Topic: Penang
BATU KAWAN, Penang: Farm owners who do not report sickness or unnatural death among their livestock to the authorities could be fined up to RM25,000 (US$6,033), the government warned on Monday (Jun 2...
BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) has initiated emergency response repair works, due to a major pipe burst in Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (WTP), Penang’s largest WTP.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police conducted 1,105 raids and arrested 1,462 people in a five-day blitz on gambling activities that began last Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The police arrested 14,759 individuals and seized RM3.8 million in cash and 10,361 pieces of equipment in operations launched against illegal gambling since the start of the year.
GEORGE TOWN: The French Catholic mission that runs the three iconic convent schools here said there are no plans to redevelop or sell the land, which would continue to be used for educational purposes...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The police arrested 14,759 individuals and seized RM3.8 million in cash and 10,361 pieces of equipment in operations launched against illegal gambling since the start of the ...
JUNE 24 — A recent article about Penang’s marine life in The Asean Post has given the wrong impression about a reclamation proposal and the fisheries condition in the State.
GEORGE TOWN, June 24 — Penang will be organising an inaugural technology festival to showcase hundreds of new technologies in conjunction with the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 202...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang police crippled an online gambling syndicate that had been raking in profits up to RM240,000 a day from its Indonesian market after raiding four premises used as call centres in Su...
SEBERANG PRAI, June 24 — The government today told pig farmers to report any African swine fever (ASF) outbreak instead of covering it up.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will soon see a sanctuary for pangolins following the inking of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the state government and a retired Malaysian-born engineer here today.
GEORGE TOWN, June 24 — The various stakeholders in the three convent schools facing closure should be given time and space to discuss the matter, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said.
Penang police have crippled a syndicate distributing heroin and ecstasy pills with the seizure of drugs with a street value of RM718,700, as well as an online gambling ring.The drugs were seized after...
KUALA LUMPUR: Chailease Berjaya Credit Sdn Bhd has raised RM450mil in its first ringgit syndicated term loan facility and the proceeds will be used for its business expansion.
PETALING JAYA: Veteran lawyer K Kumaraendran has been made the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the practice of criminal law.
GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have crippled a syndicate distributing heroin and ecstasy pills with the seizure of drugs with a street value of RM718,700, as well as an online gambling ring.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Gamuda Bhd’s cash position will be significantly enhanced, providing significant liquidity to its asset profile, upon successful acquisition of its four tolls by the Fina...
THE Chinese consul general in Penang gave a one-sided and simplistic overview of the current United States-China trade dispute in the letter “Trade relations depend on respect” (The Star, June 21)...
PUTRAJAYA: Former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for further questioning in the investigations linked to land...
BERAPIT assemblywoman Heng Lee Lee is officially married. The 40-year-old announced the good news on Saturday through her Facebook page, Guang Ming Daily reported.
YOU’VE got to hand it to the British because they are really the masters at the game. Anyone who has studied basic Malayan history would know that officials during colonial times merely identified themselves as advisers.
GEORGE TOWN: There is energy stored in food waste and Penang is going to get some of it back instead of sending it the landfill.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry informed that 19 cases of methanol poisoning have been reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) for the period from June 11 to Friday (...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has been identified as a potential site for pangolin research and conservation efforts and a research site will be set up in Tawau district soon.
PETALING JAYA: A Cambridge-based English Literature syllabus will be introduced to secondary schools next year in a move to boost proficiency in the language.
TELUK INTAN, June 22 — Perak recorded investments of RM1.43 billion for the January to March period this year compared with RM249.8 million in the same period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry says 19 cases of methanol poisoning have been reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) from Tuesday (June 11) to Friday (June 21).
BANGKOK, June 22 — Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah today said the long queues at the at Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Bukit Kayu Hitam and Customs, Immigration and Q...
Penang High Court judge Akhtar Tahir said he decided to acquit 61-year-old Ambika MA Shan of murdering her domestic worker, because the deputy public prosecutor was unable to justify requesting a disc...
GEORGE TOWN (June 22): The Penang state government will be appealing to the Education Ministry to consider the possibility of relocating three iconic convent schools in Penang that will be shutting ...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) is hopes that the proposed closure of the oldest Convent schools in Malaysia, the Convent Light Street primary and secondary schools will not undermine its...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government should do everything within its power to preserve the island's three convent schools from being closed down or relocated as they are a part of the country's history.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has been urged to use its acquisition powers to take over the land and buildings of three iconic convent schools that have decided to close in 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The Penang government should acquire the land on which three convent schools — one of which is the oldest girls’ mission school in the country — are located on the isla...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government spends nearly RM3.5 million a month on food for immigration detainees, an average RM12 per detainee per day.
