A portable telephone includes a telephone body, a receiver unit, a receiver supporting mechanism and a display unit. The telephone body includes a transmitter attached to one end thereof and an antenna attached to the other end thereof. The telephone body includes at least one aperture defined on one front surface thereof so as to communicate with the transmitter. The receiver unit is placed on the other end of said telephone body. The supporting mechanism slidably supports the receiver such that the receiver is projected from the telephone body not only in the direction away from the antenna but also with a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the telephone body. The display unit is placed on the front surface of the telephone body. A part of the display unit is covered with the receiver unit when the portable telephone is in a telephone call standby mode.