GEORGE TOWN, Jun 16 – Penang state government yesterday at the State Executive Council (Exco) meeting had approved a proposal to expand the scope of use the funds of Penang State Government 80:20 maintenance fund to housing estates exceeding RM72,500 a unit price in the state. Penang State Executive Councillor (EXCO) for
JAPAN, Jun 16 – DENSO Corporation has formulated ECO VISION 2025, its 10-year environmental policy and action plan to help resolve environmental and energy issues and conduct business in harmony with nature. DENSO’s ECO VISION policy, which was first launched in 1997, has been in place for nearly 20 years.
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 16 – The healthcare care industry is supported by an array of disciplines each with its own training curriculum, standards and job descriptions – be it nursing, physiotherapy, dietetics, pharmacy or medicine, said President of Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) S.M. Mohamed Idris. He said each discipline supports the other
AMSTERDAM, Jun 16 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying its bio-sourced Optelio EMV payment cards to support The Baltic Sea Project, a major environmental initiative by pioneering Scandinavian bank, Bank of Aland. Bank of Aland is making the bio-sourced Optelio cards, which are
TOKYO, June 16 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the launch of a new “ProChemist/BM” chemical substance management solution and “Obbligato III” product lifecycle management (PLM) software supporting “chemSHERPA,” a scheme that facilitates inter-company sharing of information on chemical substances in products (CiP). chemSHERPA was developed under the
PETALING JAYA, Jun 16 – Police in the Malaysian capital and security forces in Sabah are verifying a Philippines media report of the possible of four Malaysian nationals were abducted off the coast of Sabah and allegedly brought to Sulu waters on Thursday morning. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said on Twitter
MALACCA, Jun 15 – A man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with dealing with terrorist property. Mohamed Danny Mohamed Jedi, 28, was charged with knowingly dealing with the property belonging to one Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, 25, by facilitating the transaction into and from a Maybank account for the
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 15 – They may be on the streets seeking alms for a living, but these beggars may have more money than the givers, said Penang Social Welfare Director Said Sidup. He said based on information obtained from beggars who were picked up by the authorities during operations, some of
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 15 – The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to obtained an order from the Court of Appeal here today. He said it is to temporarily stay the hearing of his defamation suit against Harakah Daily over 1Malaysia Development Berhad. Following the court’s granting of the stay, the High Court in
DUNGUN, Jun 15 – A Form Five student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jerangau here was killed after falling off his motorcycle when it went out of control and skidded at Jalan Kampung Wa-Jerangau yesterday. Abdul Alif Ikram Abdul Wahab, 17, from Kampung Tanjung Jerangau, sustained serious head injury in the crash which occurred
KUALA LUMPUR, JUN 15 – The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (Lima’17) will be held from March 21 to 25 next year. Announcing this in Paris, Chief of Army General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor said the aerospace exhibition would be held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15 – Members of the public are advised to stop spreading false news about the halal status of food products from McDonald’s which has resurfaced on social media recently. A spokesman for the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) said they had previously issued a statement on the halal
KUALA KETIL, Jun 15 – The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) in Kedah seized 496 tanks of liquefied petroleum gas worth RM238,050 that were being sold without a licence or permit, in two raids. Its state enforcement chief Shahrudin Hamzah said Putrajaya KPDNKK with Bukit Aman police and a National
JOHOR BARU, Jun 15 – There is no such thing as an “iron-clad” mode of smuggling drugs into Australia, as a local syndicate found to its utter dismay. On Monday, Johor police rubbished that notion when they seized 27.5kg of high-grade heroin concealed in three iron rods which were bound Down
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 15 – The police have opened an investigation paper on Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary-general Rafizi Ramli over an allegedly threatening statement against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the investigation paper had been opened under Section 506 of
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 15 – Penang State Government Official Portal announced July 8, 2016 as a holiday. It in the statement said based on the island of Penang State Government Gazette Public Holidays 2016 for Penang, when a holiday falls on a Sunday or Public Holiday, the day is replaced by the
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 15 – More than RM1 million have been allocated to upgrade roads and improve basic facilities at the Orang Asli settlements in Kampung Ulu Bekor and Kampung Bukit Cermin near here. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said part of the allocation was used for
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jun 15 – Police have detained a man who impersonated a police personnel at Seberang Perai Tengah. Penang Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Razaruddin [email protected] Abdul Rasid said the 36-year-old suspect was nabbed at 11.30am in the compound of a house which an Indonesian woman was renting, at Taman Perwira,
BANGKOK, Jun 15 – Thai tourist arrivals to Malaysia in the first quarter of this year recorded a 31.7% increase compared to the same period last year. Tourism Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar director Sulaiman Suip said during the period, some 409,000 Thai tourists visited Malaysia compared to 311,000 in the first quarter
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 15 – The newly constituted board of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) will hold its inaugural meeting this Thursday. Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah chairs the three-member board. The others are the Senior Private Secretary of the Chief Secretary to the Government, Datuk Norazman Ayob and Chief Operating
