GEORGETOWN, Feb 24 – Inaugural Penang Fashion Week will be held at Gurney Paragon Mall for a week starting from April 18th to 26th, 2015 which is the event will serves as a vital element in the ongoing effort to consolidate not only Penang as a prominent fashion hub in Malaysia, but also
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – The restriction on businesses against raising their profit margin upon the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation has received mixed response from industries which felt that the government should instead monitor the prices closely from the initial supply chain. Royal Malaysian Customs Department GST Director Datuk
GEORGETOWN, Feb 24 – The Penang Umno Youth movement is demanding an explanation from the DAP State Government on the elimination of the five per cent discount for affordable homes for bumiputras. Its chief, Rafizal Abd Rahim said, as a result, medium and low income earners could no longer afford to
GEORGETOWN, Feb 24 – DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today opted to keep “mum” when questioned on the friction between his party and PAS regarding the latter’s plan to implement hudud laws in Kelantan. The Penang Chief Minister was only willing to say that he would throw light on the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s family today sought a royal pardon for his sodomy conviction. This matter was confirmed to Astro AWANI by PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said Anwar’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail and his daughter Nurul Nuha went to the Istana
KUALA LUMPUR Feb 24 – The Permatang Pauh by-election may not be held, following a last minute appeal by Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s family members to seek a royal pardon today following his sodomy conviction. According to a report by The Malay Mail Online, it is learnt that Anwar’s wife Datuk Seri
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 24 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is expected to hold a day of remembrance on March 8 in memory of those on board flight MH370 which went missing since a year ago, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said talks
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – The results of the 2014 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination will be released on March 2, according to the Malaysian Examinations Council. It said in a statement that school candidates can obtain their results on that date from noon while individual private candidates can get theirs by mail.
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 24 – Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been issued yet another summon for illegal parking, this time in King Street and it is the fourth so far. Lim admitted in a press conference that the summons issued by Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) was received by his driver, Rozali
GEORGETOWN, Feb 24 – Perbandaran Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBA) does not impose any charge for dismantling water pipe and only charge RM10 for fixing back in Penang and it will be charges after proceed, said by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on press conference yesterday. He was commenting on the
GEORGETOWN, Feb 23 – Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta was appointed by State Government and organised by Penang Global Tourism together Corporate with MPPP. “Although the event can’t be 100% perfect for the first time but overall comment received was resounding success”, said by CM Lim Guan Eng. The pilot of the
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 23 – A rogue bull elephant that attacked a woman in Kampung Gambaron, Telupid, has been captured and will soon have a new “home” built within the village. Captured by the Sabah Wildlife Department’s (SWD) Wildlife Rescue Unit at 6.20pm yesterday, the 20-year-old jumbo will be staying at the Borneo Elephant Sanctuary for
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 – Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd has urged the 5,280 owners of Inspira cars, manufactured between September 2010 and May 2011, to contact authorised Proton service centres for a free inspection. Proton said the campaign was in conjunction with Mitsubishi Malaysia Motor’s free inspection and repair campaign involving the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 – As the one year anniversary of missing flight MH370 approaches, Australian Transport Safety Bureau Commissioner Martin Dolan has expressed confidence that the aircraft will be found by May this year. He said he was confident of locating the Boeing 777 by the time the current search was complete. Speaking to
GEORGETOWN, Feb 22 – Hot air balloons are landing in the wrong places and this is making residents see red. They fear members of the public will get hurt in these incidents. Photographs of the second incident, which took place in what used to be a former rubber factory in Paya Terubong
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
