Date: 28 September 2012 (Friday) Time: 4:00 pm Venue: Parliament of Malaysia WATCH Live Streaming – http://www.treasury.gov.my or at – MOBtv RESPONSIVE and responsible. The 2013 Budget to be tabled today by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is likely to put a smile on almost everyone’s face but yet calls for financial prudence. Government … Read more
Sept 25 (Bernama) — In the weeks leading into September, despite the baking heat, droves of families piled into their cars and headed for Malaysia’s southern Johor state to queue for up tickets at Asia’s first Legoland in Nusajaya. An easy distance away, the Malaysian campus of the Newcastle University Medical School (NuMED) bearing the … Read more
MAJOR railway industry players have dubbed Malaysia “the new rail industry hotspot” in light of the government’s transformation efforts to increase and enhance public transport, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday. “Just last week, the world’s biggest rail industry convention — Innotrans — was held in Berlin, Germany, and I have been informed … Read more
Sept 25 (Bernama) — Medical tourism has been identified as having the potential of being a revenue generator for the country due to the response shown by foreigners who seek quality healthcare services. Foreigners come to Malaysia for medical tourism due to the low costs of healthcare services, complemented by existence of excellent medical technology … Read more
(Financial Times) — Samsung Electronics forecast continued strong growth in smartphone sales as it confirmed record operating profit in the second quarter of this year, although it warned of a deteriorating market for consumer electronics in developed countries. The South Korean technology group, the world’s biggest by sales, had already indicated the headline figures it … Read more
The lawyer representing Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail, who is charged with cheating National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) former director Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail, involving RM1.755mil, has been asked to withdraw from the case. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecution unit chief, Datuk Abdul Razak Musa, made the request during case management of the case before Sessions … Read more
We had the opportunity to catch up with the people behind CultureRun recently at their Guerilla Craft Night event at The Bee, Publika. It was our first time attending a workshop (or ShareShops) organized by CultureRun and we were blessed to have had the time to interview the people behind CultureRun as well as the … Read more
Last week, or on the 27th of june 2012 to be exact was the official media launch of X Top Model 2012, it was held at the Estate, Intermark KL. The prestigious model search is back for season 2 and it’s definitely going to be bigger and better. The aim of the X Top Model … Read more
freemalaysiatoday.com reports that UDA Holdings has confirmed that the famous Bukit Bintang Plaza will be demolished by the end of 2012. The Plaza will be demolished to pave the way for the construction of a massive rail transit station. This means all traders occupying the mall will be evicted by year-end despite My Rapid Transit … Read more
To meet the needs of the Malaysian market that is both growing and becoming increasingly sophisticated, Volvo Construction Equipment introduced three new machines — the 38-ton and 48-ton excavators and the 11-ton soil compactor — and its popular telematics system, CareTrack on Monday. The CareTrack system is unique because it enables remote diagnostics by using … Read more