Penang’s new ferry service begins with first passengers

GEORGE TOWN:Penang's newest ferry service began on Monday (Aug 6) with the arrival of Teluk Kampi at the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal on the island carrying its first batch of pedestrians and two-wheelers. On board the ferry were Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan and...

Intel shows S’gor no longer a Pakatan stronghold, claims Azmin

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim put off travel to Terengganu on Sunday (Aug 6) because intelligence reports say Selangor is no longer a Pakatan Harapan stronghold, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. “I was informed by journalists this morning that his schedule was actually in Terengganu. The latest reports show that Selangor is no...

PETALING JAYA, 6 Ogos -- Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang juga Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan berucap pada Ceramah Jelajah Perpaduan MADANI di Petaling Jaya malam ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2023) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

I wasn’t asleep for the past seven months, says Anwar

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hit back at those claiming he was "asleep" for the past seven months since the unity government began. “I was not asleep for the (past) seven months, we were working”, said Anwar this in response to detractors who criticised his administration. He said that the government is working...

Accountant assaults ex-husband over unpaid debt

AMPANG: A 38-year-old woman was detained for allegedly assaulting her ex-husband at a house in Bukit Indah here over an unpaid debt. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 28-year-old victim, who was in the midst of moving out, was cleaning a rented house at about 6.55pm on Sunday (Aug 6). "The suspect arrived...

Elon Musk wanted to meet me, says Anwar

PETALING JAYA: Billionaire Elon Musk contacted and wanted to meet him, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim “(Musk) contacted me and he said he wanted to speak to Prime Minister Anwar and I said yes. He then said I followed your life history and journey," said Anwar. “Alhamdulilah someone followed (my life story). When he called...

Cops deny hitting motorcyclist during anti-illegal racing operation in Jelapang

IPOH: The police have denied allegations that a motorcyclist was hit during an anti-illegal racing operation at Jelapang here. Responding to a one-minute 21-second video that had gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) which showed a group of people crowding near a police car, Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said that there is no truth...

Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun (third from right) at the unveiling of the manifesto. Also present were state Umno chief Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias (on Aminuddin's right), state Barisan and Pakatan component leaders and candidates.

State polls: Cash aid for the elderly, laptops for B40 students among promises in BN-PH’s Negri manifesto

SEREMBAN: Senior citizens aged 70 years and above will receive a RM200 annual payment for the next five years from the Negri Sembilan government if Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional succeed in forming the state administration. Those getting married for the first time would also be given RM500 cash assistance while single mothers earning less than...

Theft of rare earth elements: Probe Kedah Land and Mines Office for lack of action, Saifuddin urges MACC

ALOR SETAR: PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail is urging the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and police to investigate Kedah Land and Mines Office for an alleged cover-up related to rare earth element (REE) theft case in Bukit Enggang. Saifuddin alleged that the state agency had failed to investigate the REE theft incident under Chapter 11 of...

Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah latest to join ‘School in Hospital’ programme

ALOR SETAR: Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah has become the latest hospital in the country to provide education to students who are warded in hospitals under the “School in Hospital” (SIH) programme. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the hospital is the 16th of 17 hospitals in the country to participate in the programme. "This programme is vital, especially in...

Fire destroys three cars in Sungai Penchala

KUALA LUMPUR: A fire destroyed three cars along Jalan Bukit Lanjan, Kampung Sungai Penchala on Saturday (Aug 5). Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Noor Faizal Mohd Noor said the operations room received the distress call at 11.17am. "Six Bomba personnel and a fire engine were deployed from the Taman Tun Dr Ismail fire station to the...