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Nanjing Tech Week: New platform to expand international ‘friends circle’
Nanjing: Themed ‘Innovation in Nanjing, Limitless Opportunities’, the ‘Nanjing Tech Week’ will be held on June 26, with the principal of “innovating, sharing and winning together”. Nanjing Tech Week brings together innovative minds to exchange groundbreaking ideas in summits that
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South Korean stint for national sepak takraw squad
KUALA LUMPUR: The national sepak takraw squad will be flying to South Korea for its early preparatory training for the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines in November. National sepak takraw chief coach, Abdul Talib Ahmad said the east Asian
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Sedition Act to be abolished
PUTRAJAYA: The Sedition Act 1948 is expected to be abolished this year, said Law Minister in the Prime Minister´s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong. He said the government has decided in the cabinet meeting for the act to be abolished
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Delhi election candidate breaks down over vicious pamphlet
An Oxford-educated candidate contesting India‘s election broke down on Thursday after a savage anonymous pamphlet accused her of being a prostitute and of having sex with a fellow teacher. An emotional Atishi Marlena, a candidate at the national level in Sunday’s
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Gobind to clarify proposed Axiata-Telenor merger
PUTRAJAYA: Communication and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said he will issue a statement on the proposed merger deal between Axiata Group Bhd and Norway’s Telenor Group tomorrow. “I’m going to come out with an official statement tomorrow. “(Whether) it
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Ibrahim Ali: GE15- Putra to focus on Selangor and Perak
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) will put its focus in Selangor and Perak in its bid to secure victory in the 15th General Election, its pro-tem president, Datuk Dr. Ibrahim Ali said today. Ibrahim, the former Pasir Mas
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BBC radio presenter sacked for ‘racist’ royal baby tweet
Veteran British broadcaster Danny Baker was on Thursday sacked by the BBC after tweeting a picture of well-dressed couple holding hands with a chimpanzee in a suit, tagged with the caption “royal baby leaves hospital”. Accusations of racism immediately flooded
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Seven Kings Mosque on lockdown after shots fired
LONDON: A mosque was on lockdown yesterday after a man carrying a gun tried to enter it during Ramadan prayers, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting a statement by the police. Metropolitan Police confirmed that a big police presence will remain at
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Two explosions and yet robbery attempt fails
BANGI: An automatic teller machine (ATM) at Wisma Unikeb here was subjected to two explosions, believed to be by two masked men, in an attempted robbery here. Kajang district police chief ACP Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said police were alerted
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Don’t focus on high income status
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Malaysians to focus on ensuring that people’s pockets are filled instead of becoming a high income nation in his special address in conjuction with Pakatan Harapan’s first year as the federal government.
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