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'This only shows how low BN can go. It cannot differentiate between party politics and the government.' 'Pakatan-bashing at seminar for teachers' Bender: I say let them continue with such...

'If 'now' means six months to a year, then the word does not mean 'now'. When words and actions do not match, we cannot trust the speaker.' Reforms, then polls or face backlash, warns Ber...

The presence of seven glamorous looking young women at the MCA Youth annual general meeting (AGM) on Saturday turned heads of delegates and made the front page of several newspapers the n...

'Since Nazri did not say the custom declaration form is wrong, I suppose it is reasonable to assume the form, in its entirety, is correct.' Customs confirms existence of RM24mil ring Loui...

A total of seven animal cruelty cases at animal care centre, Petnode Online Pet Store, last September have been referred to the Public Prosecutor (PP). Deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based I...

PETALING JAYA: A huge crowd gathered at Dataran PJ for Pakatan Rakyat's rally Saturday.

PUTRAJAYA: Any demand for change in the country must be based on the Federal Constitution and the rule of law, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

(Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when several rail cars derailed and struck a support ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A drizzle did not deter the public, including foreign tourists, from following the Citrawarna 1Malaysia (Colours of 1Malaysia) event at Merdeka Square on Saturday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that parts of a revised election law setting out terms for a parliamentary election were unconstitutional, casting fresh doubt ov...

The organisational elections of the Malyasian Indian Congress (MIC), including the presidential election, will be held in 2014, a media report said Saturday. The party's acting president ...

Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca...

BAGAN DATOH: The Home Ministry, via the police, will collaborate with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Malaysian Cyber Security to check social media ...

. He said that it did not make sense to call for a reconciliation when the Barisan Nasional government's actions apparently spoke otherwise. "Your mouth says you want to reconcile, b...

PETALING JAYA: People are gathering in big numbers at Dataran PJ for Pakatan Rakyat's rally Saturday. The rally is among several organised by the opposition to protest the results of...

(Harakah Daily) - Sekumpulan kaki tangan Petronas menyifatkan 'tsunami tauke Cina' kini sedang melanda syarikat minyak nasional itu. Mereka hairan bagaimana Dialog Group Berhad tiba-tiba...

Wilfred Bumburing’s Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah (APS) is likely to lead the way to the formation of a common local opposition front for Sabah.  Joseph Bingkasan, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Former T...

(The Sun Daily) - A PKR delegate from Selangor today proposed for state Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to help groom "potential" party leaders through appointing them to posit...

(Bernama) -- Election petitions by candidates in the 13th general election must be disposed within six months of filing. Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Ariffin Zakaria said this would ens...

This was a complication that the British did not need. More than 80% of the businesses, tin mines, estates, and so on, in Malaya belonged to the British and 30% of Britain’s economy -- w...

KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty cases on bus ticket touts reported since September had been brought to court and fines of between RM3,000 and RM8,000 were imposed to those convicted of the offence.

LONDON: James Murdoch rejected allegations Thursday that he was a “mafia boss” and told British lawmakers he had not misled them about the extent of his knowledge of phone-hac...

KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi worker was killed after he was hit by a car while crossing the road at KM428.4 of the North-South Expressway today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Anti-Dadah Agency (AADK)'s fight against the dadah menace through treatment and rehabilitation programmes received bouquets from international non-governmental ...

SHAH ALAM: State opposition leader Datuk Mohamad Satim Diman today questioned the salary and bonus payment to the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) general manager.

JELI, 2 Ogos  (Bernama) -- A total 102 students in the Jeli parliamentaryconstituency received RM800 each as preliminary financial assistance fromFederal government''s compassionate fund ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks which would see trading interest on Wednesday, Aug 3, despite the cautious market outlook include Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB), Catcha Media Bhd, Mah Sing Gro...

(CORRECTING ASKING IN HEADING)KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul AzizNik Mat was today challenged to openly deny that he was involved in a conspiracyto ...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- A father''s wish to give Aidilfitrimoney to his children went unfulfilled when his house was destroyed by firewhich also turned all his savings to ash...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) - The documentary "Syahadah" produced by Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) for the seventh season this year, traces thedevelopment of Islam in Malaysia.It incl...

