SIBU, May 14 — About 70 per cent of households here will be affected by a water supply interruption from 10pm today. The Sibu Water Board (SWB) said this is necessary to carry out repairs to a burst water main at the junction of Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce/Jalan Salim (Farley). “There is a leak … Read more
BANGKOK, April 1 — The Office of the Thai Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) today received two Thais suspected of drug trafficking, extradited from Malaysia. The Secretary-General of the ONCB Pol Lt Gen Panurat Lakboon said the ONCB Regional Office 9, Narathiwat Provincial Police, Narathiwat Immigration Police, and military officers from ISOC Region 4 received the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — A company director and chief operating officer of an advertising company pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates’ Court here today to a charge of abetting to take down an advertising board belonging to another company. V. Manikandamurthy, 44, and Syed Abdul Haleem Syed Ibramsa, 42, were charged with abetment by … Read more
KUCHING, Feb 29 — The Sarawak United Association of Chinese School Boards of Management advisor has questioned the apparent difficulty in meeting federal education ministers. Speaking to the press during the association’s visit to the See Hua Daily News management here today, Temenggong Dato Vincent Lau said he hoped current minister Fadhlina Sidek would be … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Pardons Board needs massive reforms beginning with the removal political appointees, said Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah and Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism director Cynthia Gabriel. They said the panel currently includes members appointed by the prime minister and three others by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which should … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan today confirmed two deaths from the light aircraft crash near the town of Kapar in Selangor. He said both victims were confirmed dead at the place of incident. “This aircraft type BK 160 Gabriel with I-POOC registration number was flew by two local … Read more
LUMUT, Feb 12 — The Perak Water Board (LAP) is in the process of upgrading pump houses and building water storage tanks to ensure smooth water supply in Pulau Pangkor, state Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said. Upgrading work will commence in April, while the water tanks … Read more
SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 8 February 2024 at 10:50 am Proposals of Sampo plc’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee to the Annual General Meeting and Remuneration Policy for Governing Bodies have been published Sampo plc’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee have today made the following proposals to the Annual General Meeting … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail today told former DAP publicity secretary Tony Pua to apologise for disrespecting the Pardons Board that halved the jail sentence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Wan Rosdy said Pua’s remarks were inappropriate and insulted the country’s legal systems. “In … Read more
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 3 — The Pardons Board’s decision to reduce former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s sentence will be a political bonus for Perikatan Nasional (PN), said United for Rights of Malaysian Party’s (Urimai) interim council chairman P. Ramasamy. He said it may well be an “invitation” to PN to form the next … Read more
