Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- AirAsia Bhd. Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes talks about the company's financial results and strategy. AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s largest budget carrier, posted a 43 percent increase in second-quarter profit after it flew more passengers and boosted fares. Fernandes speaks with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat. (Source: Bloomberg) ...
A Muslim soldier, Naser Abdo, from Texas who joined the US Army last year, has said that he wants to leave the military, claiming he is a conscientious ...
“The allegations against us are very serious and damaging to the image of not only our palm-oil industry, but also the reputation of peninsula Malaysia, ...
Cambodia's critically endangered vulture population has become the only one in Asia on the rise this year, helped by nest protection and a chain of ...
At least 42 people were killed in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta on Friday, the Quetta police ...
... a box all this while, are expected to be the main attraction at the special exhibition for the Malaysia Day national-level celebration, here on Sept 16. ...
Opposition parties in Pakistan have accused the government of exploiting flood relief efforts to name the new towns established for the flood victims as ...
Pakistan's "powerful and the rich" diverted floodwaters to unprotected areas in a bid to save their land, a representative of the country to the UN has ...
It will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid and disburse funds in September to help the country's economy cope with the devastation of the ...
The UN's food and agriculture body on Friday called a special meeting to address growing tensions on the food markets, as Russia prolonged a wheat export ...
US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August, the Labor Department said Friday, showing the recovering economy is still struggling to create jobs. ...
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October fell 34 cents to 76.59 dollars a barrel in midday London trade. New York's main contract, light sweet crude ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The BA of Malaysia's (BAM) High Performance Director, Datuk James Selvaraj, may have started work just three days ago but ...
"He has admitted that he is Michael Soosai, and has a family in Malaysia." Soosai, 47, is allegedly involved in the murder of Malaysian lorry driver N. ...
He faces 66 counts of theft for allegedly stealing 34 million pounds ($52 million) from his collapsed Polly Peck business empire, but prosecutors indicated ...
At least 26 people were killed in separate vehicle accidents in northeastern China on Friday, state media reported. In Jilin province, a truck and a ...
KULIM, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysians are advised not to play up the issue on the anti-Malaysia demonstrations in Jakarta because it has been proven that ...
... availability of services in remote/rural areas, enhancing business and national competitiveness, reducing traffic and pollution, promoting tourism, ...
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for carrying out Wednesday's triple bombing on a religious procession in Lahore, which killed ...
"The ICC had no business to take this action. The ICC is just playing to the public gallery," he added. Wasan further said that he had met the cricketers, ...
Yesterday, online news portal Free Malaysia Today reported that Ritchie had been dismissed over the incident. The Tribune was launched on May 19 this year, ...
Actress Michelle Rodriguez has said that she signed her latest film "Machete" because she felt the film was a symbol of hope like President Barack Obama's ...
An analysis in the Herald Sun has opined that Pakistan is a serial offender when it comes to playing the gentlemen's game of cricket, and that it is time to ...
Kendra Wilkinson is a hot siren herself, but can't stop gushing about her favourites in Hollywood - especially Beyonce's derriere, which she likes so much ...
A Japanese man drove the wrong way down an expressway for 90 kilometres (55 miles) and broke through five police barricades because his cat had died, ...
"Scholarships must not only be offered in the fields of business, science and technology but also in arts and culture to support their growth, by providing ...
Pakistan batsman Shahzaib Hasan, who scored a century in the tour match against Somerset, has expressed hope that he would be given an opportunity to ...
In a statement on Friday, ECERDC said it would also be participating in the 14th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT 2010)in Xiamen ...
Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Ukranian official in charge of the project, Vladyslav Kaskiv, as saying that Ukraine would be able to finance the full ...
Coimbatore District Police Commissioner, Dr Sylendra Babu, has confirmed that the murder suspect arrested in Chennai on August 24 this year, is high-profile ...
The Philippine authorities Friday admitted missing numerous chances to shoot a sacked policeman who hijacked a busload of Hong Kong tourists in a standoff ...
The announcement was made on the sidelines of an informal meeting on climate finance in Geneva, gathering more than 40 countries. The commitments are part ...
At least nine bankers in western Switzerland have received booby-trapped parcels containing highly corrosive liquid, a Swiss newspaper reported Friday. ...
Japan's new coach Alberto Zaccheroni Friday joined a team of "ambassadors" promoting the country's bid to host the 2022 World Cup, just four days after his ...
