PETALING JAYA, Sept 3 – Schools term was set on Jan 3 next year to reopen the school in all states except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu due to they will open a day earlier. According to the Education Ministry website, there will be 204 school days and 72 holidays. School heads can apply for four days of
SHAH ALAM, Sept 2 – The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (pix), has married Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) news reader Norashikin Abdul Rahman. The marriage took place at the Royal Mosque of Istana Alam Shah in Klang on Aug 31, said the sultan’s private secretary Datuk Munir Bani. It was solemnised
SINGAPORE, Sept 2 – Half of the Zika cases in Singapore are foreigners who live or work here and six of them are Malaysians, TODAYonline.com reported today. Quoting the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH), the news portal said that out of 115 cases, 57 are foreigners. The largest group is 23 people from China, followed
MALACCA, Sept 2 – Eradicating aedes mosquito breeding areas is the best way to tackle the Zika virus spread in the country, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. As such, he said the ministry had set the measure as its top priority in order to eliminate the virus and he
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 2 – Heavy rain early this morning at 3am had caused several areas in Bayan Baru and Sungai Ara on Penang island were flooded. Thousands of people were late for work. The worst affected areas is Jalan Mayang Pasir in Bayan Baru where the water rose to the shin level. A
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 – The father of Sungai Pinang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim, allegedly involved in a ‘funds for low-cost housing’ case, turned himself in to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today. The 68-year-old, who is widely known as “Uncle Lim”, arrived at the MACC Penang headquarters in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 – A man and a women armed with an axe escaped with jewellery worth about RM12,000 after robbing the outlet at 2:30pm in Lebuh Tek Soon (Komtar) Georgetown Penang. State police chief Datuk Abdul Ghafar Rajab said the man, using an axe, smashed the glass mirror and seized 5 necklaces worth
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 – Nation’s badminton players fans had gathered at the Penang International Airport’s VIP arrival hall this morning to give a rousing welcome to Datuk Lee Chong Wei, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying. They cheered and chanted “Malaysia Boleh” as the national shuttlers made an appearance at around 9.30am. Lee
AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been chosen by Gazprom Neft to increase the security and user convenience of their loyalty and prepaid fuel cards using the white label EMV-based Gemalto Optelio PURE dual interface solution. Gazprom Neft is one of
SINGAPORE, Aug 31 – An annual affair not to be missed, the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival returns this year with a retelling of the most traditional folklore behind the festival to let visitors, and especially our younger generation, to rediscover its origins and history. During the month-long celebrations from 2 to
HONG KONG, Aug 31 – Nowadays, Thailand is playing a significant role to the Health & Beauty industry globally. Sparked by the success of a rapidly growing Thai spa industry, we are scoping with high international standards and exporting sophisticated products to worldwide. Consumer Products & Services Thai health and
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 – The new retail price for petrol RON95 and RON97 for December will decreased by 5 sen per litre which will effective at midnight tonight, while diesel prices remain the same. The new price after Goods and Services Tax (GST), the retail price of RON95 and RON97 for the month of
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 31 – Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can have lasting health effects, said Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) president S.M. Mohamed Idris. He said there were two reported cases of mercury spillage last week which one spillage occurred in the Merchang Health Clinic and another incident was
AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying the Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) with EMV prepaid banking and transport cards that support beep(TM), a contactless ticketing system for Manila Metro. BPI is one of the leading banks in the Philippines, and
Apple is finally set to unveil something new on September 7. While the company hasn’t said what it will be, it’s pretty much certain a new iPhone or two will make an appearance at the invite-only San Francisco event. The Apple rumor mill has been churning out juicy details about the iPhone 7 and
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 – The National Transformation Programme (NTP) which is now in its seventh year of implementation has recorded encouraging growth, and thus brushed off negative perception of Malaysia as a failed state, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the tabling of the NTP report
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 – Reeling in shock over an alleged bribes-for-home racket by Penang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim’s father, Gerakan says the explanation by the parties involved have left many questions unanswered. Penang Gerakan Vice-Chairman Oh Tong Keong said the Penang state government should form a commission of inquiry on the issue of alleged
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into so-called bribe-for-home deals to obtain affordable houses allegedly involving the father of a Penang assemblyman. State MACC director Datuk Abd Aziz Aban said the anti-corruption body had recorded statements from two people believed to have been
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 29 – A video clip showing that the Penang DAP assemblyman father appearing to solicit money in order to obtain low cost housing for people has went viral on social media. The video, which was released on Facebook page “Penang Kini” on Saturday shows that Siew Khim’s father, Lim Keat Seong talking about
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 29 – Chin Khoon Sing funeral which happen this morning 10:00am and leaves for the Batu Gantong Hokkien Cemetery and Crematorium. She was on her way to visit her family in Klang after work when she was killed by a hook that fell from a crane and hit
