An events management company worker was jailed two years and ordered to be whipped once for cheating a businessman using the name of Datuk Seri Khalid Mohd Jiwa, the husband of singer Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin.

The lack of a MyKad does not prevent students from registering and sitting for public examinations, Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.

Local car manufacturers Proton and Perodua will start retro-fitting cars with rear seatbelts beginning next month.

The Education Ministry has instructed the Negri Sembilan education department to investigate why 18 schools in the state owe Tenaga Nasional Bhd a total of RM122,811 in unpaid electricity bills.

The Yang diPertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, on Friday presented letters of appointment to five Malaysian ambassadors.

India Customs had to recall a ship en route to Malaysia after it left Chennai Port following a tip off that the vessel was illegally transporting prohibited red sanders wood for a client in Kuala Lumpur.

Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan will accept whatever decisions made by the party and government leadership on his Cabinet post.

Five councillors of Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) have lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) over a claim about council officials being bribed to erect billboards.

A day after Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced her plans to contest the Wanita Chief post, the incumbent Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has come out with guns blazing.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman called for more border patrols, especially in the country's territorial waters, to prevent encroachment by foreign elements.

Malaysia has urged the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum to get all nations to quickly enforce the recent United Nations Security Council Resolution 1816 to combat piracy in international waters as it will make global trade safer.

The Penang government will proceed with its decision to use multilingual road signs and street names to promote Georgetown as a World Heritage Site.

Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) has come out strongly against any protectionist measures by any economy as a means to overcome the present global financial crisis.

Malaysia is calling for a new international financial architecture that is more transparent and fairer for all nations, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes that the impending fight for the Wanita wing's top post will not cause a fracture in the movement.

The High Court has set Feb 27 for mention of the case to hear the use of the word ?Allah? in the Herald - The Catholic Weekly, a Christian publication.

The Kelantan Veterinary Services Department is concerned that smuggled in frozen chicken from Thailand, banned in Malaysia, could be infected with the bird flu virus.

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Perak will not rename Jalan Silibin after DAP?s late P. Patto if the people are against it, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.

Going where it has never gone before, the Wild-life and National Park Department (Perhilitan) trawled the Internet and struck pay dirt ? it found a man offering to sell protected wildlife.

The Govern­ment has been urged to crack down on illegal employment agencies in Sabah.

Penang will continue to implement the 30% quota for bumiputras.

There is no plan to turn Penang into a free port as the status does not guarantee an improved economy.

The public has been warned not to fall for another batch of bogus short messaging system (SMS) messages telling recipients that they have won prizes from Shell Malaysia.

The High Court will hear on Feb 5 an application by the prosecution to revise a Sessions judge?s decision to retain the sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the lower court.

MIRC Incubator Sdn Bhd and boutique financial services firm Ingenious Haus Group have formed a joint venture capital fund for start-up technology companies, targeting small and medium-scale enterprises.

Having National Service (NS) trainees undergo compulsory medical examinations will not prevent medical mishaps, former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek wrote in his blog.

Those selected to join the National Service next year will be able to check their assigned camps and batches from Nov 27.

The MIC has urged the Government to set up a committee to co-ordinate the rebuilding and refurbishing of Tamil schools using a RM50mil allocation under the stimulus package.

Iskandar Malaysia is still maintaining its investment momentum despite the slowing global economic climate, raking in RM40.25bil in investments since its inception two years ago.

Penangites may still get to see some former tennis greats in action, according to Kings of Tennis event organiser Arianna Teoh.

Barack Obama?s victory in the US presidential race has inspired pin-artist Nason Ponniah to produce one of his best works so far.

Malaysia-Singapore ties will always remain strong despite long-standing bilateral issues, said Singapore?s High Commissioner to Malaysia T. Jasudasen.

Former Uni­versiti Malaya (UM) vice-chancellor Datuk Rafiah Salim says she has received hundreds of messages of support but has yet to get an apology from the deputy minister who allegedly maligned her in Parliament.

A Taiping municipal councillor from the DAP has been detained on suspicion of producing pirated CDs and VCDs at his home in Taman Seri Hijau.

Do not mess things up because Malacca?s status as a Unesco World Heritage Site will also be affected, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam warned his Penang counterpart Lim Guan Eng on Thursday.

