GEORGETOWN, May 31 – Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) is targeting 13 million Chinese to study the Malay Language online through the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) application within the next five years. “The target that we set was inline with the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed with the Open University Malaysia two weeks ago,”
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – Public Bank Bhd’s co-chairman Tan Sri Thong Yaw Hong, 85, passed away which following a period of illness. He was appointed as chairman of Public Bank in 1986 and re-designated as co-chairman in 2002. He also served as a co-chairman that have a various companies in the Public Bank Group which included
GEORGETOWN, May 30 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng Launching of Phase II of The Light Waterfront at Suffolk House yesterday evening as well in the same time which happening of Official Joint Venture between IJM Land Berhad and Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited for this investment which will help reinforce Penang’s efforts
PETALING JAYA, May 31 – Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) has announce that Malaysia’s fuel prices will effective at 12:01am on 1 June 2015. The retail price of petrol and diesel for the month of June 2015 is as follows: RON95 : From RM 1.95/liter to RM 2.05/liter RON97 : From RM
GEORGE TOWN, May 30 – The Foochow Coffee Shops Owners Federation said that if the smoking ban was expanded to open-air premises, there will make more suffer in the business which drop by 30%. The ban area would also be extended to include open-air premises and those without air-conditioning such as traditional coffeeshops,
GEORGETOWN, May 30 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Penang has a shortage of more than 6,000 workers which will enable the state to assist in the 6,000 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) employees who will soon be retrenched as part of measures to overhaul the national carrier on Monday in his
GEORGETOWN, May 30 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng officiate the opening of 75th Anniversary Charity Painting Exhibition of Bruce Lee at ICT Mall, Komtar here yesterday. The 75th Anniversary Charity Painting Exhibition of Bruce Lee will be present at ICT Mall, Komtar for 6 days which is 29 May 2015 –
TOKYO, May 30 – A magnitude of 7.8 earthquake has been struck 194 kilometres off of Japan’s coast which according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was hitting off Japan’s Bonin Islands. It have reportedly rocked the buildings in Tokyo as it built in intensity about 8:30pm local time (9:30pm AEST). The USGS
GEORGETOWN, May 30 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng having a press conference yesterday said Penang Government will continues to arouse dissatisfaction with the Federal Government allegedly overlooked the state as a “catalyst growth of city” in the RMK11. “The state even pays the most taxes after Wilayah Persekutuan and Johor but Penang still
GEORGETOWN, May 31 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said on the press conference that Altera, a global technology innovation firm in Penang donated RM1 million to Penang Tech-Dome at Komtar here yesterday. The press conference was attended by VIPs from Altera which include its senior vice president, worldwide operations & engineering,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – An insurance agent Chong Wai Sung, 44, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today. He was be charge of committing a criminal charge breach of trust (CBT) and fraud involving more than RM800,000. In the CBT charge, he was allegedly failed to use his
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – House of Representatives Speaker urged to intervene and determine whether Datuk Seri Najib Razak abusing parliamentary meeting rules by not answering important questions about 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). DAP Parliamentary Leader Lim Kit Siang, criticized the prime minister for avoiding questions Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua,
GEORGETOWN, May 28 – Water Supply Corporation Holdings Berhad (PBAHB) announced a dividend of 7.5 percent to its shareholders today at Pangkor Room, Level 3, Jen Hotel. This was announced by the Chairman of PBAHB who is also Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) PBAHB also present by Deputy
SEBERANG JAYA, May 27 – A real beauty lies in goodness of heart was held on today at Sunway Carnival Mall. Sunway Carnival Mall is definitely one of the business units that have been actively involved in Corporate Social Responsibility programmes throughout the years. Sunway Carnival Mall are seeking to promote
WANG KELIAN, May 27 – There are two more bodies were wrapped in white shrouds were dig out from mass graves in Bukit Wang Burma this afternoon. Two bodies was founded near the grave of a body which was dig out yesterday. The two bodies have been send to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the Dewan Rakyat today that the despite national sovereign fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) total assets in the financial year ending March 31, 2014 stood at RM51.4 billion. Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said the assets were divided into
GEORGETOWN, May 27 – Exco for Housing, Town & Country Planning, Jagdeep Singh with Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced Penang State Government will follow the Strata Management Act 2013 which established by the Federal Government that beginning on 1 June 2015 at Komtar today. “In the new ruling, the developers and those related
GEORGETOWN, May 27 – YB Jagdeep Singh Deo hold a press conference today at Komtar to talk about the selection of applicants for low cost, low medium cost and affordable housing units. It was done by the Selection Process Enhancement Committee (SPEC) which is headed by he and comprising of 7 other elected representatives namely
GEORGETOWN, May 27 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was updating the progress of the Sky Cab project to the media today at Komtar that the Sky Cab project will involve minimal land reclaim. He said Penang Sentral, a subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) is allocating RM5 million for undertaking preliminary works
GEORGETOWN, May 26 – Scholarism of Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, 18, had been invited to the country to take part in academic talks on democracy in China. He was detained entry to Malaysia shortly after arriving at an airport on the northern island of Penang at 11:55am and sent back to Hong Kong
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