BUTTERWORTH: The state government does not have a policy to provide cash aid to flood victims. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said there is no such policy in Penang (to provide cash aid). "We have no such policy. "It is even difficult to define flood victims," he said when speaking to the press after launching Package 12A of...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Forest City will be the first location in Malaysia to offer a 0% tax rate for family offices, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. The Finance Minister II added that the 0% tax rate for family offices was among a competitive package of incentives to make Forest City a magnet for international capital. “This includes...
GEORGE TOWN: Police have confirmed the identities of the two Chinese tourists who were killed by a fallen tree in the compound of the Penang Peranakan Mansion in Lebuh Gereja here, on Wednesday. Northeast District Police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said the victims were identified as Liu Zhu, 69 and his daughter Liu Xinxin, 36....
SHAH ALAM: The chief executive officer (CEO) of Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) and his wife are among 19 individuals remanded for seven days starting on Thursday (Sept 19). The remand application for the individuals, aged between 25 and 65, was submitted before Magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin at the Magistrate’s Court here. They are...
PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department is conducting a review and will implement extensive reforms to its work processes and service delivery, in response to concerns raised by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said these improvements would be implemented soon. "We acknowledge the 11 critical weaknesses that have allowed...
Pianist-composer Datuk Ooi Eow Jin passed away at Kuala Lumpur Hospital today (Sept 18). He was 86. His passing was confirmed to the media by Yayasan Kebajikan Artis Tanahair (YKAT) after receiving a call from his wife Datin Elaine Khaw at around 4.48pm. Karyawan president Datuk Freddie Fernandez told The Star: "Today is a sad day for all of...
KLUANG: Despite their decision to sit out the Mahkota polls, Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) and Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) are still involved in the by-election through their support for Perikatan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. The Bersatu supreme council member said Muda’s support would help Perikatan in drawing votes from young voters, which...
GEORGE TOWN: Two Myanmar nationals have been remanded for five days to assist in investigations about a RM500 bribe to an auxiliary policeman. The men aged 31 and 53, who tried to conceal their faces with their orange Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detainee outfits will be remanded till Monday (Sept 23). The remand order was issued by...
KLUANG: One of the key agendas of Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah, the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Mahkota state assembly by-election, is to empower the young people in the constituency through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). He emphasised the urgent need to implement this agenda, which was initiated by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
SEREMBAN: Three suspects were brought to the Sessions Court here to separately face sexual assault charges against children. It is understood that the three were employees at a madrasah in Kuala Pilah that is linked to GISB Holdings. A van carrying the three arrived at the Seremban court complex at 9.10am. ALSO READ : GISB probe: Five men detained...