Asia-Pacific nations, including Malaysia, will push for a quick conclusion to the World Trade Organisation?s (WTO) stalled negotiations as a means to overcome the present global financial crisis, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak never met Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, says Abdul Razak Baginda.

The battle for the Wanita Umno presidency is on. Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, the wing?s deputy chief, has finally confirmed that she is taking on her long-serving boss, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.

The Government has introduced a national action plan to guard against any rise in unemployment as a result of the global economic chaos, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Relishing every moment as a free man, Abdul Razak Baginda is ready to open a new chapter in life after spending 22 months in jail.

Police have rejected an application for permit by PAS Youth to hold a public talk at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) field this Sunday because it is an open area.

Travellers in Malaysia can now access to the websites of world airlines by logging on to www.acecollege.edu.my.

The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) are willing to carry out repair work on the damaged Esplanade field, the supposed venue of the “Kings of Tennis” event, if the organisers paid for it.

A clerk was jailed 12 months and fined RM3,000 by the Sessions Court here today after she was found guilty of cheating a contractor, five years ago.

Several State Islamic Religous Councils want to refer the dispute over the usage of the word “Allah” to the Federal Court for determination on the constitutionality of law.

Several State Islamic Religous Councils want to refer the dispute over the usage of the word “Allah” to the Federal Court for determination on the constitutionality of law.

A syndicate that recently surfaced in Pahang to distribute pirated VCDs and DVDs was put out of action after police arrested 14 of its members in separate raids in Maran and Kuantan yesterday and Wednesday.

Ipoh Timur PAS Youth today lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) over the building of community halls on personal properties and wakaf land.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, today presented letters of appointment to five Malaysian ambassadors.

The Cabinet has given an assurance that more Indians will be recruited into the civil service in the near future, Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr. S.Subramaniam said today.

The failure of Putrajaya Holdings Berhad (PJH) to keep its promise to meet the Public Complaints Bureau today has jeopardised efforts to settle the payment problem faced by 14 sub-contractors involved in the government quarters project in Precinct 11 here.

The illegal forays of 24 stage buses from four companies that regularly encroached routes designated for other buses, came to and abrupt end when the long arms of the Road Transport Department (RTD) caught them in their act.

The Pahang State Assembly was today told that preparations had been made to face the possibility of a flood in the state.

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower at mid-day today with the key Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI), easing 0.49 per cent as mild bargain hunting on selected index-linked counters helped claw back some of the earlier losses, dealers said.

A Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) member lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) today over alleged bribery in the erection of billboards in the city area.

The Penang government will proceed with its decision to use multilingual road signs and street names to promote George Town as a World Heritage Site.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Wanita Umno elections should not affect unity within the women’s wing.

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia remain low at mid-morning today in lacklustre trading with plantation-related stocks on the back of weakening crude palm oil prices, dealers said.

At 11.30am today, there were 47 gainers, 349 losers and 127 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia. The KLCI was at 853.51 down 11.81 pointS, the FBM2BRD was at 4,251.73 down 72.61 points, and the FBMEmas was at 5,605.84 down 73.89 points. Turnover was at 206.148 million shares valued at RM185.875 million. — BERNAMA

The Kelantan Veterinary Services Department has expressed concern that smuggled frozen chicken from Thailand could be infected with the bird flu virus.

Almost 300 businesses that are also members of the Vietnam Association of Business Enterprises of Persons with Disabilities (VABED) have, in the five years since it was established, created jobs for more than 10,000 people, 70 per cent of whom are disabled, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower in early trading today on lack of buying, mirrored the sharp fall on the Wall Street overnight amid fears about the impact of economic slowdown, dealers said.

At 9.30am today, there were 32 gainers, 206 losers and 72 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia. The KLCI was at 855.17 down 10.15 pointS, the FBM2BRD was at 4,282.57 down 41.77 points, and the FBMEmas was at 5,615.96 down 63.77 points. Turnover was at 60.041 million shares valued at RM50.347 million. — BERNAMA

An events management company worker was jailed two years and ordered to be whipped once for cheating a businessman using the name of Datuk Seri Khalid Mohd Jiwa, the husband of singer Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin.

The lack of a MyKad does not prevent students from registering and sitting for public examinations, Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.

Local car manufacturers Proton and Perodua will start retro-fitting cars with rear seatbelts beginning next month.

The Education Ministry has instructed the Negri Sembilan education department to investigate why 18 schools in the state owe Tenaga Nasional Bhd a total of RM122,811 in unpaid electricity bills.

