KOTA KINABALU, Feb 22 – Talks on moving the operations of low-cost carrier AirAsia to Terminal 1 of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) here are in the final stage, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He hoped the talks would be finalised by the first quarter of this
GEORGETOWN, Feb 22 – A 12-year-old boy drowned in an adult pool of a four-star hotel in Tanjung Bungah here today. In the 10am incident, Ong Jing Jie, was found at the bottom of the pool by his parents who had accompanied him. Ong was given immediate medical attention, including cardiopulmonary
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 – Student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim and PKR Youth chief Fariz Musa who were detained for participating in the ‘Free Anwar’ campaign in front of Sogo shopping complex yesterday, were released this morning. The two were arrested at around 5.15pm, yesterday. On Saturday, some 200 people had gatheredoutside Sogo to
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 – About 10,000 local and foreign hot air balloon enthusiasts filled the Polo Field here in conjunction with the Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta that started here yesterday. The two-day fiesta which attracted 15 hot air balloon participants from the United Kingdom, Belgium, South Korea, United
SERDANG, Feb 22 – The PAS Ulama Council is against the idea of making PKR vice-president, Nurul Izzah Anwar, the new Opposition Leader. Council deputy chairman, Datuk Mahfodz Mohamed said he is aware of the suggestion by some quarters who wanted the Lembah Pantai MP to take on the role following the
GEORGETOWN, Feb 21 – Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Official Launch Ceremony with CM Lim Guan Eng and TYT Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas in the Display of Night Glow Ballons in Padang Polo, Penang this evening. CM Lim Guan Eng was delivered the opening speech inside the hot
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 – More than 100 members of the Bar Council today called in its president Christopher Leong to retract his statement on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial or resign. According to their spokesman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman, Leong must also tender an unequivocal and unconditional
BESUT, Feb 21 – Malaysia’s higher education is now on par with those of developed nations including the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia, said Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. He said this was proven by the fact that 135,000 foreign students made up 10 per cent of students at
GUA MUSANG, Feb 21 – Sixty houses will be built by the National Security Council (MKN) for flood victims in three new settlements in the Paloh state constituency soon. Paloh assemblyman Datuk Nozula Mat Diah said the three settlements were the South Kelantan Development Authority (Kesedar) Land Development Scheme in Lebir,
KUANTAN, Feb 21 – A total of 1,556 companies in Pahang with taxable supplies exceeding RM500,000 have yet to register with the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Pahang Customs Department director, Datuk Sarip Ismail said all businesses needed to register for GST by Feb 28 to avoid being fined. “In a special
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 – A total of 112 fatalities were reported during the first eight days of this year’s Ops Selamat, implemented on Feb 12. Bukit Aman traffic police chief Datuk Mohd Fuad Abdul Latif said 110 fatal accidents were reported during Ops Selamat. There were 10,023 accidents during this period. Most of those
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 – Farmers in Cameron Highlands are aware of the anticipated dry season from April to July and will do all they can to ensure there will be no shortage of greens, said Cameron Highlands Vegetable Farmers Association secretary Chay Ee Mong. He said they would be adopting several
GEORGETOWN, Feb 21 – Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta was kicked off at Padang Polo this morning. This is also the first time a hot a balloon fiesta is being held in Penang. It was attracted more than thousand visitors here. There were three balloons were being made available and that they would be
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 21 – The heritage enclave in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, George Town, was a hive of activities on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Bright red banners adorned the entrance to the Penang Chinese Town Hall (PCTH) building, welcoming visitors to its Chinese New Year open house.
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 20 – Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will kicks off at Padang Polo tomorrow. Members of the public will have a good chance to go on hot air baloon rides. Penang Global Tourism general manager Ooi Chok Yan told a pre-launch here today that three balloons were being made available and
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 19 – Penang has urged the Federal Government not to increase ferry charges. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the announcement over the fare hike was made by the Penang Port Commission (PPC) just one days before the Chinese New Year celebration. “The new proposed fares are not justified,” he
KULIM, Feb 19 – A factory which manufactured gloves and cotton rags at the Small and Medium Industrial Area in Taman Makmur, Lunas, was partially destroyed in a fire yesterday, with losses estimated at RM2.2 million. Kulim fire and rescue station chief, Senior Assistant Superintendent Ghazali Mahmud said the fire broke
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor attended the Chinese New Year ‘open house’ organised by MCA here today. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman also attended the open house,
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 – The government wants the management of Suria KLCC to explain its order to home grown business, BritishIndia to relocate to another spot in the shopping mall. Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said the management’s action is clearly against the aspiration of
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 – Land Public Transport Commission(SPAD) has no intention to increase the fares of LRT and Putra monorail line. It is understood that the current fare will be maintained until SPAD makes a final decision over the matter. Speculations were rife earlier that the faresof the two lines will be increased
