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Malaysia welcomes all tourists, regardless of sexual orientation

PETALING JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi’s remark that there was no homosexuality in the country was simply a misunderstanding, according to his office. In a statement issued last night (Wednesday), it claimed that Mohamaddin was merely

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Huawei sues US over government ban on its products

HONG KONG/WASHINGTON: Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies sued the U.S. government on Thursday saying a law limiting its U.S. business was unconstitutional, ratcheting up its fight back against a government bent on closing it out of global markets. Huawei

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MACC seizes millions in cash from home of Batu Caves temple committee top official

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized more than RM1 million, foreign currency, numerous luxury watches, expensive cars, gold, jewellery and other valuables after raiding the home of a top office bearer of the Batu Caves Hindu

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Zuckerberg: Facebook’s Future Is Going Big On Private, Secure Chats

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, which grew into a colossus by vacuuming up your information in every possible way and using it to target ads back at you, now says its future lies in privacy-oriented messaging that Facebook itself can’t read.  Mark Zuckerberg,

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Mukhriz: Kedah government to woo FDI in high value-added industries

ALOR SETAR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir has called on civil servants in the state to help him establish a “New Kedah” in line with the “New Malaysia” spirit at the federal level.  He said this was in keeping

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Taiping is No 3 most sustainable city in the world

IPOH: Taiping has been recognised as among the top three sustainable cities in the world. Touted as Peninsular Malaysia’s wettest town, Taiping was placed third, behind Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and Vancouver, Canada. Taiping was recognised during the 2019

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PH is not intimidated by PAS, UMNO marriage

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) is not afraid to see the coalition of PAS and UMNO because this gives many opportunities and issues to expose that both parties have made it mandatory

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Couple remanded: Murder of a 3 year old girl in Langkawi

LANGKAWI, March 7 : The police have remanded for seven days from today a married couple to assist in the investigation into the murder of a three-year-old girl whose body parts were found in a ravine here yesterday. The police

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Maher Zain Malaysia Tour 2019 to perform in four states

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6– Islamic singer-songwriter, Maher Zain, will be touring Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Penang, and Kota Kinabalu. Maher Zain Tour 2019 is being presented by CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd, and organised by New Catalyst Resources and MyEvents International.

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Anwar called upon to immediately replace Dr Mahathir as PM

GEORGE TOWN: A Pakatan Harapan (PH) lawmaker has called for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to immediately replace Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister. Batu Uban assemblyman Kumaresan Aramugam said that the move would allow PH to regain the people’s

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