Malaysia News

THE DAP made its entrance in the Senate yesterday when its vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim, was sworn in as a senator for Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR: Several leaders today paid tribute to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who marks his first 100 days in office as the Prime Minister, tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR: The amount being spent to raise the status of Bahasa Malaysia should be equivalent to that of an allocation to strengthen the command of English, said national laureate Datuk A. Samad Said.

KUALA LUMPUR: A former EON Bank Berhad employee pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here yesterday over the posting of an obscene blog title to embarrass his former boss.

PETALING JAYA : One international school and one kindergarten have voluntarily closed to stop the spread of the influenza A virus.

A psychologist and his wife are facing charges that they defrauded taxpayers out of more than a quarter of a million dollars.

A woman has turned to MCA Public Services and Complaints Department for help after her former boyfriend emailed her nude pictures to her friends, colleagues, and family members.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Budget carrier AirAsia on Thursday launched a low-cost air courier service in Malaysia, expanding its business to boost revenue amid the global economic slump.

KUALA LUMPUR: A girl who threatened to jump from a bridge near the Light Rail Transit Pudu station here held up the LRT operations for about an hour today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court ruled yesterday that a judge cannot play the role of executioner and set aside the caning sentence imposed on an armed robber.

MALAYSIA Airlines will suspend its thrice-weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to New York via Stockholm vice versa effective October 2009.

A 37-YEAR-old Malaysian man married to a 106-year-old woman has been arrested on drugs charges.

Business Entertainment Sports Police check bags as people arrive at High Court in Kuala Lumpur for the trial of former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Malaysia, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

KUALA LUMPUR : Special units have been set up under both the Home, and the Information, Communications and Culture Ministries to monitor blogs and ensure that the content adheres to local laws.

Penang is suitable as a hub because it is a tourist destination and a fast-growing industrial and trading centre, says AirAsia BUDGET carrier AirAsia plans to turn Penang into its fourth hub in Malaysia as it continues to expand its network and add more destinations from the island.

MOST Malaysians believe that achieving a good balance between work and personal life is a major priority, according to a study by Kelly Services Inc.

LEGOLAND Malaysia is getting a bit closer to achieving its target as six people will be selected from a total of 80 job applicants to undergo training in California or Denmark to become model builders.

Eat all you can...for free? It is not a gimmick but a service offered by a tycoon, grew up in Manik Urai but lost in three elections at the same constituency.

"It's like a piece of me died...The music, the way he danced, the way he expressed it showed me how to live my life -- to be childlike and think about other people." Hannah Ralme, in Stockholm, Sweden, where about 50 fans lit candles and laid flowers in the main square.

Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra was not on the run as alleged but had made a transit stop at Kuala Lumpur to refuel the aircraft before flying on to visit Fiji and four countries, his legal adviser Noppadon Patama said Tuesday.