SINGAPORE, Dec 25 – Immigration & Checkpoints Authority officers arrested three Singaporean men for attempts to smuggle contraband cigarettes through the Jurong Port Main Gate in three separate cases. The contraband cigarettes were found concealed in various consignments, ICA said in a statement Thursday. It said a total of 4,098 cartons of cigarettes
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – The Meteorological Department has forecast fine weather nationwide on the morning of Christmas tomorrow and rain in the afternoon and evening. In a statement Thursday, the department said fine weather was forecast in the morning in most parts of the country except in some coastal areas
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – The traffic flow on the North South Expressway (Plus) from both directions (North & South) has increased as of 6 pm Thursday. A Plus Expressway Sdn Bhd Traffic Control Centre spokesman said the number of vehicles had increased on the Seremban route heading to Senawang and
KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 24 – The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNKK) confirmed that chicken sold in several places in the state including a supermarket in Dungun at a cheaper price were imported from China and had halal certification. The State Rural Development, Entrepreneurial, Cooperative and Consumerism Committee chairman Roslee
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – The current underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean is expected to be completed in June 2016, said the Australian Joint Agency Coordination Centre. JACC said in a statement here on Wednesday that more than 80,000 sq km of
PUCHONG, Dec 24 – A basic safety and workplace emergency management training module will be introduced at all 321 Mara activity centres next year. Giatmara Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Rosdi Ismail said the new module, designed by Giatmara and the Civil Defence Department, would cover basic safety, proper use of
KOTA BAHARU, Dec 24 – PAS said on Wednesday that it will only cooperate with UMNO especially in matters involving Islam but will not join Barisan Nasional. PAS Vice-President Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said this was a longstanding stand and not something new. He said given the current political climate, there has
BESUT, Dec 24 – The remains of Mohd Shukri Sulaiman, 45, who was killed when a boiler that he was inspecting exploded at a plastics manufacturing factory in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is expected to arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Thursday morning. The victim’s wife Siti Azmahani
BATU PAHAT, Dec 24 – Family members and friends of the 13 Malaysians killed in a bus accident in Thailand can pay their last respects to the dead from Wednesday up to the cremation or burial as early as Friday. The remains of Ong Pek Ming and his wife Chua Ah Kim
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 24 – An insurance agent bank account was hacked by someone which had transferred RM9,380. The woman, who wished to be known only as Khoo, 58, said she lost RM9,800 via a Moneygram transaction which she did not make on Sept 30 last year. “I received a call from
KUCHING, Dec 24 – The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) has listed more controlled items under the Christmas Festive Season Price Control Scheme 2015, from Dec 23 until Dec 27. The items are chicken wings, pork (belly), pork (meat and fat) and live pigs (farm level control only) and only involves
BATU PAHAT, Dec 24 – One of the survivors of the tour bus tragedy in Thailand on Sunday claimed that the poor physical condition of the bus may have led to the mishap. Tan Yang Soon, 64, disclosed this to his son Sien Nian, 36, when the latter visited him on Monday
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – Jalur Tiga Malaysia (Jati) former president Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali is set to receive RM200,000 as compensation after winning his suit against PAS former Vice-President Datuk Mahfuz Omar. The suit was filed by Hasan over a statement issued by the Pokok Sena Member of Parliament who
IPOH, Dec 24 – Army veteran Mohd Ali Baharom or Ali Tinju will be sacked from the Malaysia Armed Forces Veteran Association (PVATM) following his action of regularly creating controversies. PVATM vice-president, Lieutenant Commander (R) Jayah Said said the decision was made after finding Ali Tinju’s antics had tarnished the image of
BUTTERWORTH, Dec 24 – The Ministry of Health will enforce the ban on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vape in 21 areas gazetted as non-smoking areas, starting next year. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the ban will be imposed after a special committee chaired by the Director-General of Health
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – Negeri Sembilan banned the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping in line with the National Fatwa Council’s decision Tuesday to declare them as ‘haram’. The Islamic Religious Council of Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak and Pahang will hold meetings before making a decision on the matter while Terengganu, Perlis
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – A parking attendant at Kota Raya Plaza was jailed for four days and fined RM1,800 in default two months jail by the Magistrate’s Court here Wednesday after pleading guilty to criminal intimidation. Khairuddin Arbi @ Omar, 38, was charged with intimidating five male salesmen of a mobile
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 24 – The Malaysian government was thanked to the Thai government for helping to facilitate the process of bringing back the the remains of the 13 Malaysian citizens who were killed in a road mishap in Chiang Mai from Chiang Rai Road in Tambon Pamieng of Doi Saked district on Sunday morning. Deputy
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 – Pos Malaysia Bhd will be releasing 430,000 new stamps on Dec 28 featuring four renowned trains in Sabah, the Hitachi Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive, Railbus, Diesel Multiple Unit (DMC) and Vulcan Steam Locomotive. Of the total, 200,000 stamps are of the Hitachi locomotive (60 sen), followed by 100,000
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 24 – All classes of vehicles heading to the Penang Island via the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge (JSAHMS) will enjoy a 20 per cent discount on toll rate in conjunction with Christmas which will be celebrated on Dec 25. The discounts on the toll rates will