MP SPEAKS | The Penang government should do everything within its power to preserve two convent schools on the island from being closed down or relocated as they are very much a part of the county’s...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government is firm on taking action against any individuals or parties for dumping rubbish illegally.
SERDANG (Bernama): The government spends nearly RM3.5mil a month - or an average RM12 per day, per detainee, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud.
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will appeal to the Education Ministry to relocate the island’s three convent schools which will be shut down in 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): Trading of Penang-based Suiwah Corp Bhd shares on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia will be suspended from July 1.
GEORGE TOWN (June 21): The proposed light Rail transit (LRT) alignment in Bayan Lepas on the land of Sungai Nibong Besar Jamek Mosque and the wakaf land nearby is in the preliminary stage and it has n...
GEORGE TOWN: Some 100 people took to the concourse of Komtar today to protest a proposed light rail transit (LRT) which will pass in front of a Bayan Lepas mosque and encroach into a burial ground.
GEORGE TOWN: “The proposed light rail transit (LRT) alignment in Bayan Lepas on the land of Sungai Nibong Besar Jamek Mosque and the wakaf land nearby is in the preliminary stage and it has not been...
GEORGE TOWN, June 21 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has appealed to the Education Ministry to look at the possibility of relocating the three mission schools facing closure once the landowner...
LETTER | The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) is dismayed that the Chief Minister of Penang, Chow Kon Yeow, had once again dismissed the efforts to list Pulau Jerejak as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
GEORGE TOWN, June 21 — Members of the Masjid Jamek Sungai Nibong Besar Committee and several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held a peaceful demonstration against the proposed alignment of the...
GEORGE TOWN (June 21): The proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) alignment will not affect the Masjid Jamek and its burial grounds in Sungai Nibong Besar, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow ensured today...
GEORGE TOWN, June 21 — The alignment for the proposed Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit (BL LRT) is not final as it is still pending approval by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), Penang Chief Mi...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government says the proposed 30km Light Rail Transit (LRT) line from Komtar crossing the compound of a mosque and burial ground in Bayan Lepas is not final as it is still pendi...
PETALING JAYA: A High Court judge in Penang says a woman accused of murdering her maid was set free mid-trial as the government lawyer did not offer valid grounds for a discharge not amounting to an a...
PETALING JAYA: Paramount Corp Bhd is slowly monetising its assets in the education business and entrenching itself in the property sector, in line with its strategic plan of becoming a pure-play property group.
IPOH: Perak Corp Bhd subsidiary PCB Development Sdn Bhd (PCBD) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cycleworld Global Sdn Bhd, Asia’s main manufacturer of structural polyurethane panels, to further boost the property sector in the state.
PETALING JAYA: Next Bike Sdn Bhd, a unit of Naza Corp, is confident of selling some 380 units of the high-performance lifestyle Ducati motorcycles this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah says the country’s religious institutions are constantly pressured by external organisations to accept their brand of human rights despite not being in line with Islamic laws or the Federal Constitution.
His Majesty (second right) being greeted by participants of the event.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today pointed out that the country’s religious institutions are constantly being subjected to pre...
A lot has been said about the performance of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in running the country.
Family members of victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy voiced their gratitude following a report yesterday that revealed the four main suspects who had allegedly shot down the plane in July 2...
GEORGE TOWN: Two incidents in Penang last week illustrate how social media postings can lead to red faces or noisy protests.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Family members of victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy voiced their gratitude following a report yesterday that revealed the four main suspects who had allegedly sho...
GEORGE TOWN, June 20 — PKR members must forget the sex videos and join forces with its Pakatan Harapan (PH) allies to reset the political path of the nation, DAP’s P. Ramasamy said today.
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s P Ramasamy today urged PKR to join hands with friendly parties amid the ongoing controversy over several viral video clips linked to the party’s deputy president Mohamed Azmin...
GEORGE TOWN: A group which has been active for several years advocating for the abolition of small, cheap bottled liquor today decried the government’s lack of will in implementing a ban.
An agent briefs a visitor on a property in this handout photo.
One of the most common issue when it comes to delivering high speed fixed broadband especially in a high rise building in Malaysia is the ageing copper infrastructure.
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy today blamed “troublemakers” for a riot outside a factory in Perai yesterday that saw 200 people gather over an internal WhatsApp message ca...
GEORGE TOWN (June 19): The High Court yesterday fixed Sept 20 to decide on a suit filed by former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) against Gerakan acting Youth Chief Jason Loo Jieh Sheng ...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government must enforce the amended laws regarding the sale of liquor if it is to end preventable deaths, DAP’s Muhammad Shakir Ameer said today.
GEORGE TOWN - They fly in, stuff themselves full of durians and fly out after a night's rest.
