Nojima sets foot in Malaysia
The first Nojima flagship store has opened its doors in Kuala Lumpur’s new business district centre in Bukit Bintang, marking its foray into the Malaysian market. Spanning 26,461sqft on the third floor of the latest shopping destination Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport KL, the Nojima store features a comprehensive range of top quality brands in electrical […]
Papan iklan haram: Agensi pengiklanan diminta tampil mohon permit
SEREMBAN: Susulan isu papan iklan (billboard) tanpa lesen dan permit yang berada di sepanjang lebuh raya di bandar ini, pihak Majlis Bandaraya Seremban (MBS) menggesa kesemua syarikat dan agensi pengiklanan terlibat untuk tampil menyelesaikannya. Datuk Bandar MBS, Datuk Masri Razali berkata, walaupun pihaknya mempunyai kuasa untuk menurun dan merobohkan papan iklan itu, namun MBS lebih […]
Malaysia ditangga ke-62 dalam Indeks Persepsi Rasuah
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia jatuh lima anak tangga kepada kedudukan ke-62 dalam penarafan global Indeks Persepsi Rasuah (CPI) Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) 2021 daripada 180 negara yang dikaji. Ia merupakan tahun kedua berturut-turut negara mengalami penurunan dalam kedudukan tersebut. Transparency International (TI) berkata, skor Malaysia jatuh di bawah paras 50 mata kepada 48 untuk 2021, […]
Airbus to create own airline to rent out whale-shaped plane
PARIS: Airbus plans to charter out its whale-shaped Beluga transport planes – whose main job until now has been to ferry aircraft parts between its plants in Europe – to help other industries haul urgently-needed outsized machinery by air. Airbus said the move to rent out spare capacity on its existing Beluga ST and new […]
Mexico urged to do more to protect journalists after murders
MEXICO CITY: The murders of two journalists in the Mexican border city of Tijuana in less than a week have triggered calls for the government to step up protection of media workers. The killings of photographer Margarito Martinez and reporter Lourdes Maldonado have sparked outcry among colleagues in what is one of the world’s most […]
Tropical storm kills 46 in Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi
ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar), Jan 26 — Tropical storm Ana has killed at least 46 people in Madagascar, and Mozambique along with Malawi, which lost most of its power because of flooding, authorities in the three countries said Tuesday. The storm, which formed over the east coast of Africa’s largest island Madagascar, has brought heavy rains causing […]
Activist fined RM1,900 for making insulting video on immigrants
KUALA LUMPUR: An activist was fined RM1,900, in default six months’ jail, by the Sessions Court here today for making and initiating the transmission of an insulting video linking foreigners with criminal activities at the Selayang wholesale market two years ago. Judge M. M. Edwin Paramjothy meted out the sentence on Mustapa Mansor Amer Mohd […]
Mais loses final appeal to restore five kids’ unilateral conversion to Islam, Federal Court upholds Indira decision where both parents’ consent needed
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) today failed in its final court bid to reinstate the 2015 conversion of five young children to Islam when they were aged in the range of around three and nine years old. A three-judge panel in the country’s highest court chaired by Chief Justice […]
Pengecualian bil air tiga bulan kepada mangsa banjir
KUANTAN – Kerajaan Negeri Pahang mengecualikan bayaran bil air selama tiga bulan bagi penduduk kawasan yang terjejas banjir di negeri ini. Menteri Besar Pahang, Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail berkata, pengecualian bayaran bermula dari Januari hingga Mac ini. Menurutnya, keputusan yang dibuat kerajaan negeri itu melibatkan lebih 40,000 rumah kediaman dengan anggaran peruntukan RM1.5 […]