KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank and Hong Leong Islamic Bank (HLB) will continue to waive transaction fees and charges for all merchants accepting payments via DuitNow QR until further notice. The bank said the move was part of its ongoing commitment to promote digital and cashless payments across the nation. "The waiver of transaction fees and charges...
PORT KLANG: Fire razed several structures and a few boats in Pulau Ketam near here which threw the island into panic earlier Friday (Sept 29). According to John Cha, who manages a hotel on the island, the fire is suspected to have started just after 11am. "The fire started at the back section of the island and...
SEREMBAN: Two more employees of a government hospital here have been remanded for allegedly soliciting and receiving bribes from undertakers. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) obtained a five-day remand order on the duo, in their 30s and 40s, from a Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Sept 29) morning. The application was filed by MACC prosecuting officer Zainab...
IPOH: The Ipoh City Council is the first local authority in Perak chosen to implement a new method of road resurfacing. The other local authority in the country involved in the pilot project is Kuala Lumpur City Hall. Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the method involves “cuplump modified asphalt” or CMA. He said CMA is a new...
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Open Payment Toll Collection System (SPT) which allows highway users to pay tolls using debit and credit cards, officially began on Friday (Sept 29) on 11 highways. The highways are the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Expressway (Akleh), the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), the Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya), the New Pantai Expressway...
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that several "very difficult questions" would need to be answered before the European Union could even start membership talks with Ukraine. EU countries are due to decide in December whether to allow Ukraine to begin accession negotiations, which would require the unanimous backing of all...
PETALING JAYA: Sunway Lagoon has announced the ninth annual multi-award and iconic Nights of Fright (NOF9) event and promises to raise the bar internationally in becoming the most immersive Halloween experience yet in partnership with The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company from New York. Coming to Kuala Lumpur with its brand-new horror theme, Fields of Fear -...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner group and talking about how volunteer units could fight in Ukraine but the Kremlin said the mercenary now worked for the defence ministry. The meeting underscored the Kremlin's attempt to show that the state had...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has upped the allocation of scholarships for students pursuing tertiary studies in various fields to RM101mil this year, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said this is an increase of 84% over last year’s allocation of RM55mil. “The State Government Excellence Scholarship award will benefit 4,638 SPM and STPM (holders) and those...
PASIR SALAK: The government is looking to increase rice production by developing more padi fields in Sabah and Sarawak, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said the Federal Government has been discussing the matter with the Sabah government to be carried out in the near future. This, he said, was part of...
