PIONEER: Syariah-compliant system serves as model for other countries, says Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: The majority of Malaysians now have a better understanding of the concept behind Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will be implemented in April next year.

TEARS flowed freely among the sea of people who thronged the Batu Gantong crematorium to bid farewell to one of Penang's most beloved and prominent sons.

POLICE are not ready to reveal any findings as they probe into criminal aspects of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

IPOH: At least 44 deaths have been reported between Km291 and Km310.8 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) from 2011 until yesterday.

He said another RM200 million had been channelled to set up an international-standard syariah research centre to ensure all components of Islamic finances strictly complied with syariah…

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin has acknowledged that it was an uphill battle persuading the next of kin of passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines flight…

WITH the PKR election just around the corner, the party is racing against time to ensure the polls will pass muster with its 500,000 members.

THE Peninsular Malaysia Bus Drivers Association has called for express bus companies to be taken to task for compromising safety on the roads.

PERTH: Malaysian journalists here covering the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean are experiencing home away from home, thanks to a Malaysian couple…

KATHMANDU: Nepal yesterday called off the search for local guides still missing after the deadliest accident on Mount Everest killed 13 colleagues, as climbers recalled the terrifying moments…

NILAI: Mention Felda LBJ and sad tales of a crumbling community brought down by greed from instant wealth would come to mind for the locals here.

PEKAN: A day after an express bus crashed at the East Coast Expressway near Temerloh, injuring six passengers, a double-decker bus ferrying foreign tourists plunged into a 15m slope at an oil palm…

the sources said, adding that one possibility was that the flight had crashed landed in a remote location.

TOKYO: A Japanese state minister visited a controversial war shrine here yesterday in a move likely to anger China and South Korea which see it as a symbol of Japan's militarist past. Keiji…

PUTRAJAYA: The China-Malaysia Friendship Park to be developed here is set to become a landmark project symbolising the strong relations between the two countries.

ONLY a handful of private corporations are willing to allow drug-busters through their doors, to weed out abusers under their payroll.

He said another RM200 million had been channelled to set up an international-standard syariah research centre to ensure all components of Islamic finances strictly complied with syariah…

JAKARTA: The cost of living in Indonesia's capital here is considered very high compared with other major cities in the world, according to a recent study by a market research firm. Ipsos…

ABOUT 20,000 people took part in the nation's largest breakfast gathering outside the Putrajaya Corporation complex near here yesterday.

KUALA Lumpur City Hall has set up a team to monitor business operators to ensure they obey regulations, said Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor yesterday.

POLICE are not ready to reveal any findings as they probe into criminal aspects of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

YANGON: Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said yesterday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace…

ARAU: Langkawi Member of Parliament Datuk Ir Nawawi Ahmad yesterday apologised to the family of the late Karpal Singh for uploading on his Facebook, pictures from the accident scene where the…

KUALA LUMPUR: Psychological assessments should be part of the annual test that all public transport vehicle drivers must undergo.

LOS ANGELES: He has dated retired professional tennis player Anna Kournikova for almost 12 years, yet, despite their relationship being in the public eye for over a decade, there is at least one…

MANILA: Suspected Islamic militants have freed a Filipino engineer they abducted in the southern Philippines 53 days ago, the military said yesterday.

TOKYO: Japan's defence minister said yesterday there had been an "abnormal" number of flights by Russian military aircraft close to Japanese islands in recent days. The country's air defence…

THE government has succeeded in developing the Islamic financial system, as the country has become the centre of reference for others around the world, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib…

Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, and her husband, Prince William, watching as their son, Prince George, looks at a bilby, a rabbit-like Australian marsupial, which has been named…

BANGLADESH opposition leader Khaleda Zia was given a short reprieve yesterday, with a court postponing a decision on whether to halt her embezzlement trial that could see her jailed for life if…

A SHOOTOUT took place yesterday at a checkpoint manned by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine, which the insurgents and the Ukrainian police said left at least one person dead and others…

He said another RM200 million had been channelled to set up an international-standard syariah research centre to ensure all components of Islamic finances strictly complied with syariah…

CAIRO: The head of Egypt's censorship board said he had resigned after the country's prime minister overruled his decision to allow a film starring a sultry Lebanese singer be shown.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's embattled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf flew to Karachi on Saturday to undergo medical tests, according to close aides, two days before he was due to appear in…

POLICE are not ready to reveal any findings as they probe into criminal aspects of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

LOS ANGELES X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer will not be making any public appearances despite being one of the headlining names of the next installment of the action series.

DIVERS began retrieving bodies yesterday from inside the submerged South Korean ferry that capsized four days ago with hundreds of children on board, as families angered by the pace of the…

JERUSALEM: Police here arrested 16 Palestinians yesterday as they clashed with demonstrators at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a sensitive holy site. "This morning, after the site was opened for…

BUS accidents that are preventable will still continue unless strict enforcement is imposed in two areas: good maintenance and better work conditions for the drivers.

The first lady's office said she was set to appear on the May 7 episode of the ABC country music drama Nashville.

PARIS: Ten months after their capture in Syria, four French journalists crossed the border into neighbouring Turkey and reached freedom on Saturday, though dozens more remain held in the country'…

NUMEROUS issues have arose following a convert's alleged abduction of his 6-year-old son. Yet, in the midst of all the discussions and arguments on the constitution, conversion and custody, it is…

IREFER to the letter "Back to Basics: Unity begins at home" (NST, April 16). If this point is taken academically, it echoes the idea of what society is all about as advocated by French…

KUALA LUMPUR: Indians should give more importance to education and economic empowerment, said Deputy Youth and Sports Minister M. Saravanan.

KARACHI: At least 42 people were killed and 17 wounded in southern Pakistan yesterday when a bus collided with a tractor, police said. The dead and injured included women and children. The…

HIS death has been very difficult to accept. My heartfelt and deepest condolences to Karpal Singh's family.

WHAT does it take to be a champion? It's not a stroll in the park, for sure. Just ask Li Na who won the Australian Open in January. Her gruelling training regime during the off season will put off…

EVER visited China lately? A visit to Beijing will definitely leave a poor impression of the air quality there.

THE sudden death of Karpal Singh is a loss to the legal fraternity and a big blow to DAP.

SHOULD United States President Barack Obama develop a sudden craving for something Americana while in Kuala Lumpur over the coming weekend, there's always a McDonald's restaurant nearby for a…

MOST people had no complaints about our education system when English was used as a medium of instruction in the late 1950s and 1960s. In fact, children of that generation were lucky to have…

TWO years ago, Jonathan Loo Shon Sheuan received the good news that he had been granted Malaysian citizenship.

MOKPO: It is a decision that has maritime experts stumped and is at odds with standard procedure: Why were the passengers of the doomed South Korean ferry told to stay in their rooms rather than…

LAST week witnessed a storm of sorts in Indonesia's political landscape, as attempts were made to remove the leader of the Islamic Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) party, Suryadharma Ali, who…

JINDO: A transcript released yesterday of communications with the South Korean ferry that sank details crippling confusion and indecision, with a crew member questioning whether an evacuation was…

INCENTIVES work to motivate the achievement of desired outcomes. In this country, a fundamental route to the overall improvement of people and nation is education. Unfortunately, standards have…

them from each other, and do not wish to be conflated into one homogeneous mass.

BESUT: An 8-month-old boy died after choking on a screw while playing with his two elder siblings at his grandfather's house in Felda Selasih near Jertih on Saturday.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday said the police were waiting for the full report from United States on the arrest of a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) officer for…