GEORGE TOWN, Sept 6 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng hold a press conference today said Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) has been withdrawn from Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd, the contractor in charge of RM6.3 billion Penang’s undersea tunnel and three paired roads projects. He revealed a letter from
Apple is upping its Twitter game after it took the wraps off an official @Apple account on the microblogging service. The account – first spotted by Business Insider – has been around for some time. It has already picked up more than 55,000 followers at the time of writing but, as of today, it got an official Apple feel
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 6 – PBAPP take special initiatives to build an additional parking space at Teluk Bahang dam pumping station, expected to be completed before Christmas. As a solution to the parking problem involves leisure locations around Teluk Bahang (near the Teluk Bahang Dam), the Penang Water Supply Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (PBAPPSB) through
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 5 – The Health Ministry is conducting regular checks at all international entry points, including at the borders in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Perlis due to the Zika outbreaks in neighbouring Singapore and Thailand. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the checks included for body
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 – Submitting a pen drive purportedly containing evidence of irregularities in the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should not be considered Government intervention in the national football body’s affairs. Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said all associations in the country should
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 5 – Penang will have its first-ever school in hospital once the rebuilding and upgrading of Penang Maternity Hospital, which will include a women and children’s block, is completed. Deputy Health Minister Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the maternity hospital had been closed down since December 2014 and the upgrading
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 – Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad turned up in Kuala Lumpur High Court today for a case involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to challenge the National Security Council (NSC) Act 2016. It was the first time he met his former political nemesis after 18 years. Dr Mahathir was
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 4 – The Sabah Health Department will among others, conduct health screening and vector control at all international entry points in an effort to prevent and control the spread of Zika virus to the state, said its director Dr Christina Rundi. She said the department would also step
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 – A 61-year-old man diagnosed with the first case of a locally transmitted Zika infection in Malaysia has died from heart disease complications, and not from the mosquito-borne virus, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry had said earlier that the patient was already suffering from high
SEOUL, Sept 3 – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announces worldwide recall of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of the device catching fire while charging. All Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets, denting a revival of
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 3 – Sungai Pinang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim gave her fully cooperation to the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) as a witness to investigation into graft allegations involving the father in a ‘funds for low-cost housing’ case, her counsel Ramkarpal Singh said on Friday. Ramkarpal and DAP assemblyman for Seri Delima RSN Rayer had
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
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