GEORGE TOWN, Feb 15 – More than thousand people were attended the Jade Emperor’s Birthday Celebrations at Chew Jetty, Weld Quay this evening. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his wife Betty Chew joins in the Penang state leadership in continuing a time tried tradition. Also in attendance is DAP parliamentary leader
SINGAPORE, Feb 15 – As part of its company synergy, the Garuda Indonesia Group will for the first time join Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest aerospace and defence event. This is Garuda Indonesia’s first participation as a Group, as only one subsidiary, the Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia, had participated in the
SINGAPORE, Feb 15 – ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, today announced the appointment of Gerard Sillars as the company’s new Vice President of Sales for Asia-Pacific (APAC). Sillars replaces Matthieu Destot, who was recently appointed as Executive Vice President of the Communications Division and President of ALE International.
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 15 – Several police reports have been lodged against former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his blog posting on chedet.cc on one or two days ago, inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said today. He said police will start the investigations based on the reports. “I not sure how many reports
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 15 – Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar told the public to be patient while action will be taken against Papagomo. He said police have interviewed pro-Umno blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, who was allegedly caught physically abusing a foreign worker
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 15 – Penang State will not approve any land transfer involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the Federal Government and housing developers can bid for the 94.7ha land in Air Itam but warned that the state would not approve it. “Don’t
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 14 – The Penang Road Transport Department (RTD) will take legal action against any quarters that linked the department with the death of the businessman Syed Amen Jaizul Abidin, who was fatally shot in an incident on last Thursday. Penang RTD director Noorul Habib Abdul Guduse said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 – Traffic on all major highways was still smooth as at noon today, according to the concessionaires. The public can get the latest traffic information via the Plusline toll-free number at 1800-88-0000 or Twitter account at www.twitter.com/plustrafik or by calling MHA at 1800-88-7752 or via its Twitter
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 – The man who allegedly stole a mobile phone at Low Yat Plaza was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here Friday when he pleaded guilty to drug abuse. Magistrate Muhamad Faizal Ismail also ordered Shahrul Anuar Abdul Aziz, 22, to serve a month’s jail if he failed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 – The Transport Ministry and other stakeholders are committed to elevating the standard of 75% of Malaysia’s road infrastucture to at least 3-star performance throughout high volume road networks by 2020. Its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this was in line with the objectives of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today expressed his regret over the spread of inaccurate statements, causing unrest in the country and bringing harm to the people, as happened in the issue relating to Tabung Haji (TH) recently. He said the untrue statements against TH had
SIBU, Feb 13 – Some 20,000 trainees of the National Service (NS) Training Programme will undergo training under the NS Transformation 2.0 Program beginning March 26. NS Training Council chairman Datuk Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun said the trainees would undergo an eight-week training at 81 NS training camps nationwide. “This is
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 – Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today denied a report claiming that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 pilot had been found and was being treated in a hospital in Taiwan. He said the ministry will provide updates on MH370 from time to time. Any information regarding
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 – All the 393 samples of blood tested so far for the Zika virus showed negative results, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The samples, taken from dengue patients between June 2015 and Feb 10, 2016, were tested by the National Public Health Laboratory and
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 12 – Police are confident that the footage from the closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the crime scene can help solve the murder case involving a businessman who was shot dead at close range in Jalan Datuk Keramat here yesterday. Timur Laut District Police chief ACP Mior
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 – The skeletal remains of a man were found in a black plastic bag dumped in a drain near the Persiaran Utara Interchange in Precinct 7 here today. A Telekom Malaysia contractor made the gruesome find while he was inspecting the area for cable routes at about 10am,
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 12 – The widow of businessman Syed Amen Jaizul Abidin who was shot dead yesterday received funeral benefit of RM1,500 from the Social Security Organisation (Socso) today. State Socso manager Shaharuddin Waled said Masita Abu Bakar, 46, was eligible to receive the benefit as her husband had contributed
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 12 – An early morning fire razed 38 motorcycles and three cars in the parking lot of Block B, Taman Jelutong Flats here. Jalan Perak Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Supt II Zulkifli Ramli said the station received an emergency call at 6.22 am and the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 – UMNO Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should play his role by assisting the duties of the President and to show his loyalty and support for the party, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said as the party’s deputy president,
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is currently giving priority to the Auditor-General’s Final Audit Report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and preparing its own report to Parliament. PAC chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin said the Auditor-General would tabling his report to the PAC on Feb 24 and 25.
