This is a conversation between me and one banking officer when I called their helpline for assistance. Bank Officer: Good evening, sir. How may I assist you? Me: Good evening. I am going to make a credit card payment but I forget my credit card number. Would you please check the number for me? Bank […]

MCA dares DAP on hudud KUALA TERENGGANU: Tereng­ganu MCA has asked DAP to clearly state whether it opposes plans by its Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS to implement hudud laws should it ever come to power. State MCA chairman Toh Chin Yaw said the presence of DAP deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw during the announcement […]

Terengganu receives RM6b oil royalty in 8 years KUALA TERENGANU, Dec 14 – The Terengganu government has received RM6.2 billion oil royalty from the federal government since 2000, said Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said. He said the amount included the RM408.6 million handed over recently by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who is […]

Far away in South Africa, a country called Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe claims ‘there is no cholera’ in Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has made the extraordinary claim that ‘there is no cholera’ in Zimbabwe. The President faced international criticism as he made the statement even as the toll rose to nearly 800 deaths and South Africa declared […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Residents affected by last Saturday’s landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa have decided to sue the relevant government authorities for compensation. A taskforce set up to represent residents affected by the landslide feels it has enough grounds to sue as the authorities failed to act in time to avert the tragedy that has taken four […]

Umno sacks Zaid Rahmah Ghazali | Dec 2, 08 11:42pm Umno Supreme Council today sacked Zaid Ibrahim from the party for attending opposition events. Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the announcement at about 11.30pm after chairing the supreme council meeting at party headquarters in Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Abdullah did not […]

Pahang Enlists Pensioners As Bloggers TEMERLOH, Nov 23 (Bernama) — The Pahang government has appointed three pensioners as bloggers to thwart slanderous comments and allegations posted on the Internet. State Information, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said the bloggers, who would be paid allowances, would be provided with computers and […]