own consumer markets, especially within Asean, says Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong. “These massive changes bring home a simple message: business as usual won’t...
KOTA BARU: A senior citizen has died after the car he was driving was involved in an accident with three other vehicles at KM51 Jalan Kota Baru-Kuala Krai in Machang near here. Machang fire station chief Ahmad Alfarra Mohamad Zin said the 63-year-old victim was trapped in his car and pronounced dead at the scene by...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices for RON97 petrol and diesel will go up by 5sen per litre from Jan 9-15. The Finance Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday (Jan 8), said the retail price of RON97 petrol would increase 5sen from RM3.28 to RM3.33 per litre. The price of diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will go up by...
KUALA LUMPUR: A government agency director and three company directors were among eight people detained for alleged corruption in commercial vehicle inspections. Sources said that graft busters nabbed the suspects aged between 30 and 50 in Melaka and the Klang Valley from 9am till noon on Wednesday (Jan 8) in an operation codenamed "Ops Loader". "All suspects...
PUTRAJAYA: Singapore aims to open consulates in Sabah and Sarawak to deepen economic links with East Malaysia and strengthen ties between people on both sides. Singapore and Malaysia will also start a programme for volunteers from Singapore to help teach English in some Malaysian schools. It will be known as the Malaysia-Singapore English Volunteers Programme, with a...
PUTRAJAYA: Despite his extensive experience in governance and quality education, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak admitted in the High Court that he made decisions on government-related measures with full awareness but sometimes miscalculated the impact. The 71-year-old former prime minister said mistakes could happen if a matter was misrepresented, or he was misinformed or misled. Najib, who...
PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused Umno leaders of submitting to DAP to maintain their position in the government. Dr Mahathir attributed this as the reason for Umno's decision to cancel its attendance at the 'Solidarity with Datuk Seri Najib Razak' rally held earlier on Monday (Jan 6). He claimed that the...
KOTA BARU: Three local men were arrested on suspicion of smuggling nearly 2,000kgs of pig carcasses, estimated to be worth RM165,696, in Kampung Tasek Kwong, Lubok Stol, Rantau Panjang on Saturday. Southeast Brigade General Operations Force (GOF) commander Datuk Nik Azhan Nik Ros Nik Ab Rahman said in a statement on Monday (Jan 6) that the...
Hong Kong singer Calvin Choy recently marked his 60th birthday in a star-studded celebration. On Jan 4, a day after his birthday, Choy shared on Instagram a video of Chow Yun Fat, TVB star Natalie Tong and their group of running buddies, all singing “Happy Birthday” to him. The post also included a selfie of the singer...
EMOJIS serve as a visual representation in text-based communications and often allow people to vividly express their feelings and emotions in their message. Most of them have a clear-cut meaning but some have been argued to be something entirely different, like the folded hands emoji. The long-standing urban legend is that it's not a prayer or a...
