Robber shot dead after attacking out-of-uniform cop with meat cleaver
KUALA LUMPUR: A man armed with a meat cleaver made a fatal choice when he tried to rob and attack an out-of-uniform policeman at a bank in Damansara Utama early Friday. | Corporal Mohd Faizal Che At d...

PKR preparing five-year GE14 'war' plan, says Azmin
PETALING JAYA: PKR is determined to spend the next five years preparing for the 14th general election, said party deputy president Azmin Ali. | Referring to the GE13 polls as a war, he said that PKR h...

Sea lanes, barter trading to be reviewed, says Esscom D-G
KOTA KINABALU: A review of the designated sea lanes for passenger and commercial ships as well as the traditional barter trading is on the cards in efforts to further strengthen sea border security in...

Vincent Tan linked with Cardiff City share offer
Cardiff City chairman Vincent Tan is considering selling shares in the club, according to Reuters news agency. | Tan, the Malaysian multi-millionaire businessman, took control of Cardiff in 2010 by bu...

Dollar under pressure as Fed 'taper' talk weighs
THE dollar remained under pressure as signs of a slowdown in China this week and talk that economic stimulus in the US might be scaled back soon kept the currency near its lowest levels in a year. | T...

Crime prevention department would engage society
KUALA LUMPUR : The Crime Prevention Department to be set up by the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) would engage the society at large, in line with the National Key Result Area (NKRA) target to reduce cr...

Group gathers outside Jinjang lockup, remand hearings for trio ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR: About 100 people gathered outside the Jinjang lockup to protest the detention of three opposition figures. | The gathering took place at the barricade put up about 50m from the gate, wit...

Najib and Palanivel to discuss deaths in police custody
KUALA LUMPUR: The recent death in police custody and strengthening of the Indian community will be among the issues that MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel will discuss when he meets with Prime Min...

Back To Basics
UPON independence, we inherited from the British a segregated system of schooling with different orientations and levels of academic achievement. Now more than five decades later, how far have we move...

Single-party Barisan Nasional is feasible, says Muhyiddin
PHUKET: The proposal to turn Barisan Nasional into a single party is rational and needs to be studied in detail to ensure continuous support from the people in future, said party deputy chief Tan Sri ...

Global Showbiz Briefs: Chello Zone Goes ‘Hardcore Pawn’; Karlovy Vary Celebrates Schatzberg; R&H Malaysia Goes It Alone
Chello Zone Bringing ‘Hardcore Pawn’ To Several Territories International TV provider Chello Zone has acquired all nine series of the Us reality TV show Hardcore Pawn for its CBS Reality...

Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City: sources
Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team’...

Rafizi: PKR filing election petition for Balik Pulau parliamentary seat
PKR director of strategies Rafizi Ramli. | PETALING JAYA: PKR will be filing an election petition for the Balik Pulau parliamentary seat. | The party's director of strategies Rafizi Ramli said that th...

Karpal calls for Parliament to allow Senate elections
DAP national chairman Karpal Singh. | GEORGE TOWN: DAP national chairman Karpal Singh is calling for the Parliament to enact a law to allow for Senate elections in all states. | He said on Friday that...

Sue Kench is the new managing partner at King & Wood Mallesons
KING & Wood Mallesons yesterday ended a brief period of management turmoil by appointing Sue Kench as its new managing partner for Australia. | Ms Kench, who has been with the firm for 20 years, f...

Making reproductive rights a global priority
Paper Edition | Page: 7 | On April 5, the world began the 1,000-day countdown to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline. Created in 2000, the MDGs spurred action from governments, inter...

Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would fol...

Najib versus Anwar
Paper Edition | Page: 6 | The Malaysian general elections are over. The National Front under the leadership of Najib Tun Razak is again victorious. The People’s Pact, the opposition party led by Anw...

Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City-sources
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a d...

Service Stream stock hits all-time low of 13c
SHARES in specialist telecoms construction firm Service Stream have continued their free fall today, dropping another 20 per cent of their value in morning trade. | Shares in the company have hit an a...