With Russell Peters’ tour tickets selling out in just hours, it’s apparent that comedy is serious business. We speak with one of the bright talents in the Malaysian comedy sce...

Do you remember music videos, Beavis and Butt-Head and Veejays? If you do, you may just belong to the MTV generation. While music is still the driver of youth, one could argue that MTV is...

Project ConcreteJungle is a search for Malaysian entrepreneurs of business venture or projects of thought provoking proportion to learn their origin story. The project is free resource bu...

Project ConcreteJungle is a search for Malaysian entrepreneurs of business venture or projects of thought provoking proportion to learn their origin story. The project is free resource bu...

Can you make a career out of skateboarding? Why, yes you can! Meet Fuad and Munir, the guys behind local deck makers Sibling Skateboards. Yes, KL has it’s own skateboard brand, foun...

ZAMBOANGA: Twelve people were killed in the Philippines on Saturday as troops clashed with a militant group blamed [...]

PHUKET: Tan Sri Muhyid­din Yassin berkata cadangan untuk menjadikan Barisan Nasional (BN) sebagai parti tunggal adalah rasional dan [...]

ASAJAYA: Ketua-ketua ranting Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) yang tidak mampu memikul tanggungjawab diminta mengun­durkan diri untuk memberi [...]

MELBOURNE: Satu pasan­gan Malaysia di Australia te­lah menggandakan kekayaan mereka dan kini layak dipang­gil bilionair.David Teoh, 57, dan [...]

KUCHING: Semua projek tenaga hidro yang sedang dirancang dan dibangunkan di Sarawak adalah berpandukan amalan antarabangsa terbaik iaitu [...]

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): The first meeting of the first session of the 13th Parliament is scheduled for 16 days...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Kuala Lumpur police today warned that they will not hesitate to arrest those who take part...

PUTRAJAYA (May 23): Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged those with evidence of irregularities in the electoral...

PETALING JAYA (May 23): Former Puchong Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chairman S. Murali was sentenced to 18 months' jail for...

The Opera House is lit up by a projection during Vivid Sydney, the annual festival of light, music and ideas in Sydney, Australia. More than 60 interactive and immersive light sculptures...

A Japanese politician who drew fire for calling "comfort women" a wartime necessity has been forced to apologise for suggesting US soldiers in Okinawa visit brothels to vent their violen...

A giant statue from Chile's Easter Island on Saturday found a new home in a small tsunami-devastated Japanese town where it will become a symbol for its recovery. read more

After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloo...

Election petitions by candidates in the 13th general election must be disposed within six months of filing. Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Ariffin Zakaria said this would ensure the petit...

If we truly want to bring about this change, we have to be sensitive to the anxieties of the Malay community who still make up the majority of Malaysian families, says Dr Jeyakumar Devara...

Democracy and human rights will become a privilege only for the urban voters if we fail to recognise the importance of economic rights, says Cheah Wui Jia. What is referred to as the rura...

Once you go black, you never go back. Every challenge we face makes us better, stronger and closer, says Pravin Pillai. I wasn’t going to go. But as the Facebook messages kept coming in a...

A key indigenous leader was barred from an International Hydropower Association pre-congress workshop in Kuching, reports the Bruno Manser Fund. The Bruno Manser Fund condemns the barring...

While the sky seems dark now, the sun will appear again soon. We must keep hoping, says Steven Sim. This morning I received a call from one of my constituents. She appealed to me to prote...

The organisational elections of the Malyasian Indian Congress (MIC), including the presidential election, will be held in 2014, a media report said Saturday. The party's acting president ...

Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca...

BAGAN DATOH: The Home Ministry, via the police, will collaborate with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Malaysian Cyber Security to check social media ...

. He said that it did not make sense to call for a reconciliation when the Barisan Nasional government's actions apparently spoke otherwise. "Your mouth says you want to reconcile, b...

PETALING JAYA: People are gathering in big numbers at Dataran PJ for Pakatan Rakyat's rally Saturday. The rally is among several organised by the opposition to protest the results of...

NEW DELHI: French supermarket giant Carrefour has opened its first cash and carry store in India, hoping the government will soon relax restrictions on foreign investment in its massive ...

WASHINGTON: US automakers Ford and Chrysler are recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to safety problems, the government said today. Chrysler Group was recalling about 143,000 vehi...

BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a New Year's Eve address today China would adhere to the path of peaceful development and would always seek to cooperate when facing global p...

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak today urged all Malaysians to fulfil their responsibility in building a better future for the coming generations and place the country in its...

FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR: For many Malaysian football fans the historic moment when Hassan Sani ran the length of the field to thread an exquisite pass to James Wong who swiftly scored the win...

PHUKET: Tan Sri Muhyid­din Yassin berkata cadangan untuk menjadikan Barisan Nasional (BN) sebagai parti tunggal adalah rasional dan [...]

ASAJAYA: Ketua-ketua ranting Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) yang tidak mampu memikul tanggungjawab diminta mengun­durkan diri untuk memberi [...]

MELBOURNE: Satu pasan­gan Malaysia di Australia te­lah menggandakan kekayaan mereka dan kini layak dipang­gil bilionair.David Teoh, 57, dan [...]

KUCHING: Semua projek tenaga hidro yang sedang dirancang dan dibangunkan di Sarawak adalah berpandukan amalan antarabangsa terbaik iaitu [...]

KUCHING: Kejayaan Sarawak muncul juara kali ke-17 pada Kejohanan Balapan dan Padang Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) 2013 [...]

LONDON, May 25 — British police arrested a man under anti-terrorism laws at BBC headquarters after an interviewee said security services tried to recruit one of the two men arrest...

ABU DHABI, May 25 — France's foreign minister today ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was involved in the conflict and had no desire for...

MEXICO CITY, May 25 — The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black bean stew “feijoada,” Peru's refreshing raw fis...

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 25 — In just one breath and a dowry of RM41,101, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan (pic) and TV3 personality Nik Suryani Megat Deraman today became husband and wife. T...

PASIR PUTEH, 25 Mei — Badan Perhubungan Umno Kelantan akan mengemukakan petisyen pilihan raya bagi kawasan Parlimen Bachok dan tiga Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) dalam tempoh terdek...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- Public Bank Bhd and Institut Bank-Bank Malaysia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to impart training and education to the bank's employees...

KUCHING, May 23 (Bernama) -- The proposed construction of the 35km Ulu Tubai road to Mentawai in the state constituency of Batu Danau in northern Sarawak at an estimated cost of RM84 mil...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- A 23-year old mountaineer from Felda Jerai I Scheme, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan reached the top of Mount Everest at 7.41 local time (9.56 am Malaysian time)...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wants all state football associations to set up an integrity committee in their respective states, to combat...

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Bernama) -- Forbes today announced its 10th annual ranking of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel topping this year's list for th...

At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.

At least seven marines and five militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.

Osaka's outspoken mayor apologises for saying US troops in Okinawa should visit legal brothels as a way of curbing sexual crimes there.

Afghan security forces battle Taliban insurgents for hours in central Kabul, following an explosion that shook the capital.

China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy.

Christiane Amanpour discusses sexual assault in the military with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

Christiane Amanpour explains what's at stake in Iran's June presidential election.

Women are less ready to compromise their ethics in pursuit of success at work, a recent study has suggested.

"The name's Bond, Commander Bond." Words uttered by the world's most famous secret agent who is adored by his country, feared by the bad guys and trained by Britain's Royal Navy.

The global talent war is heating up as baby boomers begin their mass exodus from the workforce. But a new report reveals employers are not prepared for the new generation of emotionally i...

Chinese households are signaling impatience with government controls, finding alternatives to high cellphone costs and low interest on their savings, hurting state firms' profits in the p...

Google is deep into an effort to fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a move that could connect a billion or more ...

A former Indonesian vice president with a history of brokering peace agreements has accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of reneging on a secret deal to respect the outcome o...

Bausch & Lomb, which is owned by private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, is nearing a deal to sell itself to generic-drug maker Valeant for about $9 billion.image

Barry Cheung, chairman of the recently closed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange and a close ally of Hong Kong's leader, resigned from his public positions, and government officials said he is...

New measure, which applies to Muslim Rohingya families in western Rakhine state, does not affect Buddhists in the area.

First Japanese leader to visit Myanmar in more than three decades vows to provide all possible economic assistance.

At least seven soldiers and five Abu Sayyaf men killed as military launches offensive against al-Qaeda-linked group.

