KUALA LUMPUR, — Maxis Bhd has launched an investigation to determine the validity of an alleged cybersecurity breach to its systems. The telecommunication service provider said it “did not identify anything related to our own
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Trump, Xi to meet at virtual Asia Pacific forum as trade spat endures
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering
Read moreRaub durian dispute: Farmers will make a handsome profit at a proposed fixed price for Musang King, says state firm
KUALA LUMPUR: Durian farmers in Raub, who are currently embroiled in a land dispute with a state-backed consortium, could make a handsome profit based on its proposed purchase price of RM30 per kg for Grade A
Read moreKhalid Samad: Parcel rent to replace quit rent for KL strata developments
KUALA LUMPUR: The quit rent system for strata buildings in the city will be replaced with parcel rent system from Jan 1. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said the government made the decision after
Read moreTesco/LOTUS to sell OFF ITS assets in Thailand and Malaysia
Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, has announced it may sell off its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia. A statement says that “following inbound interest, it has commenced a review of the strategic options for its
Read moreISTIM’s Malaysia warehouses holds 35pc of LME aluminium stocks
LONDON: Warehousing firm ISTIM UK held 35 per cent of total aluminium stocks in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses in its Malaysian facilities by the end of November, data from the LME showed on Tuesday. Aluminium
Read moreUM eyes top role in transplants
UNIVERSITI Malaya, through its teaching hospital University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), intends to become a centre of excellence for medical transplants in Southeast Asia. UM Deputy Vice-Chancellor (academic and international) Professor Dr Kamila Ghazali
Read moreHundreds of Singapore and Malaysia investors duped of millions by property company
According to an ABC report, Macro Realty Developments Pte Ltd is controlled by Australian Veronica Macpherson (picture) and received over A$110 million (S$119 million), mostly from Singaporean and Malaysian investors ETALING JAYA – Singaporean police are investigating
Read moreMan jailed for smuggling chewing tobacco, first conviction under amended law
SINGAPORE: A 32-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to four weeks’ jail on Thursday (Jul 20) for smuggling into Singapore chewing tobacco products with a street value of about S$9,200. Kavinthiran is the first person to
Read moreGoodbye gambling dens, hello tablets!
GEORGE TOWN: Now that illegal gambling dens cannot ‘pretend to be family entertainment outlets’ anymore, operators are changing strategies but the police are still on to them. “Some of the operators are now visiting food
Read morePM: Country’s progress shows Malaysia is not a failed state
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak being brieffed by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister office Datuk Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki about the new Putrajaya Islamic Complex model before officates it in Putrajaya. Also
Read moreSeychelles reports find of possible plane debris, tells Malaysia
VICTORIA: Seychelles reported on Thursday the discovery of two pieces of debris that seemed to be from an aircraft and said it had notified Malaysia, whose Flight MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard.
Read more5 places in Penang you must not miss
The island has all the factors a tourist is looking for – tasty authentic food, diverse cultures, a vibrant art scene, picturesque sunsets, and enchanting landscapes. Imagine narrow streets with old colonial buildings and small
Read moreForex trader sentenced to day’s jail, fine for offensive anti-PM FB post
KUALA LUMPUR: An online forex trader was sentenced to a day in prison and fined RM4,000 by the sessions court here today for uploading an offensive post on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to
Read moreMalaysia tourism tax to be enforced from July, not August: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will begin imposing its tourism tax from July and not August as reported earlier, according to Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz on Thursday (Jun 8). An earlier announcement on
Read moreMastermind behind largest fake casino chip scam jailed
His ruse caused a loss of $1.3m for Marina Bay Sands casino The mastermind behind Singapore’s largest counterfeit casino chip scam had breezed through Marina Bay Sands (MBS) with $1,000 chips that looked so real,
Read moreTroops patrolling Thai-Malaysian border
NARATHIWAT — Thai soldiers have been deployed to patrol the Thai-Malaysian border in Narathiwat and Yala provinces around the clock since May 12 to stop illegal border crossings and smuggling. Gen Chalermchai Sithisart, the army
Read moreKim Jong Nam murder case moves to Malaysian high court
KUALA LUMPUR – The case of two women charged in Malaysia with killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader was transferred to a higher court on Tuesday, as a defense lawyer complained of not
Read more21 dead after worst rain ‘in 30 years’ in southern Thailand so far.
Twenty-one people have been killed and nearly one million people affected by floods in southern Thailand after days of rain across the country’s southern neck. The “severe flooding is because of the worst rainfall in more
Read moreSingapore files written observations over Malaysia’s application to revise judgment on Pulau Batu Puteh
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday filed its written observations with the International Court of Justice over Malaysia’s application to revise a 2008 judgment that awarded Pulau Batu Puteh or Pedra Branca to the Republic. In a
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