GEORGE TOWN, May 31 – Transport Minister Dr Liow Tiong Lai said Federal Government to be upgraded the Padang Besar railway station to boost more container shipments in the future at Penang. He said the expansion is aimed at improving the Thai-Malaysian container business, and ensuring ports such as Penang Port can thrive from the
SUNGAI BESAR, May 28 – Sungai Panjang assemblyman Budiman Mohd Zohdi has been picked as the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Sungai Besar parliamentary by-election on June 18. The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also UMNO vice-president and assuming the duties
CYBERJAYA, May 30 – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued compounds totalling RM660,000 to telecommunication service companies for failing to comply with the standards set for quality of service and registration of prepaid SIM cards. In a statement here today, the MCMC said it had issued 12
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – 1MDB’s prompt payment of its RM143.75 million debt obligation on Monday is a timely reminder that not everything surrounding the company is mired in controversy. The payment, due today, was the scheduled coupon on 1MDB’s RM5 billion 5.75 per cent Islamic Medium-Term Notes (“IMTNs) due 2039,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – Five illegal parking touts including a Sri Lankan national were fined between RM500 and RM550 in the Magistrate’s Court, here today after pleading guilty to a charge of forcing and ordering drivers to park their vehicles without valid authority. Magistrate Noorul Fhaiez Mohd Nayan imposed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – The High Court here upheld the conviction and sentence of 12 years’ jail and three strokes of the rotan against a marketing executive for raping an underage teenage girl who was an acquaintance. Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ab Karim Ab Rahman made the decision today after finding
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 30 – Nordin Putit of Sarawak Police Contingent and Suriani Abdul Jalil of Penang Police Contingent emerged winners of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Al-Quran Recital competition. Nordin collected 94 points while Suriani picked up 76.5 points to win the men’s and women’s categories, in the event held
GEORGE TOWN, May 30 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had official launch of Penang Amazing Race which offers a new “Experiences Unfiltered” for Penang business events at Fort Cornwallis here this morning. Penang Amazing Race is a new event service developed by Goche Corporation Sdn Bhd (Gochecorp) that aims to add
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – Malaysia must intensify further plans, preparations and implementation of various initiatives to attract more mass tourists and luxury travellers, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said this was in line with the latest trend in the tourism sector which focused on elite tourism. Quoting
IPOH, May 30 – A medical graduate charged with damaging idols at a Hindu temple here last month is fit to stand trial, the Sessions Court was told today. DPP Fadhli Ab Wahab told the court that a psychiatric report dated May 19 from Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Tanjung Rambutan
GEORGE TOWN, May 30 – Malaysia is still conducting extensive research on nuclear technology, at the same time educating the people about the energy form. Malaysian Nuclear Agency (MNA) Deputy Director-General, Dr Mohd Ashhar Kalid said, Malaysia was still not committed in using nuclear as a source to generate electricity anytime
GERIK, May 30 – The Perak branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has never received any report on corrupt practices among the Orang Asli, said its deputy director Mohamad Hassan. He said this was probably because the Orang Asli community had never been involved in corruption or they were aware
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 – Strong south-westerly winds between 40 and 50km per hour with high waves of up to 3.5 metres are expected in the waters off Perlis and Kedah until this Tuesday. The Meterological Department, in a statement Sunday, said thunderstorms were expected to persist in the waters off
IPOH, May 29 – A total of 853 villagers were stranded after a 12.2-metre long bridge in the Orang Asli settlement in Pos Terisu in Cameron Highlands collapsed on Sunday morning. Cameron Highlands police chief DSP Zainalabidin Othman said the bridge, which is the main pathway to the settlement at Batu
GEORGE TOWN, May 29 – The ongoing oil spill at the Penang portion of the Malacca Strait is a major environmental fiasco, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today. Lim also said it was “unacceptable” that the discharge from a Port Klang-registered vessel was only reported to state authorities last night,
MONACO, May 29 – Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to get his Formula One championship bid back on track after a dismal run of eight races without a win. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo started from pole position and finished second — after a huge blunder from
LANGKAWI, May 29 – Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar on Sunday slammed Datuk Seri G. Palanivel for not doing anything about illegal land exploitation in Cameron Highlands when he was the minister in charge. He said the the MP for Cameron Highlands held the portfolio
TASEK GELUGOR, May 29 – Fifteen residents in Jalan Padang Menora, Kampung Baru here were sent to the hospital for examination for suspected exposure to mercury Saturday. Kepala Batas Fire and Rescue Department senior assistant superintendent Abdul Aziz Yusuff said all the affected residents’ five houses had been vacated as the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 – MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said he would meet with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in the near future to get the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) stand on the Syariah Court (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Bill 2016. He said the Bill, which was
JOHOR BAHARU, May 29 – Police detained a man in Selangor, last night, to assist in the investigation on a case on insulting the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, via the social website Facebook. Johor Police Chief Datuk Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said the 23-year-old man, who works
