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KUANTAN: POLICE brushed aside a claim by a British newspaper that the department was investigating allegations into British accountant Gareth Huntley being involved in a fight shortly before his disappearance on Pulau Tioman on May 27.
TENOM: Businesses, especially in the tourism sector, have been affected by the nearly week-long power failure here.
SIK: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir has announced that the state will be handing out aid to rubber tappers and smallholders, whose incomes have been badly affected by the drop in rubber prices.
KOTA BARU: THE prices of some goods and services are expected to fall once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implemented in April next year.
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CONTROVERSIES ought not to be taken lightly, especially, when its implications to the country's legal structure is such that it changes the country's character. Of course, under some circumstances legitimate structural adjustments have to be undertaken to streamline the Constitution to contemporary dictates so that all laws and institutions reflect a realignment to, say, international law. Or, as so hotly debated, would the hudud, if it is to be implemented, require a constitutional amendment to reconstruct the secular state into a theocratic realm? Naturally, therefore, when proposed laws look set to undermine the integrity of the Constitution, then every cautionary voice must be raised. And, when it threatens to involve the monarchy, whether at federal or state level, then obviously even greater care is needed.
ENGLAND took hundreds of years to make her king a constitutional monarchy. The system developed to what it is today in the 18th and 19th centuries when daily powers of government were exercised by the cabinet and Parliament elected by the people through elections.
IS there finally light at the end of the tunnel for Gerakan? Can the multi-racial party make a comeback following its impressive victory in the recent Teluk Intan by-election which saw its president Datuk Mah Siew Keong defeating DAP's newbie Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud for the parliamentary seat?
WHILE the United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary next year, Koreans will lament 70 years of national division. Considering all of the challenges and opportunities that the divided peninsula faces -- and will continue to confront in the coming years -- unification remains an important goal that we must continue to pursue.
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CHINA-based property developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd is upbeat to further boost projects in Malaysia, especially in the mixed-development sector.
MAYBANK Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) says the direct award of the Track 4A power plant project in Johor to a consortium comprising YTL Power International Bhd, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and SIPP Energy Sdn Bhd will not unravel industry reforms.
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is offering great deals on all Proton cars, including the new Suprima S and Prevé, this month, in anticipation of the fasting month and Hari Raya celebrations. Cash rebates of up to RM8,000 are offered on selected models. Proton is also offering three years free service, attractive interest rates from as low as 2.70 per cent, and other “amazing” deals.
KUALA LUMPUR: MASkargo has announced the resignation of its chief executive officer Mohd Yunus Idris. His last day in the company will be next Tuesday, the company said yesterday. Mohd Yunus is a 30-year veteran of Malaysia Airlines group, having begun his career as a property controller based in Kuala Lumpur.