Due to unforeseen circumstances, renowned Bollywood playback singer Sonu Niigaam has deferred one of his upcoming concerts in Malaysia and rescheduled another to next year. The Sonu Niigaam 1Malaysia Live In Concert show scheduled for this Sunday in Stadium Bandaraya Johor Baru has been scrapped, organisers have announced, reports the Star Online. Also, the concert [...]
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Pammie to star in Malaysian movie?
November 19th, 2010 |
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Former ‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson is reportedly set to star in a Malaysian movie. According to Kosmo!, producer Datuk Dr Che Rozmey Che Din said talks are on between production company dR Movie Production and an agent for Anderson, 43. “We are currently finalising the contract with Anderson’s agent,†the Star Online quoted him as [...]
Malaysian Man Accused of Hacking Federal Reserve
November 18th, 2010 |
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A Malaysian has been hit with federal charges for hacking financial institutions and possessing thousands of stolen credit card numbers. – A Malaysian man was charged today by a federal grand jury with hacking into
a Federal Reserve Bank computer network and possessing more than 400,000 credit
and debit card numbers.
Lin Mun Poo, 32, was arrested shortly after his arrival in the United
States Oct. 21 and has been in custody
sinc…
NeraTel Malaysian unit bags $1.4m in purchase orders
September 28th, 2010 |
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Nera Telecommunications says the company’s associated company, Nera (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, has received RM3.1 million ($1.4 million) in purchase orders from a mobile operator in Asia for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of Microwave Radio Equipment. The purchase orders are not expected to have a significant impact on the performance of the group for the current financial year.
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Esmart in $287.5m RTO of Malaysian duty-free goods trader Altan Holdings
June 28th, 2010 |
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Esmart Holdings says it will buy a 74.71% controlling stake in DFZ Capital Bhd and the entire equity interest of Darul Metro Sdn Bhd from Altan Holdings Bhd in a reverse takeover offer (RTO).
Under the RTO, Esmart will buy 156.86 million shares of DFZ at RM470.59 million ($201.7 million), equivalent to about RM3 a share. It will pay also pay RM200 million for the 1 million shares of Darul Metro.
Malaysian PM greets Tamils, Sikhs on New Year
April 14th, 2010 |
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Wednesday greeted Tamils and Sikhs on their New Year.
Najib, now in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, took time off to write in his blog www.1Malaysia.com.my to extend his good wishes, Bernama news agency reported.
He said that over the next two days beginning Wednesday, Hindus would be celebrating [...]
ST Telemedia buys stake in Malaysian 3G firm: Update
March 15th, 2010 |
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Singapore Technologies Telemedia will pay 1 billion ringgit ($421.9 million) for a 33% stake in U Mobile Sdn Bhd, including subscribing to a rights issue by the Malaysian 3G mobile services provider.
The acquisition is a “strategic decision” by ST Telemedia to build a strong business in Asia, said Lee Theng Kiat, ST Telemedia’s chief executive at a signing ceremony.
Malaysian court sentences Indian man to death for drug trafficking
January 31st, 2010 |
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A lawyer says a Malaysian court has sentenced an Indian man to death after finding him guilty of carrying a bag filled with illegal drugs at Kuala Lumpur’s airport. Defence lawyer James Wong says the High Court found Athiseshan Singaram, a textile company driver, guilty of drug trafficking,
Former Malaysian king dies aged 77
January 23rd, 2010 |
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The sultan of Malaysia’s Johor state Iskandar Ismail, who served as the nation’s king for five years, has died aged 77, state media reported. Abdul Ghani Othman, chief minister of the southern state, announced the sultan’s death late Friday after he was admitted to a local hospital the day
Malaysian churches firebombed over use of word ‘Allah’
January 9th, 2010 |
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Officials say a fourth church has been hit by firebombs in Malaysia amid a growing dispute in the country over the use of the word “Allah†by non-Muslims. Bishop Philip Loke says two firebombs were believed to have been thrown at his Good Shepherd Lutheran Church early Saturday but missed
Malaysian churches firebombed
January 8th, 2010 |
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Three Malaysian churches have been firebombed in as tensions over the use of the word Allah by non-Muslims intensify. The churches in the capital Kuala Lumpur were hit by incendiary devices early on Friday ahead of planned protests by Muslims over a High Court decision to end a ban on the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims.
DMX Technologies wins US$2.5m contract to design, build secured network for Malaysian bank
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Digital media services and application solutions provider, DMX Technologies Group says its wholly-owned subsidiary, Packet Systems (Malaysia) has been chosen by a major consumer and business bank in Malaysia to provide a multi-tiered network and security management solution for its six-storey data centre in Putra Jaya.
The US$2.5 million ($3.5 million) contract awarded to Packet Systems is to design, build and deploy a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and secured environment for deploying existing multi-vendor services and applications over a single network in one of the most demanding business environments.
HINDRAF leader’s passport still valid, says Malaysian Home Minister
October 1st, 2009 |
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Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has said that Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) chairman P. Waytha Moorthy can ask the Malaysian High Commission in Britain to return his passport and come home, but warned that he could be charged if the Malaysian authorities find that he has broken local laws.
Hishammuddin, who showed journalists [...]
Malaysian PM orders urgent redressal of Indian concerns
September 30th, 2009 |
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has directed the relevant government departments and agencies to address several long-standing social, economic and educational issues affecting the Indian community.
“We raised several issues for approval and many of them received the nod from the Prime Minister,†said Malaysian Indian Congress vice-president Dr S. Subramaniam.
He said in a statement [...]
Former Malaysian PM, MIC chief Samy Vellu engaged in war of words
September 19th, 2009 |
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has warned that Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu will become a liability to the Barisan Nasional in the next general election since his leadership has failed.
Mohamad suggested that Samy Vellu should step down and take responsibility for the party’s failure in the last general election.
“If we [...]