Yahoo to spend $US1.1bn on Tumblr as it looks for a growth edge
YAHOO has agreed to pay $US1.1 billion for Tumblr, a six-year-old company with more than 100 million users but very little revenue, a deal that highlights the shifting balance of power in the technolo...
GPT confirms Erina Fair sale
AUSTRALIA'S oldest property trust, the GPT Group, has confirmed the sale of its stake in the $800 million shopping mall Erina Fair to one of Lend Lease's investors, widely believed to be the $300 bill...
No extension — It’s 60 from July 1
RETIREMENT AGE: New policy to be enforced on all 600,000 private companies in the country | IPOH: THE July 1 deadline for private companies to raise the retirement age of their employees from 55 to 60...
Husband's friend held over housewife's death
INFORMATION: Police hope he can help shed light on events leading to the murder of Nur Hidayah | KUALA LUMPUR: POLICE have arrested a 38-year-old man to facilitate investigations into the death of Nur...
'Combi' plan helps reduce dengue cases
KUANTAN: The government's Communication for Behavioural Impact (Combi) initiative to raise public awareness of dengue prevention has proven effective and had received the thumbs up from the public. | ...
Police: Attack not linked to race
JOHOR BARU: Police have dismissed rumours that the attack on a constable inside the compound of the Labis police station on Saturday was racially motivated. | Johor deputy police chief Datuk Ismail Ya...
Villagers living in state of fear
MALACCA: Fearing that the next landslide would be far worse than the one which occurred on Thursday, villagers in Kampung Bukit Senggeh are demanding that the authorities put a stop to sand mining act...
Faiq overcomes the odds
SHEER GRIT: Blind youth conquers Penang Channel, sets sights on English Channel | BUTTERWORTH: VISUALLY-IMPAIRED Faiq Adnan almost gave up the challenge of swimming across the Penang Channel yesterday...
Family outing to park takes deadly turn
LEPTOSPIROSIS: One dead, 6 warded for suspected rat urine disease | SUNGAI PETANI: A 23-YEAR-OLD man died 12 hours after he and six of his siblings were hospitalised, because of suspected ...
'Less than 1pc of forests illegally logged'
IPOH: The problem of illegal logging in the peninsula is under control, said Forestry Department director-general (peninsula) Professor Datuk Dr Abd Rahman Abd Rahim. | Abd Rahman said that of the 5.6...
Lorry driver recalls lucky escape from hotel explosion
RANTAU PANJANG: A Malaysian lorry driver was lucky to escape Saturday's bomb explosion at a hotel which left six people injured in the border town of Sungai Golok. | Recalling the incident, Ah Teng, 6...
'No' to call to abolish the senate
VITAL ROLE: It functions as a check and balance to Dewan Rakyat, says minister | PENGKALAN KUBUR: The Dewan Negara should be maintained as it plays an important role in the country's democratic system...
Unprotected sex driving up AIDS figures
PUTRAJAYA: People should be more concerned about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as recent trends showed that the number of people who contracted the virus through unprotected sex is on the ris...
MOTORCYCLING: Bitter aftertaste for Zulfahmi, Hafizh
IT wasn't a good day at the office for both Malaysians in the French Motorcycle Grand Prix at Le Mans yesterday. | First, Red Bull-KTM-Ajo's Mohd Zulfahmi Khairuddin did well to gallop from 15th on th...
Tackling aheinous crime
Efforts to fight corruption must be fully supported to prevent nation from ending up a failed state | CORRUPTION, as a public concern, has captured the attention of the Barisan Nasional government in ...
Leighton promises board refresh by June-end
LEIGHTON expects to appoint up to five new directors to the board before the end of June following a string of resignations, including the sudden exit this year of the contractor's former chairman and...
Indians suffer 0-5 thrashing Kuala Lumpur: India suffered a 0-5 thrashing against a formidable China ...
Kuala Lumpur: India suffered a 0-5 thrashing against a formidable China in their opening group stage match of the Sudirman Cup mixed team badminton championship, here, on Sunday. ...
Fadillah: Priority for Pan Borneo highway upgrade
FULFILLING PLEDGE: ’BN govt will carry out promise in manifesto’ | KUCHING: UPGRADING of the 2,000km Pan Borneo highway is one of the projects that is high on the list of priorities of the new Wor...
Get investment tips at JB expo
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysia Investment and Stocks Exchange Expo 2013 provides the public a better understanding about the stock exchange and educates them on unregulated investment schemes. | The three-d...
Three to hang for drugs
ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT: They were found guilty of trafficking in 6.5kg of cannabis | ALOR STAR: A 51-YEAR-OLD driver and his assistant were among three people sentenced to death by the High Court yesterd...
