KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – The new retail price for petrol RON95, RON97 and diesel for January will reduced by 10 sen, 20 sen and 30 sen per litre which will effective at midnight tonight. The new price after Goods and Services Tax (GST), the retail price of petrol and diesel for the month of January
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 31 – A car wash businessman was pleaded not guilty on the charge in a magistrate’s court here today which are issuing the verbal abuse to the officials of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) on November. Syed Amen Jainul Abdin, 44, from Jalan Macallum, was charged with outraging the modesty of JPJ
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – In conjunction with the 2016 New Year celebrations, the Light Rail Transit System (LRT), KL Monorail and RapidKL bus services will extend their hours of operation at selected stations on Thursday. According to a statement issued by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, LRT and Monorail services at key stations will
HUTAN MELINTANG, Dec 31 – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has contributed RM900,000 worth of school items to about 4,000 students in eight states in conjunction with the ‘Back to School’ programme this year. Perak TNB general manager, Datuk Zahir Md Nagor said the programme was implemented in 16 parliamentary constituencies in Sabah,
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 31 – The Penang High Court on Wednesday rejected PAS state liaison secretary Iszuree Ibrahim’s application to quash the decision of the state executive council (exco) of removing him from all the standing committees of the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) and on the freezing of his allowance.
SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 – Four men escaped with cash totalling RM230,000 after they crashed a lorry into a fuel station and then used the vehicle to tow and damage an automatic teller machine in Taman Bukit Subang here early Wednesday. Shah Alam Police deputy chief Supt Nek Zaidi Zakaria said the
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – A group of 102 taxi drivers from the Klang Valley had filed a suit on Wednesday against the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) over the Uber, Grabcar and Blacklane online taxi service providers claimed to be operating illegally. Klang Valley Taxi Drivers Action Committee chairman, Zailani
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 – Police have opened two investigation papers in connection with the fraudulent sale of handphones at the Kota Raya shopping complex after a report was filed by the victim concerned. Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Tajudin Md Isa said a handphone seller had also been detained and remanded
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 30 – Deputy Minister of Education Chong Sin Woon hold a press conference today said they will giving the full transfer funding to all the school in Penang State. Meanwhile, Chong also urged the school to maintenance of school facilities by using the relevant funding while also urged
SUBANG, Dec 30 – Malaysians must not be afraid to become entrepreneurs and apply for grants provided by the government via SME Bank. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Datuk Ahmad Maslan, said according to a study on developed countries, it was found that most of their people comprised entrepreneurs.
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 30 – Only 31 people were nabbed for violating curfew in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) this year, as compared to 121 last year. Sabah Police Commissioner, Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the 31 comprised Filipinos (seven men and six women), Indonesians (four men) and 13 men and
BANGI, Dec 30 – The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) Tuesday began its ‘Ops Catut Back to School’ to check on the price of school items throughout the country. Director of KPDNKK’s Enforcement Division, Mohd Roslan Mahayuddin said the operations were aimed at ensuring traders did not take advantage
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 30 – Penang City Council (MBPP) member Chris Lee Chun Kit has suggested that traffic lights be installed at the intersection of Jalan Batu Ferringhi and Persiaran Tanjung Bungah outside the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque to avoid traffic accidents. Lee said there had been 10 reported cases of
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 – 1Malaysia Development Berhad slammed the Wall Street Journal for “recycling unsubstantiated allegations” in an article published Tuesday. In a statement here, 1MDB said the article “simply recycles yet again the same unsubstantiated allegations that the newspaper first published in mid-2015”. “In the meantime, the fact is that
BUTTERWORTH, Dec 30 – The Education Ministry is ready for all possibilities during the monsoon season when the school session begins this Sunday. Deputy Education Minister P.Kamalanathan said the instruction had been given to all the District Education Offices (PPD) through the State Education Department (JPN). “I am thankful that so far,
PETALING JAYA, Dec 30 – Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act will be charges to the workers who producing a false sick claims. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer said workers who submit false sick claims are committing corruption due to employers losing a whopping RM2.9bil annually to pay workers
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 30 – The Penang Gerakan has supported a move by the state Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to supervise and monitor the implementation of the proposed RM27 billion Penang Transportation Master Plan (PTMP). Its secretary, Oh Tong Keong said Gerakan agreed with state MACC director Datuk Sama Rajoo that
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 – An estimated 20 million Malaysians will enjoy the benefits of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rebates for prepaid cards next year, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. In a statement, he noted that beginning Jan 1, 2016, prepaid customers who were
KUCHING, Dec 30 – Sarawakians especially Kuching residents welcome the abolition of toll collection at the Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Bridge in Petra Jaya effective Jan 1, 2016. In conjunction with the toll abolition, the state government will hold a 2016 New Year celebration at the bridge which is expected to be
KENINGAU, Dec 30 – A good production system and some investment is all that Malaysia needs to be self-sufficient in milk within five years, says Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said that the target is within our reach but it requires a little investment by the