KUANTAN, June 19 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration has allegedly continued to threaten and ridicule Islam, PAS Youth chief Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi alleged to his fellow wing members today...
GEORGE TOWN: They fly in, stuff themselves full of durians and fly out after a night’s rest.
GEORGE TOWN (June 18): The High Court today fixed Sept 20 to decide on a suit filed by former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng against Gerakan acting Youth Chief Jason Loo Jieh Sheng over an artic...
GEORGE TOWN: The High Court yesterday fixed Sept 20 to decide on a suit filed by former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng against Gerakan acting Youth Chief Jason Loo Jieh Sheng over an article on ...
GEORGE TOWN: An editor with a local Chinese daily told a defamation trial at the High Court here today it published a news report critical of the Penang government’s sale of its land to a private ho...
JOHOR BARU: Four men have died while another became blind after consuming illicit samsu (bootleg alcohol) here last night.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has revised upward slightly the rate of return it is proposing for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) on the airport operator's as...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia, which has already downgraded its economic growth outlook for this year amid an escalating trade war, sees a partial offset as companies shift operations from China ...
I used to travel to Hong Kong on a monthly basis a few years ago when I was tasked to set up a specialist team there.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Malaysia’s central bank, which has already downgraded its economic growth outlook for this year amid an escalating trade war, sees a partial offset as companies shift operati...
PENANG (June 18): The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) should put an immediate freeze on the price of cement as it is a scheduled controlled item, says the Consumers’ Associati...
JOHOR BARU: At least four people have died and another blinded after consuming illicit liquor in the state.
KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan Expo 2019 will be back in Malaysia when making its way to Penang on July 5 and 6 at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre, following fruitful outings over the past two years in Kuala ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s central bank, which has already downgraded its economic growth outlook for this year amid an escalating trade war, sees a partial offset as companies shift operations from China to sidestep higher U.S. tariffs.
KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a labourer who allegedly killed his wife and torched his house before trying to commit suicide at a factory worker's quarters in Likas near here.
PENANG (June 18): The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) should put an immediate freeze on the price of cement it is a scheduled controlled item, says the Consumers’ Association ...
GEORGE TOWN, June 18 — The police today clarified that a couple whose faces were circulated on social media on suspicion of attempting to abduct a child were actually just lost visitors looking for ...
(June 18): Homebuyers in Hong Kong are looking at Malaysian property as second homes and for retirement, with Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru garnering a lot of interest because of affordable pri...
PETALING JAYA - The whereabouts of a state PKR chief is adding to the mystery surrounding the sex video implicating party deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.
PETALING JAYA: The whereabouts of a state PKR chief is adding to the mystery surrounding the sex video implicating party deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.
MOSCOW: After completing three high-rise projects in Melbourne, Australia, S P Setia Bhd is now eyeing the landed housing market there with a possible township development.
MOSCOW: Malaysia’s top property developer S P Setia Bhd hopes to unveil its first development in Japan as soon as this year.
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GEORGE TOWN: A witness in former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s defamation suit told the High Court here yesterday that it was not his intention to disparage the plaintiff when h...
GEORGE TOWN: Police have warned the public to stay away from cheap brands of liquor following the deaths of six men from methanol poisoning in recent weeks.
GEORGE TOWN: A former Gerakan leader today told the High Court here that he has no evidence that former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng had made decisions in silo on a 2017 land sale made through C...
SHAH ALAM: The South Klang police are hunting two men who are major suspects in several criminal activities in the district last month.
GEORGE TOWN, June 17 — A witness in former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s defamation suit told the High Court here today that it was not his intention to disparage the plaintiff when he issu...
Six men in Penang have died after they were believed to have consumed cheap liqour.George Town OCPD Asst Comm Che Zaimani Che Awang said on Monday the victims were two locals, three Myanmar nationals,...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah DAP treasurer Loh Ee Eng took his oath of office today as a nominated member of the Sabah Legislative Assembly before Speaker Datuk Syed Abbas Syed Ali in the assembly here.
GEORGE TOWN, June 17 — Despite limited finances, the Penang government is considering an annual fund to assist primary and secondary national schools statewide.
GEORGE TOWN, June 17 — Chow Kon Yeow is upbeat that his Penang government will be able to secure the federal government’s go-ahead this year for its controversial land reclamation project to build...
