Malaysia's mix of cultures, primitive tribes, jungles, tropical beaches, coral reefs, friendly people, exciting bazaars, mountain climbing, orangutans, batik factories, great food and resorts are its chief attractions.
Malaysia has fervently embraced modern technology. It boasts two of the world's tallest skyscrapers and a huge "cyber" center for computer businesses. But it still has some of the world's most remote jungle, one of Southeast Asia's most vibrant old ports and an atmospheric colonial hill station.
Malaysian company interested in Bosnian oil exploration Earth Times Sarajevo - Representatives of a Malaysian company said Tuesday in Sarajevo they would be interested in exploring several potential oilfields in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the government of Bosnia's...
KLCI Futures Higher In Early Trade Bernama The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures contracts were higher after its recent losses in line with the recovery of share prices on the cash market, dealers...
Former Malaysian Indian Congress youth leaders to sue party Malaysia News.Net Kuala Lumpur, : Two former Malaysian Indian Youth Congress leaders have filed a suit against the party to challenge the directive that they must step down because they are over the age of 41.
KLIBOR And MGS-5 Futures Untraded In Early Trade Bernama The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were untraded in early trading today. At 9.41am...
Family fails in bid to bury man as a Hindu New Strait Times George TOWN: The family of Elangesvaran Benedict failed in their bid to bury him according to Hindu rites after their application for an injunction was dismissed yesterday.
Ringgit Opens Slightly Higher Against U.S. Dollar Bernama The ringgit opened slightly higher against the U.S. dollar Monday on mild commercial demand, dealers said. At 9am, the ringgit was traded slightly higher at...
Share Prices Lower At Mid-day On Selling Pressure Bernama Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower at mid-day today as selling pressure set in after gains in the early morning session, dealers said. They said that...
D-8 Summit opens in Kuala Lumpur IRNA D8 The sixth Summit of the Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D-8) opened here on Tuesday in presence of leaders and senior officials from the member states. The objective of the summit is to find...
Gamuda unaware of plans to take in private The Star Kuala LUMPUR: Gamuda Bhd says it is unaware of any plans by its substantial shareholders, with the help of Middle Eastern funds, to take it private. In a reply to a Bursa Malaysia Securities query...
Master-servant mentality must go, says Yong Daily Express Master-servant mentality must go, says Yong Kota Kinabalu: The people of Sabah, especially its leaders, have been urged to discard the "servant-master" mentality in dealings with the Federal...
Break-in at Warisan Square Daily Express Break-in at Warisan Square Kota Kinabalu: A restaurant owner lost about RM850 after his shop was broken into at Warisan Square, Monday. The owner of Hong Kong Restaurant who wished to be named...
Sabah spots rely 93pc on Sabahan tourists Daily Express Sabah spots rely 93pc on Sabahan tourists Sandakan: Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said Sabah's natural assets should to be preserved to maintain the State's appeal as a major...
Measures needed to save Daily Express Measures needed to save 'pockets' of orang-utans Kota Kinabalu: The majority of the isolated orang-utans in the Kinabatangan area will go extinct in less than 50 years if nothing is done to...
Out-of-control bus rams into vehicles Daily Express Out-of-control bus rams into vehicles Kota Kinabalu: Several people, including a three-year-old, were injured when an express bus taking 24 passengers to Semporna rammed into three vehicles...
Judge wants police report lodged against ex-PM New Strait Times Judge Datuk Ian Chin has asked the deputy registrar of the High Court here to lodge a police report against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for comments made in the latter's blog.
RM2,000 refund for scarred face New Strait Times George TOWN: A factory engineer obtained a RM2,000 refund yesterday after claiming that a skin treatment had left her with a scar on her face.
SAPP drops move against PM Daily Express Sapp drops move against PM Kuala Lumpur: The Sabah Progressive Party has aborted the planned no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the current...
Gulf Petroleum appoints consultant The Star Petaling JAYA: Qatar’s Gulf Petroleum Ltd has appointed a top international energy consultant to undertake a final feasibility study for its proposed integrated oil and gas complex in...
Match of the century Daily Express Match of the century LONDON: Rafael Nadal dethroned five-time champion Roger Federer as king of Wimbledon on Sunday with an epic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (8/10), 9-7 win in one of the greatest...
Borneo Cup set to be a boost for sports tourism Daily Express Borneo Cup set to be a boost for sports tourism Kota Kinabalu: The inaugural Figos Borneo Football Cup, which is scheduled for October and early November, this year here is set to become yet...
Arshavin snub for EPL clubs Daily Express Arshavin snub for EPL clubs LONDON: Russia forward Andrei Arshavin is only interested in playing for Spanish club Barcelona despite reported interest from the English Premier League, his club...
Cargo theft gang busted, eight held New Strait Times Bukit MERTAJAM: Seberang Prai Tengah police believe they have busted a notorious cargo theft and hijacking gang following the arrest of eight suspects, including its mastermind, last week.
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