BALING, Nov 18 – All flash flood evacuation centres here were closed at 2.30pm as the flood situation improved. Baling Welfare Department Officer, Syamsul Izrin Isahak said the relief centres were the Surau Kampung Sri Ketengga, Dewan Risda Kg Tanjung Pari and Dewan Umno Batu 60. Yesterday, about 50 people from
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also the Home Minister ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar to take action against individuals who insult the religion, even though they are abroad. He said freedom of speech or a world
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 18 – A Barisan Nasional (BN) representative proposed that the DAP-led Penang government made compulsory for all hotels in the state to be Muslim-friendly. Shariful Azhar Othman (BN-Bertam) said all the hotels should have facilities such as toilets with piped-water, to facilitate ablution by Muslim guests. “I am confident
Anonymous has begun publishing the names and addresses of alleged ISIS recruiters. The masked hacking group declared war against the Islamic State in the wake of the Paris attacks, vowing to silence extremist propaganda and expose undercover operatives. Now it has leaked details of at least five men it claims are recruiters for
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 – The debate session at the Dewan Rakyat here turned into an uproar following heated exchanges by several members of Parliament on the use of English in the Dewan Rakyat. It was triggered by Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Bandar Kuching), who was taking part in the debate on the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 – Malaysia has arrested four Malaysians and one Indonesian for suspected terrorist activities, with just days to go before the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The suspects are aged between 22 and 40, which have links with the Islamic State militant group, and another regional terror network
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 18 – The opposition Pakatan Harapan federal lawmakers failed to vote down Budget 2016 on Monday night due to the Budget 2016 was passed by a division vote on the first reading as requested by the opposition MPs with 128 ayes and 74 nays, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 17 – Federal Government must ensure that the reported one year delay in the Mengkuang Dam project does not compromise water supply in the State of Penang during prolonged or severe dry spells. PBAPP chairman YAB Lim Guan Eng said Penang had been looking forward to the completion
VERSAILLES, Nov 17 – French President Francois Hollande said parliament would this week begin examining a bill extending the state of emergency by three months. He said he decided to ask parliament starting Wednesday to examine a bill prolonging the state of emergency for three months. He told this about the rare joint sitting
People who drink coffee daily, even up to four cups per day, are less likely to die from heart disease, neurological disease, type 2 diabetes or suicide than others, according to a new study. Researchers did not test how upping coffee consumption would change health outlooks, so they cannot conclude that
NEW YORK, NOV 17 – A volunteer firefighter from Mississippi whose face was burned off during a home fire rescue received that the world’s most extensive face transplant, the New York University Langone Medical Centre said here on Monday (Nov 16). After a 26-hour surgery performed at the New York
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 17 – The Penang government has been urged to provide the actual size of land approved for reclamation for Phase II of the Seri Tanjong Pinang project (STP II). Opposition Leader in the Penang State Assembly Datuk Jahara Hamid said this was because the land size announced by Chief
ALOR SETAR, Nov 17 – The Kedah government today tabled the budget of RM794,107,227 as the state’s operating expenditure next year. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said of the total, RM261,036,085 were meant for development expenditure, which includes RM184 million allocation for the Development Provident Fund to implement development projects. The
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The government has assured that the construction of the 359 new permanent houses (RKB) for flood victims in Kelantan will be completed by February next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Monday. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said although there were
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination results had been released today while there was a total of 3,8344 Standard 6 students scored excelled all Grade A in 2015 compared to the year 2014. Director-general of education Datuk Seri Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said a total of 443,407 students seat for
MELAKA, Nov 17 – The Melaka state government tabled the 2016 Budget of RM327.08 million, with estimated revenue of RM327.25 million, to record a surplus budget for the 12th consecutive year, since 2005. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said the budget included a management expenditure of RM317.62 million and liabilities of
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The National Zoo will exhibit the giant panda cub of Xing Xing and Liang Liang starting on Tuesday. Its deputy president Rosly@Rahmat Ahmat Lana said here on Monday that the cub would be exhibited to members of the public from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm daily. “We
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein today attributed what he said were death threats against several national leaders to the firm stance of Malaysia and the other ASEAN countries against the IS militant group. “It could be because we have made a strong stand against
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The Deputy Minister of Home Ministry Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said they will filter the Syrian refugees it plans to accept after Friday’s Paris terror attack which killed more than 100 people. He said the measure was deemed necessary particularly following a report that a Syrian refugee was
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 – The people have generally begun to accept the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) based on the drop in the number of complaints received by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) and the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK). According to the Finance
