Uber, AirAsia in innovative partnership with joint marketing efforts and technological integration Uber and AirAsia are partnering to help provide a seamless, affordable and convenient door-to-door experience for travelers, in an innovative way that will go beyond offering promo codes and discounted rides and will include joint marketing efforts and technological integration. The two companies said they will work together to help
Open rift within PKR on Mahathir's nomination and fight against Azmin on An open war is ongoing within Anwar Ibrahim’s PKR after the announcement that former PM Mahathir Mohamad will be the next PM in the event the Pakatan Harapan wins the next General Elections. The battle pits several groupings within the party, and they oppose Azmin Ali for his tough
Darker days ahead for The Sun, Malaysian Reserve and Malay Mail The Malaysian media industry is going through tougher times, starting 2018 with various cost cutting plans and the possibility of a changing of ownership in some of the local dailies. An industry source said The Sun’s owner, Berjaya Media Berhad, which is mulling delisting from the local bourse, has
Azmin: We solved Selangor's peoples woes with RM3b, what if we could manage Putrajaya's RM280b budget? Cutting off from the rhetoric, the Menteri Besar of Selangor Azmin Ali asked the Pakatan Harapan convention what would happen if his party were to manage the humongous national budget of RM280 billion which is now under the purview of PM Najib Razak. “We must walk the talk. Cut the
Rafizi: The onus is on the opposition to perform In a message entitled “GE14: THE BALL IS IN OUR COURT”, PKR MP Rafizi Ramli made it clear that these elections are too close to call, but it will depend on how the Pakatan Harapan handles the entire campaign up to to the final counting stages. “The truth is this:
Mauritius no1 in Globe & Mail top 12 travel destination! Mauritius, which will celebrate its 50th year as a free country (starting in February with several official events) came on top of a list of 12 must go destinations in 2018. The list was published in the prestigious Canadian newspaper, The Globe & Mail. It said Mauritius, located east of
Pakatan Harapan He is back: Mahathir returns as Pakatan Harapan's Prime Minister candidate The Pakatan Harapan has confirmed that Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be its Prime Minister candidate. A consensus was reached on Saturday night in a meeting to finalise seat allocations for the PH component parties in Peninsular Malaysia. The opposition pact delayed the announcement of its PM and DPM candidates after
Modi to open Indian-origin lawmakers meet in Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the conference of parliamentarians of Indian origin (PIOs) from 23 countries here on January 9, said the Hindustan Times. Over 140 members of parliament and mayors will attend the meet at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra at Chanakyapuri, Dnyaneshwar M Mulay, secretary in charge of
Mauritius SBM gets green light on acquisition of Kenya's Chase Bank assets The Kenyan Central Bank has accepted a Mauritius lender’s binding offer for the acquisition of assets and liabilities from Chase Bank. The Kenyan bank was placed under receivership in April 2016 after experiencing “liquidity difficulties” and being unable to meet financial obligations. SBM is now the strategic investor for
OTT and content delivery: Shaping the APAC pay-TV industry “In 2018, the APAC pay-TV industry will continue its pace towards implementing IP content delivery infrastructures, as consumers increasingly look for a seamless, easy-to-use TV experience that combines linear, OTT and on-demand viewing across all screens. Pay-TV operators will also focus on adopting advanced content protection methods in tandem with
eBay: US, Australia and UK are main buyers of Malaysian products eBay Malaysia country head trade Wong Mei Inn said a recent survey by eBay showed the US remained as the top export destination for businesses based in Malaysia, with a 60% growth from the previous year (2017). The survey said the top-selling product category for sellers exporting to the US
BN really need to explain 1MDB, rising cost of living, housing issues to voters: Borneo Post Borneo Post on Friday said a political analyst believes that the 1MDB issue, high cost of living and housing problem would remain the main hurdles for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 14th general election (GE14). It quoted Datuk Peter Minos who pointed out that these three ‘nagging’ issues would require
Malaysia gives go ahead for new MH370 search: Deal sealed with US firm Malaysia has agreed to allow a US exploration firm to resume the hunt for flight MH370, the transport minister said Friday, a year after the search was suspended. News of the decision was also sent to relatives of those on board the doomed jet. The message, seen by AFP, said
LTTE financiers to stand trial before Swiss Court: Funds transited via Singapore Thirteen financiers, mainly from Switzerland, Germany and Sri Lanka, accused of funnelling more than $15.3 million to the separatist group the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) will stand trial before a Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Monday. The Swiss funds were transported in cash by couriers to Singapore
Najib's golfing style creates buzz on internet: Poetry in Motion https://www.facebook.com/husseinhamid47/videos/10215239015912798/ In an undated, and author unknown video, the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is seen swinging a golf club in a rare style known as “the classic follow through”. However, the video seems to have been uploaded on Youtube in November last year.
