KEPALA BATAS, Oct 27 – The federal government has always been fair in distributing allocations during the tabling of the national budget and has never sidelined any state, including Penang, for that matter. Penang Federal Action Council chairman Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Osman told a press conference here on Monday that the distribution
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) said its foreign exchange loss is not at a worrying level as it is only at 12 per cent of its total debts. TM Executive Director and Group Financial Officer Datuk Bazlan Osman said the telco’s total debts in foreign currency stood at
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 26 – The Penang Property Summit 2016 will take place for the second time. It is the collaboration between the Penang State Housing Committe and PenEvents. While the PIP will also be held at the SPICE Arena on 8-10 January, 2016. Exco member for Housing and Town &
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 – A Form Five student was found dead with slash wounds to her neck, at her family’s flat in Bandar Baru Teluk Kumbar near here on Sunday. The body of the 17-year-old student from a secondary school in Teluk Kumbar was discovered by her father around 7.30 pm.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also UMNO vice-president hold a press conference after opening the 2015 National Consumers Day celebration in Dataran Merdeka here on Sunday said UMNO members should continue supporting and respecting the party’s top leadership if they want
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 – Hunza Realty Sdn Bhd director Gee Su Lyn had been announced that the Bayu Nyaman low-cost housing is expected to be completed in February 2016. There were 823 structures on the 42 acre land bought by Hunza and 750 of them had accepted the resettement packaged offered by
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said here on Sunday the the reduced allocation in the education sector under Budget 2016 does not only affect Chinese schools. He said the allocation of RM500 million in Budget 2016 which to develop and
NIBONG TEBAL, Oct 26 – A man had broken both of his arms after crashes into police road block at Km 9.4 at the Batu Kawan Expressway on Sunday. The incident was happen in the early morning during the operation which started at 12am and ended at 6.30am. Seberang Perai Utara police
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has dismissed claims by some quarters that the higher allocation for Sarawak in Budget 2016 is for winning the upcoming state election there. He said the question of buying votes should not have been brought up because whatever
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that the silat needs to be developed while the practitioners of this martial arts must enhance their expertise to become the nation’s third defence mechanism apart from the military and police. The prime minister hoped that silat at the grassroots level
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – Hawkers are advised to make use of all the facilities provided by the government for enabling them to generate income and to reduce dependency on social assistance. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani said infrastructure such as stalls were not fully utilised and some were left
MELAKA, Oct 26 – Party information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan hold a press conference on Sunday said UMNO would produce at least 20 speakers for each division nationwide in preparation for the 14th General Election (GE14) The effort would be taken soon to produce high-calibre, creative and competent echelon leaders in fighting for
KUANTAN, Oct 26 – Seventy-five per cent of the news contents and statements disseminated through the social media are false, posing a big challenge to forging racial unity in the country. National Unity and Integration Department deputy director-general Kapli Emek said a special study conducted by the department found the false news
SERDANG, Oct 26 – Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek called on Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) graduates to be agents in the transformation of the agricultural sector. He said as the new hope in the government’s efforts to transform the agricultural sector. Meanwhile, Ahmad Shabery also said that
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – Malaysian hybrid airline Malindo Air today launched its first flight to Amritsar, India. The airline said in a statement that the Kuala Lumpur-Amritsar flight OD271 operates on a thrice weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The inaugural flight from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) to
IPOH, Oct 25 – A drop of RM2.4 billion in allocation for the higher education ministry will not affect the ministry in the efficient promotion of education. Minister, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the reduced allocation was due to the government’s adversely-affected income as a result of the fall in national oil
JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 25 – Around 60,000 civil servants will get the basic salary of RM1,200 as the tabled in the 2016 Budget which announced on Friday, said Datuk Azih Muda, the president of CUEPACS, the umbrella union for civil servants. He said the adjustment has been long awaited by this group, especially those
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The Budget 2016 is a comprehensive budget that takes care of the people’s interest despite the country facing global economic challenges. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainudin said the budget, tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday, included all aspects to
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said in his latest Facebook posting on Sunday that the school sessions throughout the country will carry on as usual tomorrow (Monday) due to the improving Air Pollutant Index (API) readings. He said there was no schools in any state
KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 25 – All Umno divisional information committees are required to organise talks and briefings on Budget 2016 at least twice a month to enlighten the people on the matter. UMNO Information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said special committees should be formed by the party wings at the divisional level
