Royal Prof Ungku A. Aziz has resigned as president of Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) effective yesterday after helming the cooperative for over 30 years. Announcing this in a brief statement today, he said he had also rejected his nomination for presidency at Angkasa’s annual general meeting to be held in Putrajaya on Saturday. [...]

More than 2,000 Muslim restaurants in Malaysia will remove Coca-Cola from their menus as part of a boycott of American products in protest against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, officials said Wednesday. American companies are being targeted becuase of the U.S. government’s support of Israel, which is carrying out a military offensive on Gaza that is [...]

The recent Special Court order for Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman to pay US$1 million (RM3.5 million) to Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad (SCBMB) was over a banking transaction and not a loan, according to his private secretary. Datuk Abdullah Abas, in a statement, said press reports [...]

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis of “Die Hard” fame is suing Malaysia’s Petra Group and Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar over a “green rubber venture”, Bloomberg news reported today. The actor is demanding the return of US$900,000 (RM3.2 million) of the US$2 million he invested in the venture. According to court papers filed in federal court in [...]

When the Indian Muslims arrived in Pulau Pinang a long time ago, they also brought along the gastronomic delight that is now prevalently known as the ‘nasi kandar’. This rice dish, which is eaten with various curried meats and fish as well as special condiments, has developed into a signature cuisine for Pulau Pinang and [...]

A special court here has ordered Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negri Sembilan Tuanku Ja’afar Tuanku Abdul Rahman to pay nearly US$1mil (RM3.5mil) to Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd to honour his commitment in a letter of credit over a business deal. This is a landmark verdict that ended a centuries-old tradition shielding the country’s royal sultans [...]