Malaysia News

KUALA LUMPUR: The Saudi Arabian government is doing its best to control accommodation and transportation costs during the haj season and is constantly improving facilities for pilgrims.

SUNGAI PETANI, Nov 22 -- Three in a family were killed in an accident when the van they were travelling in skidded and hit a tree at Km 108.8, North-South Expressway here this Sunday's morning.

KUALA LUMPUR: Adult Malaysians should get periodical dental checks once or twice a year while children should get them once every six months for early detection of any dental problem, said Kuala Lumpur Deputy Director of Health , Dr Ahmad Bujang.

KUALA LUMPUR: The second autopsy on political aide Teoh Beng Hock's remains has been completed but the results are only likely to be disclosed when the inquest into his death resumes on Dec 9. Teoh's sister Teoh Lee Lan said the family was given a short briefing after the autopsy at the Sungai Buloh Hospital by Thai forensic pathologist Dr Pornthip ...

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , which received a banking license last week to operate in Malaysia, will establish banking operations in Kuala Lumpur with the setting up of a subsidiary bank in the country.

SOUTHEAST Asia's biggest budget carrier AirAsia plans to list on the Thai and Indonesian stock exchanges in a bid to tap the region's capital markets despite a turbulent year for airlines.

NEW YORK: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's visit to New York from Sunday will pave the way for a shift in relations between Malaysia and the United States , especially in the economic sphere, according to those in the diplomatic circle.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 -- Five lawyers were detained in May this year, when they refused to adhere to police warning to disperse from an illegal gathering, a Human Rights Commission of Malaysia public inquiry was told Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 -- The flood situation in Terengganu and Kelantan has taken a turn for the worse with all districts in Terengganu affected except for Kuala Terengganu.

The body of a Malaysian opposition activist who died in police custody has been exhumed after a pathologist said there was an 80% chance he was killed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 -- Cuepacs is asking the government to write off the housing loans taken by all civil servants who are medically boarded out during service.

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to make Bangkok a hub next year to expand connectivity to Indian cities, a senior company official said Friday.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 21 -- The use of contaminated fish to make crackers, a favourite snack in the state, has been identified as among the sources of cholera outbreak Terengganu, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.

Malaysian police arrested two Iranian nationals on charges of possessing 4 kilograms of methamphetamines worth about 1 million ringgit , reports said Tuesday.

Two American Latin tourists were charged in the Sessions Court here with robbing a German diamond trader last month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 -- In a random survey, the United Nations Children's Fund has found that three to four per cent of Malaysian children are not attending school, despite reaching school-going age.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 -- Tan Sri Ambrin Buang has been reappointed as the Auditor-General for two more years from Feb 23, 2010 to Feb 22, 2012, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan announced on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, not re-appointed into the presidential council , will be made an invited member instead, said party information and communication bureau chief Senator Heng Seai Kee.

KUALA LUMPUR: An influential figure in the building and construction industry died without regaining consciousness yesterday, two days after he jumped out of a window on the first floor of his home in a bid to escape armed robbers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Fri: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has met with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak regarding developments in the party.