Fuel prices May 11-17: Unchanged across the board
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged for the week from May 11 to 17. Read full story
12 highway concessionaires to implement open toll payment
A TOTAL of 12 highway concessionaires have agreed to implement an open toll payment system that will begin in September, Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said. He said it would involve the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), Western Kuala Lumpur Traffic Dispersion Scheme Expressway (SPRINT), Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas), SMART tunnel, and Maju […]
Bullies in armed forces will be sacked, says minister
STERN action, including termination of service, will be taken against military personnel if they are found to have been involved in the bullying of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) trainees at the Kuantan Air Base in Pahang recently, Defence Minister Mohamad Hasan said. “If military personnel are involved, we will not hesitate to take stern […]
TM terminates share subscription agreement for 20% stake in DNB
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) has issued a termination notice to Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), effective immediately, pursuant to the terms of the share subscription agreement (SSA) to subscribe to a 20% equity stake in DNB. This comes after the longstop date to fulfil all conditions precedents under the SSA lapsed, it said in a filing […]
Australia told to shoot kangaroos before they starve
AUSTRALIA’s kangaroos could die in “catastrophic” numbers if a population boom is left unchecked, ecologists have warned, while backing the industrial-scale culling of the marsupials. To outsiders, the kangaroo is an instantly recognisable symbol of the Australian wilderness, but within the country the native animal poses a major environmental headache.
Two teens killed in motorcycle accident in Johor
KULAI: Two teenagers died after the motorcycle they were on skidded at KM2, Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi on Tuesday (May 9). Read full story
Over RM9mil raised for baby with rare genetic disorder
KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM9mil in public donations have been raised to help a 10-month-old baby, Wan Muhammad Naail Wan Aslam, who suffers from a rare disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1. Read full story
12 highway concessionaires agree to implement open toll payment system, says Nanta
PETALING JAYA: A total of 12 highway concessionaires have agreed to implement an open toll payment system that will start this September, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. Read full story
Datuk, brother acquitted, discharged of making false claims over RM1.5mil to supply cooking oil
KUALA LUMPUR: Two brothers who own a subsidised cooking oil packaging company were acquitted and discharged on 52 charges of submitting false claims in connection to supplying cooking oil to retail outlets amounting to over RM1.5mil. Read full story
Ringgit ends lower v dollar for 3rd consecutive day
THE ringgit ended lower today for the third consecutive day against the greenback amid cautious trading ahead of US inflation data later tonight, an analyst said. At 6pm, the local note slid to 4.4565/4605 versus the US dollar from yesterday’s closing rate of 4.4460/4500.