ALOR SETAR, Nov 5 – Tunku Hamidah Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, 90, sister of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah passed away at 11.50am on Wednesday. Kedah Sultan secretary-general Datuk Paduka Syed Unan Mashri Syed Abdullah in a statement said Tunku Hamidah died at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) here due
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Jailani Johari said Malaysia is expected to achieve 100 per cent high-speed broadband (HSBB) penetration rate in another three years. He said the HSBB programme had penetrated 31 per cent of households across the country and the ongoing implementation of
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 5 – Penang state executive councillor Chow Kon Yeow visits one of the fully licensed hotels in George Town, Spices Hotel along Lumut Lane here on Wednesday. Also present were Spices Hotel owner, Michael Ong; and City Council of Penang Island Building Department director, Yew Tung Seang. “Currently, there are a
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 5 – The High Court had been ordered Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad to pay RM250,000 in damages to DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang over a defamatory article. A Court of Appeal three-man panel chaired by Justice Datuk Lim Yee Lan, in a unanimous decision, dismissed Utusan Melayu’s appeal and also ordered the
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The Dewan Rakyat was told on Wednesday that Malaysia has been free of rabies since 1999 according to records up to June this year. The Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the last incidents involving humans and animals occurred in 1998 and 1999 respectively. “Besides Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – A government backbencher on Tuesday urged the Dewan Rakyat House Committee to play a bigger role in planning and monitoring the upgrading work at the Parliament building. Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad said that the Public Work Department (JKR) right now was seen to be playing a
IPOH, Nov 4 – Heavy rain for nearly four hours have resulted in flash floods in Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh here on this evening. A state Fire and Rescue Department Director Yahya Madis said the rain began at 3pm and the water began to rose up to 0.7 metres at around 5 pm
SINGAPORE, Nov 4 – Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold first meeting talks with the leader of neighboring Taiwan at Singapore on Saturday. The meeting between the two political rivals since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949 and coming weeks ahead of elections on the island. The meeting in
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia repeated again his disagreement with a proposed televised debate between 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief Arul Kanda and DAP lawmaker Tony Pua. While he also repeated his stand that he would resign if the debate is allowed to continue. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – A security guard was sentenced to gets the two years’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here on Tuesday for the obstructing of a policeman from carrying out his duties by crashing into the policeman motorcycle while he was driving. Magistrate Ashraf Rezal Abdul Manan passed the sentence
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Several roads around the city will be closed in conjunction with ASEAN Cyclefest 2015 which will be held at Dataran Merdeka here this Saturday and Sunday. City police chief Datuk Tajuddin Md Isa told a press conference at city police’s headquarters here today that on Saturday, Jalan
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 – The Veterinary Services Department declared on Tuesday that Perlis, Kedah and Penang to have recovered from the mad dog disease or rabies. Its director-general Datuk Dr Kamaruddin Md Isa said the three states were infected since Sept 21. “Since that date, there have been no new cases detected and
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Pakatan Harapan will announce a new candidate to replace DAP’s Tony Pua for the debate with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) president Arul Kanda Kandasamy at 11.30am tomorrow. The pact’s chief secretary Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah also said on today that the party had already identifieda suitable candidate to
BUTTERWORTH, Nov 4 – Several pictures of half funnel hitting the North Channel and the coast of Butterworth have gone viral, causing alarm among netizens and Penangites. The phenomenon that occurred about 4.20pm while several pictures sighted show the spouts moving across the channel. Some residents have also spotted the
SUDAN, Nov 4 – A plane has crash-landed near South Sudan’s airport shortly after taking off. The aircraft had seven passengers and five Russian crew members on board, but only two people survived. The eyewitness saw aircraft lying across the White Nile River. [gap height=”20″] According to the local radio station’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng announcing this today with the confirmation of Tony Pua will not be taking part in the much-anticipated debate with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief Arul Kanda. Instead while DAP will also propose another candidate to replace Pua. “This was because they
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 – In conjunction with the Halloween Festival, Armenian Street’s Got Talent holds an event namely as “Trick or Treat Halloween Fun Walk” at Soo Hong Lane, Armenian Street here on October 31, 2015. The event is hosted by Leo Club of Penang Metropolitan (Omega). The main objective of this event
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 – Police will take a record statement from former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on October 6, 2015 (Friday) in connection with reports that had accusing him of making the defamatory statements against Umno leaders. The Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said Dr
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 – Penang Gurney Paragon Mall hold a Halloween celebration at Galleria, Gurney Paragon Mall on Oct 31, 2015. In conjunction with the Halloween celebration, there will be 200 walking dead dancing in the mall while starting on 7.00pm and public are invited to join the dance. The 10 persons with
PETALING JAYA, Nov 4 – British American Tobacco Malaysia (BAT Malaysia) expressed extreme disappointment and shock at the unprecedented massive increase in cigarette excise of more than 40% by the Government effective on Nov 3, 2015. The Managing Director of BAT Malaysia Stefano Clini said that the tobacco industry has already hit