Sesco is a unit of Sarawak Energy Bhd, an investment arm of the Sarawak state government. RAM said the stand-alone credit profile of SPG remained premised ...
Pakistan High Commissioner in Malaysia Masood Khalid said the MoU signing was a step in the right direction and would certainly benefit both countries in ...
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said, although there had been some disturbing incidents, the situation was still ...
A Californian angler has become the first person in the world to catch 1000 different species of fish. Californian Steve Wozniak, 47, who broke the ultimate ...
England manager Fabio Capello has admitted that before the World Cup in South Africa, he was seen as a God, but following his team's disastrous performance ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher ...
India has conveyed its concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). India's Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar met Chinese ...
The Pakistan defence ministry has said that the United States has apologised for the misbehaviour of Dulles Airport officials with the Pakistani military ...
A Pakistan delegation has welcomed an offer of solidarity and support for flood victims during the fifth round of the Chaopraya Dialogue- Track II talks in ...
Commercial Radio of Malaysia (CRM) will commemorate its second annual Radio Day event with a road safety message for Malaysians planning to “balik kampung” ...
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom's pregnant wife Miranda Kerr has revealed her baby bump in a new advertising campaign for her organic skincare range. ...
Show business veteran Jerry Lewis wants to smack troubled actress Lindsay Lohan in her mouth. The funnyman admits he has no tolerance for young celebrities ...
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held a meeting with Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia on Friday to review the situation arising ...
SEPANG, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The second humanitarian aid mission consisting of 68 volunteers and members from the Kelab Putera 1Malaysia left for Pakistan on ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed ...
Most of the country's power plants are fueled by coal, vital for the booming economy that recently surpassed Japan's in size and now second only to that of ...
Seegu Alaudeen, who works as a supermarket branch head in Kuala Terengganu, hails from South India and had migrated to Malaysia with his father in 1962. ...
... the first time a year ago, underscores a rift that could derail Kan's efforts to curb a public debt already twice the size of the $5 trillion economy. ...
State Youth and Sports Committee Chairman Rozi Mamat said 100 riders from 12 countries, including Malaysia, are expected to take part in the 120km category ...
LANGKAWI, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Radio Malaysia LANGKAWIfm, in collaboration with 12 government agencies and private sector companies, has launched a road and ...
This month, the Mid-Autumn festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival in Malaysia, will be celebrated by Chinese communities all over the world on the 22 ...
... district hospital, each district hospital in the state is expected to have the services of specialist doctors under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP). ...
The outlook for Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd is bright if it could collect its receivables from Asian Petroleum Hub (APB), otherwise provisions would have ...
Thailand has put over 460 locations across Bangkok on high alert on Friday in response to a series of grenade attacks that have rattled nerves in a city ...
A 15-year-old Briton has become the youngest student to gain a place at Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is ...
In a first appearance after the operation, the recipient of a rare double hand transplant has shown the world that he can curl his fingers and make half a ...
Meanwhile, her brother-in-law, Mohd Najmi Awang Besar, also a teacher who arrived at the scene said the victim's husband has been doing business in Kaherah, ...
A $5.8 million sexual harassment settlement will be paid by a building maintenance firm in the US. The lawsuit was brought by the government after 21 ...
Police arrested a passenger after screeners found suspicious luggage at Miami International Airport, prompting evacuations at four of six concourses and ...
(It) assures the continued operation of the business in HQ Bank," it said. As part of the deal, Carnegie will buy all issued shares in HQ Bank for 268 ...
Police evacuated two terminals at Miami International Airport to investigate a suspicious package and several flights were diverted to other parts of the ...
A Mississippi court has heard that the Ford Motor Co will pay $130 million over an accident that occurred in a Ford Explorer. The family of a man who died ...
Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said Friday in the latest of a series ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- HwangDBS Investment Management Bhd has declared income distributions of three sen for retail syariah fund, AIIMAN Income ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed Friday's trading day lower as profit-taking dragged the benchmark index lower with Genting, Sime and UMW among the ...
Cyanobacteria - organisms that thrived on Earth before there was enough oxygen to block harmful ultraviolet light-could pave way for new and improved ...
Pakistan's intelligence agencies have issued fresh warnings of more terrorist activities in Lahore, saying that sensitive installations, shrines and other ...
AMDB Bhd's prime landbank in Shah Alam and ongoing township project in Sibujaya, Sarawak, will ensure the company's continuous growth in the next five to 10 ...
