NIBONG TEBAL, Dec 30 – Penang Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow hold an operation and maintainence of sanitary landfill material recovery facilities briefing for members of media at the Pulau Burung sanitary landfill this morning. Also present were Jawi assemblyman YB Soon Lip Chee, General Manager of PLB Terang Sdn Bhd
SYDNEY, Dec 30 – Counter-terrorism police have arrested a man in Sydney for allegedly making threats against New Year’s Eve celebrations in an online blog, authorities said Friday. The arrest came a week after police said they had foiled a “significant” Islamic State-inspired terror plot for Christmas Day targeting central Melbourne with
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 30 – The retail prices of RON95 and diesel are expected to go up in Jan due to an increase in the price of crude oil in the world market this month, said Finance Ministry Strategic Communications director Datuk Lokman Noor Adam. He said the retail price of
PARIS, Dec 30 – Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday announced her retirement from tennis, admitting that the physical toll of the circuit had proved too much. The 29-year-old Serbian held the top spot for 12 weeks in 2008, the season when she claimed her sole Grand Slam success by
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 – The closing date for the registration of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) 2017 which should have ended tomorrow, has been extended to Jan 13. According to a statement by the Finance Ministry issued today, the application could be made online at https://ebr1m.hasil.gov.my or any branch
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 – The Federal Land Development Authority’s (Felda) decision to acquire a stake in Indonesia’s PT Eagle High Plantation Tbk (EHP) is vital to its progress as it has reached a stage where it needs to reinvent itself after six decades in the industry. Felda deputy director-general (management)
UNITED STATES, Dec 30 – More than a dozen Nobel laureates on Thursday urged the United Nations to “end the human crisis” of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority group, whose members have been fleeing to Bangladesh to escape a bloody military crackdown. In an open letter addressed to the UN Security Council, 23
A variety of changes have come to Twitter during 2016, but one capability that the company has yet to add despite requests from users is an edit button. Twitter is one of few social networks that doesn’t allow users to edit their content once it’s been shared, but now the
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 30 – The DAP-led Penang government has sought the cooperation of state opposition leader Datuk Jahara Hamid of Barisan Nasional (BN) to resolve the housing issue in the state. State Exco for Housing, Town and Country Planning, Jagdeep Singh Deo said an informal agreement was reached during
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 – President Barack Obama on Thursday unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside the United States. Making good on a promise to punish Vladimir Putin’s government
