KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -; Malaysian police say they have detained a Saudi journalist who apparently fled his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter. Jiddah-based...

NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remained Asean's leading exporter to the United States despite exports dipping 0.25 per cent to US$23.694 billion between January and November last year. ...

SEREMBAN, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived here this morning for a day-long visit to Negeri Sembilan. Najib, who was accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah...

to reduce or discontinue flights to international and regional destinations will cost the country's tourism industry billions of ringgit in revenue,...

JAKARTA: The Lokon volcano in North Sulawesi erupted Friday, according to the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. A rumbling sound followed by the spewing of thick ash...

SEREMBAN: Malaysia's total trade reached a record high of RM1.27tril last year and this is a testimony that the Barisan Nasional government is managing the economy...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has urged the public to give it a chance to come up with a good healthcare plan for the benefit of all Malaysians. Health...

is down 0.13% to 1,563.63 at the mid-day break, with mild profit-taking activities across the bourse. Traders are likely taking profit following the recent run-up in the market. "However, after...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged higher on Thursday after Greece reached a deal to secure a financial bailout, but investors took a wait-and-see attitude in a market that has become extended after...

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, hit the Fiji Islands region Friday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department reported. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred...

. Justice Zabariah Mohd Yusof fixed the date for the hearing proper after issuing orders for the parties in chambers Friday. Lawyer Azhana Mohd Khairudin acted for the professor while counsel...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet...

SERIAN: The body of Chief Inspector Benet Pawun, who died of an illness in Timor Leste, and which is now in Adelaide, Australia for a post mortem, will be flown back to Sarawak on Sunday at the...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement with five U.S. banks on penalties totaling $766.5 million over problems in their mortgage servicing...

REUTERS - Professional networking service LinkedIn's outlook for the current quarter and the full year surpassed expectations as the company banks on continued strong product and subscription...

said Anwar should expose his tummy to journalists, who could then come to a conclusion as to whether Anwar was the actor in a controversial sex video recording. "My earlier offer of a free...

Chief Executive Indra Nooyi laid out a plan to turn around the company's North American soft drink business that includes ramping up advertising, cutting 8,700 jobs and a bigger-than-expected...

, Ummi Hafilda Ali and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and prove his innocence over several allegations that they had brought against him. Spokesman Muhammad Zahid Md Arip, who is a former PKR Youth...

BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders said they had clinched a deal on economic reforms needed to secure a second EU bailout, but euro zone finance ministers demanded more steps and a...

IPOH: Police have smashed a local drug syndicate and seized drug processing items that could be used to produce more than 400,000 Ecstasy pills. A 31-year-old woman was detained in the raid at a...

on Thursday that the United States will do whatever it can to help stabilize the situation in the euro zone, which he said demanded a more muscular approach to fighting its debt crisis....

BUKIT MERTAJAM: It’s already more than a month into the new schooling year but a couple here are still unable to get their son enrolled into a school. R. Rajandra Kumar, 34, has visited several...

's visit to the United States, as he urged the International Monetary Fund to be more lenient with Athens in bailout talks to prevent "a big potential explosion." Monti welcomed the...

commended Maya for her concern for the less fortunate. ';Celebrities are in a position to bring attention to an issue. "We hope that Maya’s presence would help improve the quality of...

plans to take its Hong Kong-listed unit, Alibaba.com, private, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Under the yet-to-be-finalized deal, Alibaba would use borrowed money and internal...

have been asked to undergo a divestment process on their non-core businesses. These will then have the potential of being managed by qualified bumiputra companies, said the Prime Minister. "So...

is making its foray into the Chinese market with the development of an integrated car parts industry park with a gross development cost of RM174.4mil following its acquisition of...

Bursa Malaysia Mahajaya said the offer price represented a price-to-book ratio of 0.69 times based on the audited consolidated net assets per share of RM1.23 as at June 30, 2011. The joint offerors...

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remained Asean's leading exporter to the United States despite exports dipping 0.25 per cent to US$23.694 billion between January and...

Malaysian police say they have detained a Saudi journalist who apparently fled his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter. Jiddah-based newspaper columnist Hamza...

MALAYSIAN police say they have detained a young Saudi journalist who fled his country after Twitter comments he made about the Prophet Mohammed triggered calls for his...

KUALA LUMPUR: Zambri Miah cheated death by mere seconds and the terrifying experience of miraculously escaping a falling crane sends shivers up his spine. "It was sheer luck. Thank God that...

HONG KONG: ING has decided to split the sale of its Asian insurance business by auctioning its investment management business separately, in a move that allows a focused group of suitors to bid for...

GEORGE TOWN: The suspected mastermind of the international Internet fraud arrested in Taiwan chose Penang as his base because most of the Chinese in the state speak Hokkien. Penang police chief...

unveiled a 59% slump in annual net earnings to US$5.8bil and its chief refused his bonus due to write-offs from its aluminium business. An impairment charge of US$8.9bil related to its troubled Alcan...

THE 17-year-old girl who mysteriously spoke in a strange language after suffering a head injury may be experiencing a personality change, Berita Harian reported. Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital...

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%, after keeping it steady the past two months, in a bid to ensure the economy maintains strong...

's suggestion that the DAP give way for him to contest in the Bakri parliamentary seat in the general election, major Chinese newspapers reported. Sin Chew Daily quoted Lim as saying that the...

MADRID: Spain warned its jobs-starved economy will shrink at an even faster rate in the first quarter of 2012, plunging the country back into...

A WIDOW from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, has filed a petition in a magistrate's court here seeking the mercy killing of her 36-year-old invalid son if the government refuses to pay his medical...

said it will inject another £50bil into Britain's weak economy and keep interest rates at a record-low 0.5%. "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today (yesterday)...

said: "TRI is a premium name in experimental learning programmes and their simulation products are second to none." He said the partnership would enable organisations in Asia, specifically...

PETALING JAYA: Blogger-in-exile Raja Petra Kamarudin has accused two Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen of being involved in a sand mining scandal in Selangor. Raja Petra claimed that both assemblymen were...

. It cited RBS as telling the paper that it was in talks with the two potential Asian buyers for the assets but declined to disclose their identities. Commenting on the news report, a source...

Travel Fair (MATF). "For the convenience of customers, fares offered will be all-inclusive, incorporating air fare, fuel surcharges and airport taxes," MAS said in a statement. The offer is...