GEORGE TOWN, Dec 19 – The official launching of the tallers Rainbow Skywalk in South East Asia and together with Penang’s first largest indoor theme attraction by Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who was represented by Minister of Tourism & Culture Malaysia YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri,
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 18 – The launching of Down-To-Earth Life Market was happening at Straits Court, Straits Quay on Tuesday morning. The event was collaboration between ADUN Tanjong Bunga YB Teh Yee Cheu and Persatuan Komuniti Ros Merah Pulau Pinang is an encouraging programme to help spread awareness about leading a healthy lifestyle. This farmer’s market is a good
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 – A total of 814 areas in the Klang Valley involving 3.89 million users will be facing water supply disruption due to maintenance work at the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Main Entry Substation in Bukit Badong, Hulu Selangor on Monday. National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chief executive
BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday defended a decision to amend a cyber-crime law to increase the military government’s ability to remove online content as authorities seek to tighten control on dissent. A royal transition this month saw new King Maha Vajiralongkorn ascend the throne following the
SELANGOR, Dec 15 – Authoritative parenting is significantly linked to positive youth development, according to a recent study published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JSSH). Malaysia, which aims to become a developed country by 2020, is keen to ensure that its young people grow into successful and
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – The news that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will conduct open interviews for the 2016/2017 intake at all police formations throughout the country as spread on the social media is false. PDRM Corporate Communications Head ACP Datin Asmawati Ahmad said the message was detected on Facebook and
BEIJING, Dec 15 – Beijing issued its first air pollution red alert for 2016 Thursday, as choking smog is expected to cover the city and surrounding areas in north China during the next five days. From 8pm on Friday, half of Beijing’s private cars will be ordered off the road, with an
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – The Dewan Negara tonight passed the Supply Bill 2017 which provides a budget of RM260.8 billion for government expenditure next year. It was approved after the third reading by Second Finance Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani and seconded by Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datin
NEW YORK, Dec 15 – Donald Trump held talks Wednesday with some of America’s most powerful tech executives in a bid to mend fences with a largely pro-Hillary Clinton Silicon Valley, promote job creation and facilitate trade. The afternoon summit at Trump Tower in New York gathered some of the wealthiest and
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 15 – The 3rd International Penang Fingerstyle Guitar competition and concert organised by ADUN Tanjong Bunga YB Teh Yee Cheu & JKKK Jalan Gajah will be held on 17 December 2016 at Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa. It is a healthy activity for youth and teenagers to pick
PERAK, Dec 15 – Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Perak State government, Manjung Municipal Council (MPM) and the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to take immediate action to overcome the problem of frequent flooding at Kampung Padang Serai near Pantai Remis here. Its president S.M Mohamed Idris said the floods
SYDNEY, Dec 14 – Investigators looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are making their last sweep of the search area in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities leading the search said on Wednesday. Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board, most of them Chinese, en route
SINGAPORE, Dec 14 – Having established Datacloud as Europe’s foremost networking and deal-making forum for data center and cloud players, the widely acclaimed event is now scheduled to take place in the growth markets of Asia on February 23, 2017. BroadGroup, the consulting, publishing and professional events firm has announced
LOS ANGELES, Dec 14 – A California college professor who told her students that Donald Trump’s election was an “act of terrorism” has gone into hiding after her comments prompted a firestorm and death threats. Olga Perez Stable Cox, who teaches human sexuality at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, fled the
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) blocked 5,044 websites for various offences under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 since 2015 until October this year. Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari said, out of the total, 4,277 are pornographic websites that were offensive and
AMSTERDAM, Dec 14 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today released the findings of its Authentication and Identity Management Index, which revealed that 90% of enterprise IT professionals are concerned that employee reuse of personal credentials for work purposes could compromise security. However, with two thirds (68%) saying
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 – A total of 2,046 schools throughout the country have been identified as having electrical wiring problems which is one of the causes of recent fires in schools. Deputy Education Minister Senator Datuk Chong Sin Woon said these schools were more than 20 years old. “Most of the
BEIJING, Dec 14 – China warned Taiwan that declaring independence would be a “dead end”, state media said Wednesday, after the island’s democratically elected president phoned Donald Trump in a precedent-breaking move. Beijing’s stance of opposing and blocking “Taiwan independence splittism” is “firm and unmovable”, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman An Fengshan said
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 14 – Penang Gerakan Youth today urged the DAP-led Penang state government to clarify on the number of pre-war houses that have been bought by foreigners in the heritage zone here. Its assistant secretary, Loh Kit Mun said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and state Local Government, Traffic Management
TOKYO, Dec 14 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that its subsidiary NEC Corporation (Thailand) provided the Thailand Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) with hands-on cyber defense training for government agencies in the country. The training was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 6 to 9 December, for more than
