WASHINGTON: The US Senate was locked down on Wednesday afternoon as US Capitol police investigated reports of “an active shooter” in the office buildings, reported Xinhua. “Our officers are searching in and around the Senate office buildings in response to a concerning 911 call. Please stay away from the area
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) says it is in active engagement with access seekers to reach an agreement following the release of its new Reference Access Offer (RAO), which outlines the wholesale pricing of its High-Speed Broadband (HSBB) network. The telecommunication company said the adoption of the Mandatory Standard
KANGAR: A deep interest in military assets prompted a retired soldier and an architect to start building their collection of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft models as a way to encourage young people to appreciate the struggle of national heroes in safeguarding the country’s security and sovereignty. Major (Rtd)
KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei wants to see an amicable settlement to the spat between the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and its former junior singles coaching director Datuk Misbun Sidek. However, Chong Wei said it was up to Misbun to decide whether to accept the
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd continued its upward domestic and export sales trajectory in July with 13,326 automobile units sold, an improvement of 16.1 per cent over July last year. In a statement today, the national automaker said the figure helps lift year-to-date (YTD) sales to 90,647 units, the earliest
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar in early trade today as the US Dollar Index (DXY) showed resilience and continued to strengthen. At 9.06 am, the local note decreased to 4.5590/5620 against the greenback compared with 4.5400/5450 at Wednesday’s close. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian P-Hailing Riders Association (Penghantar) is asking for the RM42 million allocation announced by the government for implementing the Career Development Programme to be used for establishing programmes related to entrepreneurship for its members to ensure their future. Penghantar president Zulhelmi Mansor said such an initiative is important because the majority
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting today to fix the key dates for the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections in Johor. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh will chair the meeting, which will begin at 10 am at Menara SPR in Putrajaya.
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia finally ended his first round jinx that lasted for almost two months, by cruising into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships, yesterday. The world number 17, however, had to bounce back from a set down to beat compatriot
SEREMBAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated his firm stand for all parties not to politicise the issue relating to the use of the word ‘Allah’. He said the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, as the chairman of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia
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