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1. Telco services warned [Read Full Story ]
KUCHING: The days of offensive and indecent SMSes may soon be over. Effective July 1, telecommunication service providers and content providers will have to meet mandatory standards set by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
2. Revenge of the machines [Read Full Story ]
There are few things as frustrating as ATMs that don't work.
3. Policeman escapes death after being gunned down with his own pistol [Read Full Story ]
BATU PAHAT: A 40-year-old policeman escaped death after a theft suspect threw a bicycle at him and shot him using the policeman's own pistol.
4. 2014 date to switch off traditional light bulb [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: The traditional light bulb will no longer be available by January 2014.
5. Water levels going down at seven dams in Klang Valley and Putrajaya [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: The water level at seven dams in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya is dwindling, affected by the warm weather and dry spell for the past two months.
6. Controversy over SMSes drags on [Read Full Story ]
KOTA BARU: The controversy over an SMS dragging the Prime Minister's name into the MCA party election continues, with party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat saying he believes it is the work of those supporting former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting.
7. Selangor ruler appoints five JPs [Read Full Story ]
SHAH ALAM: Five people in Selangor were appointed as Justices of the Peace (JPs), the first time since the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the throne in November 2001.
8. Sultan won't be attending Perkasa gathering [Read Full Story ]
SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has decided not to attend Perkasa's inaugural national gathering on March 27.
9. Ong: I've no time for alliances [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat says official and ministerial duties have kept him too busy to form alliances or pacts for the party election on March 28.
10. Signs of healthy growth [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Three months into the year, there are signs that “we will be able to surprise ourselves with a growth of 5% to 6% this year,” said the Prime Minister.
11. Contingency steps if dry spell continues, says PBA [Read Full Story ]
GEORGE TOWN: Water rationing may begin in Penang if the current dry spell does not end by April.
12. Ka Ting's return will split party, says Chinese community leader [Read Full Story ]
IPOH: Former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting should reconsider his decision to contest for the party presidency, a Chinese community leader here said.
13. Namewee seeks Finas funding for '1Malaysia' movie [Read Full Story ]
CONTROVERSIAL song composer Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, is seeking funds from the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) to make his first movie titled 1Malaysia, reported Sin Chew Daily.
14. Asst medical officers allowed to issue MCs [Read Full Story ]
PETALING JAYA: Assistant medical officers are allowed to issue medical certificates (MCs) but on three conditions, said Health Ministry Medical Practice Division director Dr Nooraini Baba.
15. DAP suspends Batu Lintang assemblyman [Read Full Story ]
KUCHING: The DAP disciplinary committee has suspended the party membership of its Batu Lintang assemblyman Voon Lee Shan for six months.
16. China Press says sorry [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry is satisfied with the explanation given by Chinese daily China Press over its article claiming that Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan had resigned.
17. Sidek: Mastering English vital for economic survival [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians, including civil servants, must be proficient in English to seize opportunities for future economic survival, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan.
18. 'SMSes could be reverse psychology' [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has denied any involvement in the SMSes claiming he has given his blessing to former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting to vie for the party's top post in the March 28 election.
19. Public can complain directly to Bukit Aman [Read Full Story ]
PETALING JAYA: The public can lodge a formal complaint directly with the police's disciplinary section in Bukit Aman against any station which refuses to receive reports.
20. Motorcyclist killed in collision [Read Full Story ]
KUANTAN: A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a lorry at the 149th km of the Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan highway near Temerloh.