Major pipe burst in Sungai Dua water treatment plant
Cops continue war on illegal gambling, 14,759 arrested since January (Updated)
Cops continue war on illegal gambling, 14,759 arrested since January
Convents will continue to be used for educational purposes, say Sisters
Cops continue war on illegal gambling, 14,759 arrested since January
Penang to hold tech fest next year
Penang cops bust online gambling syndicate raking in up to RM240,000 daily
Deputy minister warns pig farmers not to cover up African swine fever cases
Pangolin sanctuary to kick off in Sabah thanks to RM1 mil donation from retired engineer
Let us meet and discuss first, Chow said on convent schools’ closure
Cops cripple drugs and online gambling syndicates
Chailease Berjaya Credit raises RM450m in first ringgit syndicated term loan
Veteran lawyer honoured for contributions to criminal law
Cops cripple drugs and online gambling syndicates
Gamuda’s cash position set to significantly enhance with tolls disposals
More to trade dispute than tariffs
Zahid at MACC again over probe into land swaps
Heng Lee Lee is officially married
A destiny tied to China
Penang to salvage food waste
Methanol poisoning: 19 cases reported from June 11 to June 21
Sabah identified as potential site for pangolin research, conservation efforts
Perak records RM1.43b investments for Jan-March 2019
Health DG: 19 methanol poisoning cases reported nationwide in ten-day period
Minister: Long queues 24-hour Malaysia-Thai border operations will be resolved soon
Acquittal of maid's employer highlights anomalies within AGC
Penang govt to appeal for relocation of iconic convent schools
Concerns over Penang’s Unesco Heritage status as oldest convent schools prepare to close
Ramkarpal: Penang should pull out all stops and save convent schools
Acquire and preserve convents under land Act, Penang govt urged
DAP MP urges Penang to acquire convent schools land to save their heritage
Govt spends RM3.5 mil a month on food for detained migrants
'Penang should invoke Land Acquisition Act to preserve convent schools'
Illegal rubbish dumping: Penang mulls heavier penalties
Govt spends nearly RM3.5mil on monthly food bill for detained migrants, says Immigration D-G
CM: We’ll appeal to ministry
Suiwah Corp shares trading to be suspended from July 1
Proposed Bayan Lepas LRT alignment not final — Chow
Group protests over LRT line taking over one-third of mosque cemetery
Proposed Bayan Lepas LRT alignment not final: Chow
Penang appeals to Putrajaya to relocate three convent schools facing closure
Disappointing - heritage significance of Pulau Jerejak ignored
Mosque committee, groups hand over memorandum against Penang LRT alignment
Penang CM: LRT alignment will not affect mosque site
Penang CM says proposed LRT alignment not final, pending federal govt approval
Proposed LRT line near Bayan Lepas mosque not a done deal, says chief minister
Woman charged with murdering maid freed due to failing health, judge says
Paramount sells education ops; plans to be property group
Perak Corp unit to boost property sector
Ducati on track to meet sales target
‘Thwart anti-Islamic demands’
Unite to thwart attempts to impose anti-Islamic human rights demands — King
Unite to thwart attempts to impose anti-Islamic human rights demands — King
Politics and Policy: Not a bad state of affairs
MH17 tragedy family members welcome news of suspects identified
Much ado over online postings
Malaysian victims’ families react to identification of suspects who downed flight MH17
Pakatan must unite after sex video smear against PKR, says Penang deputy chief minister
DAP leader urges PKR to join hands with friendly parties to ‘reset’ politics
Impose immediate ban on sale of cheap liqour, urges activist
Maspex Property Roadshow to be held at tHe Spring
YTL Trials GiGA Wire In Malaysia: Delivering Gigabit Speed Through Existing Copper Infrastructure
Penang deputy CM blames ‘troublemakers’ for solar factory protest
Peel Avenue land: Sept 20 for decision on Guan Eng's defamation suit
DAP Youth veep calls for enforcement on booze sales after drunk driver mows down hawker in Penang
Tourists can fly to Penang just for a durian buffet
Islam attacked, ridiculed under Pakatan govt, PAS Youth chief tells wing members
Fly to Penang just for a durian buffet
Peel Avenue Land: Sept 20 for decision on Guan Eng’s defamation suit
Editor defends report on sale of Penang state land to private hospital
Four dead, one blinded after consuming illicit samsu
Malaysia sees trade diversion cushioning impact of tariff wars
Hong Kong and property Malaysia’s attraction. (not just JB yeah…)
Taiwan Expo 2019 overwhelms Penang next month
Malaysia sees trade diversion cushioning impact of tariff wars
CAP calls for freeze in cement price
Couple in Penang thought to be child kidnappers only durian hunting, say police
All abuzz over missing PKR man
Witness: No malice against Guan Eng
Cops warn against cheap liquor after six methanol deaths
Gerakan man says no evidence Guan Eng acted solo in land deal
South Klang police seek two main crime suspects
Witness in defamation suit says no malice against Guan Eng
Six in Penang dead after drinking cheap liquor
Sabah DAP treasurer Loh takes oath as nominated assemblyman
Penang mulls proper annual financial aid for national schools
Penang CM hopeful of federal approval for land reclamation, LRT projects this year