GEORGE TOWN, Dec 4 – A part of the first phase Transport Master Plan (TMP) in Penang which to construction on the Penang light rail transit (LRT) project will start in 2018. According to SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd, the Gamuda Bhd-led project delivery partner (PDP) will be finalising the cost and alignment of the
SEPANG, Dec 4 – The operations of low-cost carrier AirAsia at the KLIA2 terminal here which were affected since Monday are now almost back to normal. Checks by Bernama found for flight schedules up to 1pm yesterday, flights to Kuching and Kota Bharu were delayed while to Chennai, India, Surabaya, Indonesia and
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid launched Malaysia’s first online interactive textbook. Syarikat Learning Port which produced the book said it was specifically for students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations. “However, our ministry was also conducting a study
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 4 – At least three companies have been issued with notices concerning the development activities at Lojing Highlands, Gua Musang for contravening the conditions stipulated by the Department of Environment (DOE), said Kelantan State Secretary Datuk Mohd Faudzi Che Mamat. “The notices were issued following the outcome of a
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 – The effect of the climate change and the global warming is real, and we cannot viewed this issue lightly, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference here on yesterday. “Its effects are real and Malaysians are not spared from feeling
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – A motion to refer PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR-Lembah Pantai) to the rights and privileges committee for meeting the Sulu princess Jacel Kiram on Nov 9 was tabled in Dewan Rakyat today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman said Nurul Izzah’s action is seen
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – Delegates to the UMNO General Assembly are mature and capable of expressing their views or protests in a courteous manner, said party permanent chairman Tan Sri Badruddin Amiruddin. He said his experience of 47 years with UMNO found that the party members were always taught to deliver
ALOR GAJAH, Dec 3 – The Education Ministry has directed the publisher of the Year Six History Text Book to reprint the book after finding an error in the map of Peninsular Malaysia. Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the publisher concerned must also bear the cost of reprinting the book
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on Wednesday said the new minimum starting salary for the civil service at RM1,200 per month takes effect from July 1 next year. She said that from Nov 1 this year, the government had raised
NUSAJAYA, Dec 3 – Johor has become the first state in the federation to officially ban vaping. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Abd Latif Bandi said the state executive council (Exco) meeting yesterday decided on the matter as called for by the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – The second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said on Wednesday that the new applications for the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) for next year will be open from Saturday until Dec 31. He said that in addition to new applications, those who want to update information can
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – The Dewan Rakyat yesterday had been approved the motion tabled today seeking to raise by 11 to 82 the number of state constituencies in Sarawak. The motion on the redelineation of parliamentary and state constituencies in Sarawak was carried through block voting, with 130 MPs supporting and
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – Up to Oct 19 this year, a total of 488,787 Malaysians have been barred from leaving the country due to various reasons, according to the Home Ministry. In a written reply circulated in the Dewan Rakyat Wednesday, the ministry said among the reasons were court order, not
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – The allegation by the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad or Mat Sabu as PAS being infiltrated by the Islamic State (IS) militant ideology has been described as a desperate move to save his ebbing political career. PAS national Youth chief, Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) President and Executive Director Arul Kanda will have to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) again on Dec 18 to provide further details on the company’s affairs. PAC Chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin said there were several matters, pertaining to the company, that
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to expunge certain parts of the affidavit filed by Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua Kiam Wee, over a defamation suit in connection with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), will be heard on Jan 18
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad is conducting a feasibility study on having a railway line directly linking Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan, the Dewan Rakyat was told on yesterday. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said the line would shorten travel distance from the federal capital to places
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 – Beginning Jan 1, all 1,642 vacant teacher posts in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) nationwide will be filled by 1,673 graduates, says Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon. He said the additional 31 teachers who are Sarawakians will be posted to the state to serve national schools (SK)
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The National Security Council (MKN) Bill 2015 which was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat here on Tuesday provides 15 special powers to the Operations Director and the security forces to control and coordinate national security operations. The bill, tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The Attorney-General Chamber’son Tuesday submitted a preliminary objection against an application for a judicial review by three non-governmental organisations (NGOs)to stop the government from signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The objection was submitted by senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan when the matter came up for
