PUTRAJAYA, Aug 22 – Chief Executive Officer Datuk Abdul Muttalib Alias said that a total of 153,807 units 1Malaysia People’s Housing (PR1MA) was approved for construction in the country. He said a total of 24,923 units will be built in Penang; Melaka (18,171); Sabah (17.384); Selangor (16.328); Perak (15,870); Kedah (13.391); Johor (12.860);
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor on Friday filed an application to strike out some paragraphs in the statement of defense, PKR vice-president Mohd Rafizi Ramli and another party in the suit on the issue of fuel subsidies.
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 22 – The Penang state government is sticking to its chosen Merdeka celebration theme of “Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah” (Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy). Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy said that it should not be equated with the Bersih 4 rally at the end of the month.
KOTA BAHARU, Aug 22 – Minister of Defense Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein confirmed that five members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) was among those detained on suspicion of involvement in IS militant group two days ago. Accordingly, ATM had surrender completely to the Counter Terrorism Division Bukit Aman for the investigation.
MELAKA, Aug 22 – Guidelines and effective mechanisms for the opening of a childcare center or Child Care Centre (Nursery) by the private sector, is still identified including negotiations with other ministries. Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said process including for resolving constraints in
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 – UMNO Secretary General Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said that the meeting of the Supreme Council (MT) UMNO will be held on Sept 9. He said the date was be decided to ensure that all sections are completed in advance of meetings. Tengku Adnan, who is also Federal
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 – Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said that the Malaysia’s exports remained strong with net exports and trade balance in favor of the country despite the weakening ringgit. He said the country’s export target for this year is RM777.96 billion while exports for the first half
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 – Chief Assistant Director of D13 (Data Bank / DNA), ACP Hussein Omar Khan said the impact of the fire and blows during the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight 17 victims caused some bone embedded deep 0.61 meters (two feet) below ground. Commander of the Disaster Victim Identification team
SUBANG JAYA, Aug 21 – Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan hold a press conference today after opening the Intellectual Property and Public Housing at the Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa said that the number of asset management companies of Darul Ehsan Investment Group (DEIG) worth
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 – The Federal Court has set a further case management on 26 August to review application Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to set aside the conviction and sentence of five years in prison for sodomy. The new date was set after the case management hearing before the Deputy Registrar,
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 21 – The state Education Department has instructed and banned all schools in Penang to taking part in Merdeka Day celebration which was organised by the state government until receiving further instructions. State Education Department director Datuk Osman Hussain said that the state Education Department circular dated about it yesterday. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 – Petronas plans to continue to maintain its cost-saving measures and do not choose to lay off workers and selling assets to weather the bleak scenario in the oil and gas right now. Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Risk Adif Zulkifly said so far Petronas has
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 21 – YB Teh Lai Heng had been announced will be banned the right turn intersection at Dato Keramat Road/Perlis Road/Kampung Jawa Baru Road, Penang. Also present were MBPP Traffic & Public Transportation Engineer Zainuddin Mohamad Shariff and Chairman of Community Development and Security Committee (JKKK) of Kampung Jawa Northeast
SUNGAI PUYU, Aug 21 – The Bangkok Blast Penang Victim’s Lee Jing Xuan and Lee Tze Siang funeral which happen this morning at Taman Cengal. The cortege of the 2 victims of Lee Jing Xuan, 4, and Lee Tze Siang, 33 who had been killed in the bomb blast in Bangkok was leaved the
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 – The two famous wall art had been vandalised with yellow paint splashed over the wall within in the heritage area at Lebuh Armenian here on Wednesday. The iconic of “Little Children on a Bicycle” mural was splashed by the paint while another piece of wall metal artwork which depicting a
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 – Penang Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng had been withdrew a defamation suit filed in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in October 2012, when the former Umno Youth chief Shaik Hussein Mydin said to have agreed to withdraw all allegations published in the media before on
SUNGAI PUYU, Aug 20 – Penang Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng pay the last respect to the victims who had killed in bomb blast in Bangkok. Also present were Royal Thai Consulate-General Ekajit Kraivichien and YB Wong Hon Wai here today at Mak Mandin, Butterworth. “We would like to extended
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 – Applications recruitment of foreign workers in the future will no longer involve the agent, otherwise the employer must submit the application online, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the foreign workers management system online, which will be introduced soon, shorten the
SINGAPURA, Aug 19 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that a Singaporean woman was among those killed in bomb blasts in Bangkok on Monday evening. MFA spokesman said the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok are providing assistance to the families of the victims. “We express our condolences goes to the families over the loss
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 – The remains of the four Malaysians that was killed in bomb attack in Bangkok have arrived at the Penang International Airport (PIA) this evening. Also were present by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mah Siew Keong and Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datin
