Troubled firm to spearhead email project

Tricubes Bhd, which has been awarded the RM50 million contract to launch the 1Malaysia email service, is a financially troubled company.

The little known technology firm is one of the 12 companies listed by Bursa Malaysia as a GN3 company because of its “poor or adverse financial condition”.

RM50mil for 1Malaysia email project

Local IT player Tricubes Bhd will invest RM50 million in the 1Malaysia Email Project to provide an account each for official purposes, to all Malaysians aged 18 and above.

The project, said Prime Minister Najib Razak, in announcing it at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Putrajaya today, will allow direct and secure communications between citizens and the government.

Food and sex: 16 Filipinas held in K'gau

Keningau: A restaurant here was found to have been providing more than food to customers as its 16 Filipina waitresses were also offering sex to those hungry for it.

District Police Chief, DSP Zahari Mohamed said the police raided the outlet about 8pm in town after two weeks of surveillance.

Peaceful protest of Tambatuon dam project

KOTA BELUD, April 12, 2011: The Malaysia Human Right Commission (Suhakam) 2010 report has found that the proposed RM450 million Tambatuon Dam here is was being done without consulting the villagers bound to be affected by the project.

Blogger to submit video in Rais suit

KOTA KINABALU: Controversial author and blogger Abdul Mutalib Mohamed Daud is preparing a video clip to use in his defence in a suit brought by Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Rais Yatim, according to the Sabahkini website.