KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – A total of 23 areas on several states are recorded an unhealthy Air Pollution Index (API) as at 5 pm on Saturday. According to the Department of Environment, the unhealthy areas were in Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Penang, Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya. However, Seremban, Negeri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 – The Standard Chartered KL Marathon that had scheduled to take place in the city tomorrow has been cancelled due to the poor air quality in the city which has remained at the “unhealthy” level for a few days. In the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) and the National Sports Institute press statement released
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 3 – Haze has made its seasonal comeback to Penang, with an unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) recorded at the USM station on the island here today on 3pm. Checks showed that the island was not visible from the Penang Bridge. As at 3pm today, the API
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 3 – YB Chow Kon Yeow hole a press conference on Friday morning said that the Penang state government has launched a program bleaching hotel without a license in early 2014 to control the number of hotels operating without a license in the state. “The amnesty period is
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 3 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng attended the Signing Ceremony Of Non-Disclosure Agreement on Friday morning at Cititel Hotel Penang. Also present were Penang State Secretary YB Dato’ Farizan bin Darus, Penang Local Government, TrafficManagement and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman YB Chow Kon Yeow and Penang Executive Councillor for Works, Utility and Transportation YB Lim Hock Seng. Penang
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 3 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng who is also DAP secretary-general hold a press conference on Friday after the Signing Ceremony Of Non-Disclosure Agreement Of Telecommunication said he will lodge a police report against a tweet that had allegedly made on Thursday about banning mosques and surau from using
KOTA BAHARU, Oct 2 – The executive director of the Malaysian Aids Council, Dr Ilias Adam Yee said the number of HIV cases in the country has drastically dropped since the Injection Tools and Needle exchange programme and the Methadone Replacement Therapy programme were introduced in 2006. “Last year, the
JAKARTA, Oct 2 – The official said an Indonesian passenger plane carrying 10 people lost contact with air traffic control during a flight in Sulawesi island of Indonesia on Friday. The head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency confirmed an Aviastar Twin Otter DHC-6 aircraft lost contact shortly after taking
UNITED STATE, Oct 2 – Police said there were nine people have been killed and seven injured in a shooting at a college in the US state of Oregon. Police said the gunman, 26, been opened fire at Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning and he was also killed in a
SHAH ALAM, Oct 2 – Top Glove Corp Bhd, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer, has urged the government to continue to provide reinvestment allowance in the coming Budget 2016 to enable glove makers to stay globally competitive. The Chairman of Top Glove Corp Bhd, Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai said the
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 2 – The Penang UMNO Youth movement will send a memorandum to the Penang State Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) as a protest on the prohibition against using loudspeakers outside the mosque and surau except for the call of prayers in the state. The head of Penang UMNO Youth
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 2 – The Deputy Education Minister P.Kamalanathan said that the Ministry of Education will decide whether schools that closed due to haze need to replace their school days. He said there are two things to be considered, whether it was a holiday or schools were instructed to
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 2 – Friday demonstrations so call as Penang Red Rally turn up fail in Komtar, Penang. Number of people including reporters and police were more than the red people which causes the protester flash back after few protester arrival in the Komtar. This demonstration about Penang Islamic Religious
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 2 – The Penang state government has been set year-end timeline for the Gamuda Bhd-led SRS Consortium to submit application for approval to construct the light rail transit (LRT) project which under the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP). State Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Thursday slammed those who only know how to criticise the government and do not appreciate the government’s efforts in providing the best service to the people. He said such groups deserve to be called ‘jumud’ (stiff), who
GEOWGE TOWN, Oct 2 – The President of Parti Amanah Negara Mohamad Sabu hold a press conference today at Komtar said he was very happy the the Parti can successfully registered as a legal Parti. He said he would like to thank the ROS has approved the application. “There were a total of
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 – The High Court here on Thursday had been granted an application by Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua Kiam Wee to leave for a judicial review which to challenge an Immigration order barring him from leaving the country. Justice Datuk Asmabi Mohamad made
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) will avoid confrontation with politicians and focus on its assets monetisation strategy. 1MDB’s President/Group Executive Director, Arul Kanda, said his job was to ensure 1MDB monetise its assets in a way that delivered the best to shareholders. “We want to steer clear
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 – Low visibility of less than five kilometres over the waters off Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Pahang and Sarawak is expected to persist till Saturday. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the condition is dangerous to sea vessels without navigational equipment. A similar
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 1 – Northeast district police chief Asst Commissioner Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said police will take action against organisers of the Penang “red rally” which will reportedly be held at the Komtar premises here tomorrow. He said so far police had not been informed about the rally. Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said there were nobody has applied
