Page 205 - Ational News Today

Read national news handpicked by the Aiken Standard for Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell counties.

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all parties not to use the drop in the value of the ringgit as a political tool, especially without any facts to back it up.

Kota Kinabalu: Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam urged the Small and Medium Enterprise Association of Sabah (SME Sabah) to continue outreach programmes to outlying areas outside Kota Kinabalu for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Kuala Lumpur: Discussing the elevation of Bumiputera rights does not negate non-Bumiputera rights, says Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.

JOHOR BAHRU: A local man was issued a summons and is also being investigated for child abuse for allowing a 13-year-old boy to drive a car in Taman Daya here.

TOKYO: A theme park in Tokyo featuring the Hello Kitty character closed on Saturday because of an e-mailed “terrorist alert”, the operator said.

Kuala Lumpur: Passenger traffic at airports throughout Malaysia recorded a double-digit growth in the past two months after the government introduced 30-day visa exemptions for visitors from China and India beginning Dec 1.

RANAU: Sixteen people had a brush with death when a cargo truck went out of control and rammed into at least four vehicles before crashing onto an electricity pole near here on Saturday.

Kuala Lumpur: Bumiputeras should not be apologetic about upholding the Bumiputera agenda as it is enshrined in the constitution, says a former Economic Action Council executive director.

Kuala Lumpur:  A man was temporarily detained by the police during a pro-Palestine protest near the US embassy in Jalan Tun Razak here.