No impact expected outside physics lab in Tokaimura in country's north, site of at least two previous accidents.

Two South Korean women, who had been used as 'comfort women' in the war, say they "don't need to be trampled on again".

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 10:03 by AFP Location: NEW YORK MICROSOFT said Monday it would take a US$6.2 billion (RM19.61 billion) writedown to reflect the slump in value of its online ser...

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 08:49 by AFP Location: WASHINGTON THE Google Android platform extended its lead in the US smartphone market while Apple increased its market share to nearly a t...

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 08:41 by AFP Location: NEW YORK GLAXOSMITHKLINE was socked with US$3 billion (RM9.49 billion) in fines by US authorities Monday over charges it marketed drugs f...

Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 15:32 by AFP Location: NEW DELHI INVESTORS are hoping India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose radical reforms transformed the country's economy two decades ...

Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 16:27 by AFP Location: WASHINGTON BLACKBERRY maker Research in Motion is now in a struggle for survival after its latest quarterly report underscoring its dete...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at closing their fractious ranks, crucial to launching an international peace conference, and government forces pre...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, s...

(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, whi...

(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accus...

LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested a man under anti-terrorism laws at BBC headquarters after an interviewee said security services tried to recruit one of the two men arrested aft...

The young Chinese leadership is displaying a near-schizophrenic split that can be summed up by President Xi Jinping's gung-ho style and no-holds-barred defense of Mao Zedong and the serio...

Speculation that China plans to depart from a strict nuclear policy that empahises minimum deterrent and a no-first-use pledge flies in the face of official rebuttals and the fact that it...

Myanmar has a newly registered Nazi party, the Rakhine National Development Party, created in the wake of anti-Muslim violence in Rakhine State. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has din...

Barack Obama announced a new policy to limit the conditions for drone strikes against terrorist suspects. Groups sharply critical of the US president's failure to break with George W Bush...

Hunting militants through morally and legally questionable bombing missions hardly provides real justice to the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New...

Jerome Leleu takes a step up from his Southeast Asia ECM job and Mille Cheng returns from Barclays, while Justin Haik moves to a senior client coverage role. Alex Abagian is promoted to h...

Vedanta Resources completes the largest high-yield bond in Asia ex-Japan in 2013 year-to-date.

The hotel-focused trust, which is being spun off from property developer Great Eagle, raises $549 million amid strong demand from yield-hungry institutions.

A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.

We reveal the results of our annual poll to find Asia's top companies. Today, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan.

Lazard names new Australia CEO, HuaAn hires former Kaisen CIO, T Rowe adds a fixed income head, and CBRE appoints Asia-Pacific chief operating officer.

The group has made two new hires – one for its index business and one on the analytics side – to strengthen its Asia operations.

With all the talk around stimulus measures giving Japan a much-needed economic boost, MFS Investment CIO Michael Roberge argues the measures should have been taken long ago.

Malaysia’s $177 billion state pension fund continues its drive to diversify more into foreign investments, as its assets maintain their rapid growth.

Our goal with our awards is to look beyond the confines of asset classes or country expertise to understand the bigger trends driving the industry. We hope the awards reflect that.

The political opposition does not appear to represent a threat to the deal, but the statements will increase pressure on the White House

Murdoch media empire has appointed new boards to manage groups although Rupert, Lachlan and James will retain seats in both companies

A robust defence of the technology giant’s tax affairs has bolstered the chief executive’s profile as he emerges from Steve Jobs’ long shadow

BoJ governor vows to curb bond market volatility in an effort to reassure those who fear instability could push up interest rates and damage Japan’s Abe project

A.G. Lafley first became P&G’s chief in 2000 after his predecessor tried to drive through a restructuring plan that had brought chaos and a flurry of profit warnings

A round-up of news from across India.

A deadly accident highlighted concerns about the use of compressed natural gas kits in vehicles in Pakistan. Men stood by a burned school bus on Saturday on the outskirts of Gujra...

A blunt call by China’s leader for the North to enter nuclear negotiations did not find its way into reports in North Korea’s state media. Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae of North Kor...

A faulty gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking children to school in eastern Pakistan, the police said.

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has sought to dispel talk that he will find a way to stay in power beyond the two-term limit imposed by the constitution. President Hamid Kar...