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
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 – There are those who cheat and there are those who take it accidentally. In defending the image of the country’s sports following a couple of high-profile doping scandals, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin admitted there was a lack of awareness on the athletes’ part. He told The
JAKARTA, Feb 19 – Indonesia will release the final report into last year’s AirAsia plane crash by August, the transport minister told AFP this week. The Airbus 320-200 went down in the Java Sea on Dec 28 in stormy weather with 162 people on board, during what was supposed to be a
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – A total of 502 companies from 36 countries have confirmed their participation at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015 (LIMA’15) from March 17 to 21. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said it was an increase of 69 companies from the 2013’s edition
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – The latest Security Council draft resolution on the situation in Ukraine has reaffirmed its demand for accountability for those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17. Malaysia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Datuk Hussein Haniff said Malaysia and several countries welcomed
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 – Twenty-one next-of-kin of victims on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 today gathered in front of the Perdana Putra Building here to hand over a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Saiful Azhar Shaharun , Senior Assistant Secretary at the Prime Minister’s
KOTA BAHARU, Feb 18 – The by-election for the Chempaka state seat scheduled for March 22 will become the eighth by-election after the 13th general election held on May 5, 2013. The by-election is being held following the death of the incumbent, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who was also
IPOH, Feb 18 – The traditional family reunion dinner with next-of-kin is a must during the Chinese New Year celebrations. This is the time when family members gather to exchange pleasantries and catch up with one another after being busy with their own lives and careers. Previously, dinners used to be
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek is prepared to provide a platform for an open debate session between Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and any party disputing the court’s decision on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case. Ahmad Shabery said it was most
GEORGETOWN, Feb 18 – The number of dengue cases in Penang rose by 208.84 per cent to 908 cases as at Feb 14, compared to 294 cases reported in the corresponding period last year. State agriculture, agro-based industry, rural development and health committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin said the number of
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – In conjunction with the Chinese New Year holidays staring Thursday, people are advised to be careful when indulging in outdoor activities in the afternoon due to changes in wind patterns in the region. According to Malaysian Meteorological Department officer Ambun Dindang, states on the west coast
