PETALING JAYA, Aug 18 – It was a great success for Malaysia as both divers Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri qualified for the women’s individual 10-metre plafform finals at the Rio Olympic Games tonight (Malaysian time). At the semi-finals at Maria Aquatics Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Pandelela and Nur Dhabitah
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 18 – Malaysian mixed doubles pair Goh Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon lost Indonesia mixed doubles pair Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir, with 14-21, 12-21 in the Rio Olympics mixed doubles pair finals match at the Pavilion 4, Riocentro here Wednesday. Tontowi and Natsir captured
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 – Datuk Lee Chong Wei fought his way into the Rio Olympics men’s singles semifinals after beating Chow Tien Chen of Taiwan at the Pavilion 4, Riocentro here Wednesday. He took 40 minutes to defeat his opponent 21-9, 21-15 in the quarter-final match. Datuk Lee Chong Wei will be facing
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 – An oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said on Tuesday. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said in a statement that the ship, Vier Harmoni, has been located in the waters off Batam, Indonesia.
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 15 – There will be 10-hour water supply interruption in southern of Penang Island, in areas from Sungai Tiram to Gertak Sanggul, from 10.00pm till 8.00am this weekend. Pipe connection works will be carried out at 4 locations at Lebuh Sungai Ara 1, Jalan Bayan Lepas and Jalan Permatang Damar Laut. In
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 13 – The launching of Penang Coffee & Desserts Festival 2016 (PCDF2016) was held at the Atrium of Gurney Paragon Mall on Friday morning with the present of Penang Deputy Chief Minister I YB Dato’ Haji Mohd Rashid Bin Hasnon. This festival was organised by TLM Event Sdn
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 12 – The Penang Island City Council (MBPP)’s road widening project in Green Lane caused a massive traffic jam early this morning, said Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) President S.M.Mohamed Idris. He said there were sixteen trees along a stretch of Jalan Masjid Negeri were slated to be moved
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 – Stellavingze International organized its first fund-raising event, A Gift Of Love For The World at VE Hotel & Residence. For over 600 contributors from companies and individuals came to celebrate the joy of love, care and giving at a fundraising event, A Gift Of Love For
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 – Mainboard-listed Sino Grandness Food Industry Group Limited (“Sino Grandness” or “the Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a Shenzhen, China based integrated producer and distributor of own- branded juices and canned fruits and vegetables is pleased to announce its unaudited results for the first
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 – TechTalks, a series of future-focused sessions at this year’s Spikes Asia Festival, will focus on transformative technology. Evolutionary developments will be examined through an exciting programme of speakers and hands on workshops, uncovering everything from Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality to the Internet of Things, Mobile,
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 – Local comedy actor Shafiee Jaafar, better known as Pak Piee, passed away around 9pm today at his daughter’s house in Teluk Bahang, Penang. He was 85. According to Kosmo Online, the news of his death was confirmed by his close friend, Omar M Hashim. Omar said that he had
SINGAPORE, Aug 9 – The National Day Parade (NDP) this year returned to the National Stadium to much fanfare, but action is also brewing outside the stadium. Families, couples and friends turned up outside the stadium with cameras and picnics from as early as 3pm, in hopes of nabbing the best
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 – Former Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin registered a new pro-bumiputera political party this afternoon. He arrived at the Registry of Societies (RoS) headquarters in Putrajaya this afternoon to submit the application form. He said the new party to be named Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) with chaired by Mahathir and
GEORGE TOWN, Jul 27 – JCI United Penang Organisation was organised an event “Penang Car Boot Barter Trade Carnival 2016” which had set to be held on August 13, from 5pm to 9pm at the Queensbay Mall Outdoor Carpark. The organiser hopes to attract 1000 cars to participated in this event, thus
KUANTAN, Jul 27 – The Pahang Department of Environment (DOE) plans to introduce awareness programmes to educate the people about the importance of preserving the environment. Its director Rosli Zul said among programmes lined up include a seminar on Guided Self-Regulation (GSR) for industry players organised by the Pahang DOE Sports and
TOKYO, Jul 27 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. has acquired TrueNet Communications, Inc., a leading national communications infrastructure engineering contractor, for undisclosed terms. TrueNet, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, will retain its distinct brand identity through the transition into a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Network Communications.
SYDNEY, Jul 27 – A lucky Australian man has won his own remote Pacific island resort in a raffle, after shelling out just US$49 (RM200) for the winning ticket to claim the paradise property. The man, identified as Joshua, won the 16-room Micronesian resort in a draw organised by the Australian owners,
JOHOR BARU, Jul 27 – The state government is proposing introducing water taxi services from the new Kong Kong ferry terminal near Pasir Gudang here to the Changi Ferry Terminal in Singapore. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the proposal would be brought to the federal government soon for approval.
IPOH, Jul 27 – The proposal to adopt the ‘rent-to-own’ approach in the People’s Housing Programme (PPR) to help the lower income group will be discussed at the Cabinet meeting next week, said Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar. He hoped that the proposal would be approved
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 27 – The High Court here Tuesday granted the application by the Department of Civil Aviation and three others to strike out the lawsuit filed by family members of passengers aboard the doomed MH370 flight. Judicial Commissioner Azizul Azmi Adnan struck out the suit made against DCA, the Immigration