The Yang diPertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, on Friday presented letters of appointment to five Malaysian ambassadors.

India Customs had to recall a ship en route to Malaysia after it left Chennai Port following a tip off that the vessel was illegally transporting prohibited red sanders wood for a client in Kuala Lumpur.

Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan will accept whatever decisions made by the party and government leadership on his Cabinet post.

Five councillors of Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) have lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) over a claim about council officials being bribed to erect billboards.

A day after Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced her plans to contest the Wanita Chief post, the incumbent Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has come out with guns blazing.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman called for more border patrols, especially in the country's territorial waters, to prevent encroachment by foreign elements.

Malaysia has urged the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum to get all nations to quickly enforce the recent United Nations Security Council Resolution 1816 to combat piracy in international waters as it will make global trade safer.

The Penang government will proceed with its decision to use multilingual road signs and street names to promote Georgetown as a World Heritage Site.

Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) has come out strongly against any protectionist measures by any economy as a means to overcome the present global financial crisis.

Malaysia is calling for a new international financial architecture that is more transparent and fairer for all nations, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes that the impending fight for the Wanita wing's top post will not cause a fracture in the movement.

The High Court has set Feb 27 for mention of the case to hear the use of the word ?Allah? in the Herald - The Catholic Weekly, a Christian publication.

The Kelantan Veterinary Services Department is concerned that smuggled in frozen chicken from Thailand, banned in Malaysia, could be infected with the bird flu virus.

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Perak will not rename Jalan Silibin after DAP?s late P. Patto if the people are against it, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.

Going where it has never gone before, the Wild-life and National Park Department (Perhilitan) trawled the Internet and struck pay dirt ? it found a man offering to sell protected wildlife.

The Govern­ment has been urged to crack down on illegal employment agencies in Sabah.

Penang will continue to implement the 30% quota for bumiputras.

There is no plan to turn Penang into a free port as the status does not guarantee an improved economy.

The public has been warned not to fall for another batch of bogus short messaging system (SMS) messages telling recipients that they have won prizes from Shell Malaysia.

The High Court will hear on Feb 5 an application by the prosecution to revise a Sessions judge?s decision to retain the sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the lower court.

MIRC Incubator Sdn Bhd and boutique financial services firm Ingenious Haus Group have formed a joint venture capital fund for start-up technology companies, targeting small and medium-scale enterprises.

Having National Service (NS) trainees undergo compulsory medical examinations will not prevent medical mishaps, former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek wrote in his blog.

Those selected to join the National Service next year will be able to check their assigned camps and batches from Nov 27.

The MIC has urged the Government to set up a committee to co-ordinate the rebuilding and refurbishing of Tamil schools using a RM50mil allocation under the stimulus package.

Iskandar Malaysia is still maintaining its investment momentum despite the slowing global economic climate, raking in RM40.25bil in investments since its inception two years ago.

Penangites may still get to see some former tennis greats in action, according to Kings of Tennis event organiser Arianna Teoh.

Barack Obama?s victory in the US presidential race has inspired pin-artist Nason Ponniah to produce one of his best works so far.

Malaysia-Singapore ties will always remain strong despite long-standing bilateral issues, said Singapore?s High Commissioner to Malaysia T. Jasudasen.

Former Uni­versiti Malaya (UM) vice-chancellor Datuk Rafiah Salim says she has received hundreds of messages of support but has yet to get an apology from the deputy minister who allegedly maligned her in Parliament.

A Taiping municipal councillor from the DAP has been detained on suspicion of producing pirated CDs and VCDs at his home in Taman Seri Hijau.

Do not mess things up because Malacca?s status as a Unesco World Heritage Site will also be affected, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam warned his Penang counterpart Lim Guan Eng on Thursday.

Asia-Pacific nations, including Malaysia, will push for a quick conclusion to the World Trade Organisation?s (WTO) stalled negotiations as a means to overcome the present global financial crisis, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak never met Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, says Abdul Razak Baginda.

The battle for the Wanita Umno presidency is on. Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, the wing?s deputy chief, has finally confirmed that she is taking on her long-serving boss, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.

The Government has introduced a national action plan to guard against any rise in unemployment as a result of the global economic chaos, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Relishing every moment as a free man, Abdul Razak Baginda is ready to open a new chapter in life after spending 22 months in jail.