Dahmakan, which delivers its own cooked food, raises US$2.6m Dahmakan, a Malaysian based food delivery startup has raised US#2.6 million as it begins to explore expansion across Southeast Asia, said Tech Crunh. The startup distinguishes itself from the likes of FoodPanda and Deliveroo with an “end-to-end” approach to food, that’s to say that it cooks all
The world in awe at the 're-invention' of Mahathir Mahathir re-invented: this is the main view of most of the media across the world and they are apparently impressed how the 92 year old is putting up a monster fight against both the 60 year rule of the Umno and the tainted regime of Prime Minister Najib Razak. Former
Malaysia Airlines to get rid of A380's by end of year Malaysia Airlines plans not to have any A380s in its fleet by the end of 2018, transferring them to a new charter airline. The new management, which reversed the decision of the previous management under former CEO Peter Bellew to stop operating the A380’s on scheduled services once the
tpp London throws spanner in US-TPP strategy but weakness appears in UK's foreign trade vision The United Kingdom threw a spanner at US President Donald Trump with its plans to start talks on joining the feeble Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a global trade and investment deal that the US rejected last year. With reports that Britain maybe in talks to join TPP, it shows that the
Here is the fabulous vessel out there to find MH370: But are they on the wrong path? ShipSpotting.com The Seabed Constructor Photo by © Alf Kåre Aasebø The hope of the entire world is for the Seabed Constructor to find the missing aircraft and to put to bed the biggest airplane mystery in the history of mankind. And for this purpose, the Bergen-headquartered Swire Seabed’s subsea
Will Ocean Infinity search for MH370 beyond waters off Australia, nearer to Mauritius? A US exploration firm said Wednesday it has sent a high-tech vessel in hopes of soon resuming the hunt for flight MH370, whose disappearance is one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, reported the AFP. But will the search area include the findings by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the
Report: Mahathir's 'recalcitrant' not cause of Aussie-Malaysia naval deal failure in 1997 As history unravels, and documents are extracted from archives, there is more evidence today that ex-Australian PM Paul Keating of Labor government ‘recalcitrant’ attack on former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad’s did not cause the failure of a proposed Malaysia-Australia defence deal in the 1990’s. The government said Defence
Vietjet receives A321neo powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines Vietjet is the first airline in Southeast Asia to take delivery of an A321neo (new engine option) with the Airbus aircraft landing at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport from Hamburg, Germany. The A321neo aircraft, registered as VN-646, is powered by Pratt & Whitney’s latest-generation of GTF engines. The
Petron $3.5b expansion in Malaysia to boost capacity by 90,000b/d Petron Corporation, the Philippines based company engaged in refinery and distribution of fuel in Malaysia, expects its refinery expansion in the country to cost a whopping US$3.5 billion, adding 90,000 barrels a day to its capacity. Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd operates Petron Port Dickson refinery,
NASA photos shows Aircraft shape in waters near Round Island, Mauritius: is it MH370? A photograph said to be from the American space agency NASA shows a silhouette that resembles an aircraft, and people on Twitter who contacted WFTV said it could be that of the lost aircraft MH370. In the Twitter message, Peter McMahon (peter mcmahon @revnu5) said: “This is a mystery in
