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Re: KL cabbies living up to 'worst taxi drivers in the world' reputation He set on getting to know me where I was from, what I was doing here and then offering several exciting trips for me to take: to Genting Highlands and back? RM250. National Zoo? RM100 (S$40). “In England, people have a...

KL cabbies living up to 'worst taxi drivers in the world' reputation By Natalie Heng The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Oct 07, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA It didn't take much a backpack slung over my shoulders, an empty camera bag around the neck, some baggy trousers and voila, I...

Re: Time Malaysian cabbies play by the rules Badge of dishonour The KL taxi drivers may even want to dispute their ranking as the worst taxi drivers in the world, but those of us who travel far and wide know that this is a badge of dishonour which they must discard for their own good, and also...

Time Malaysian cabbies play by the rules By Wong Chun Wai The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Oct 07, 2012 MALAYSIA - Taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur have to accept the reality that competition from the free Go-KL bus service is good and timely. Don't expect full support from the majority...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Oct 06, 2012 A 17-year-old girl faked unconsciousness to save herself from being raped, murdered and burnt. She was walking along the Bandar Sri Permaisuri roadside in Kuala Lumpur, taking her eight-year-old cousin from school, when the Thursday...

Our road ahead is tough and rough too, say Malaysian taxi drivers Sunday, Oct 07, 2012 The Star/Asia News Network GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA - Taxi drivers here are still refusing to use the meters, giving the excuse that they would not be able to earn a decent income on existing rates...

Sunday, Oct 07, 2012 The Star/Asia News Network PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA - Taxi drivers end up cheating passengers or being rude to them due to frustration and desperation, according to Sunlight Radio Taxi Services executive director Choi Wei Yee. She said the root cause of the...

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officers boarding the boat in the waters off Teluk Ramunia in being briefed on the heritage room by Pengerang, Johor on Wednesday. (Inset) One of the song birds seized from the boat. New Straits Times Friday, Sep 28, 2012 JOHOR BARU - A boat carrying...

The Star/Asia News Network Friday, Sep 28, 2012 MALAYSIA - Nearly 1,000 single Muslims in Pahang were caught for khalwat (close proximity), the leading syariah offence in the state this year. Deputy head of the state Islamic and Malay Customs Council (MUIP) Datuk Seri Wan Wahid Wan Hassan...

The New Paper Saturday, Sep 29, 2012 An Indonesian woman was allegedly beaten up with a hockey stick and a ladle by her employers in Johor Baru, Malaysian newspapers reported. This is believed to be the first case of maid abuse since Indonesia lifted a ban on sending domestic helpers to...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Sep 29, 2012 SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Police have received 23 reports nationwide against a postgraduate who had allegedly insulted Islam in his Facebook posting. The 25-year-old student has been remanded until tomorrow. Selangor CID chief Senior Asst...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 BUTTERWORTH, MALAYSIA - The 29-year-old woman who was alleged to have been pushed out of a car by her mother and left stranded by the roadside in Mak Mandin has been placed at a non-governmental organisation transit centre for women in Bagan...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 PETALING JAYA - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has condemned the anti-Islam movie, Innocence of Muslims, and urged Muslims not to resort to violence in expressing their opposition to it. "I urge Muslims to remain peaceful and...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 A HOUSE owner is at her wits' end after mysterious fires repeatedly struck her home, destroying things from clothing to furniture over the last three years. Kosmo! reported that Zainab Sulaiman's family had spent thousands of ringgit on...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 A VIRGIN bride from a village in Tamil Nadu ended up in hospital with a damaged urinary tract after going through a traumatic first night, reported Malaysia Nanban. The 28-year-old bride, N. Nirmala of Nagapattinam, had rejected her...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Sep 16, 2012 KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities are looking into claims that a mobile storage depot off Labuan island is being used by Iran to export its crude oil, thus evading international sanctions. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Sep 16, 2012 PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - Passengers on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur had a scare when the plane developed a technical glitch and had to be diverted to Penang. Flight MH181 departed for KLIA at 1.55am...

The New Paper Sunday, Sep 16, 2012 THE crowd has been overwhelming ever since a 5.5m-tall statue was unveiled last week at the God of Wealth Temple in Paya Terubong in Penang. The statue is believed to be the tallest in the Malaysian state. But visitors to the temple are not here for the...

MCMC asks Google to remove anti-Islam YouTube clips The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Sep 16, 2012 PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - Leading Internet search engine Google has received an official complaint from Malaysia and a request to remove clips of the controversial anti-Islam film The...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Sep 16, 2012 HULU TERENGGANU, Malaysia - The Home Ministry has taken safety measures to protect parties that have become targets of angry Muslims over a film that insulted Prophet Muhammad, including patrolling the US embassy. Minister Datuk Seri...