Selangor Sultan commends Goodyear Malaysia for 52 years of contribution to economy

KLANG: Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has commended Goodyear Malaysia for its 52 years of contribution to Selangor as well as the Malaysian economy and automotive sector. In a post on the Selangor Royal Office Facebook Timeline, it is said that Goodyear was the first tyre brand used in the Proton Saga when it first...

Tender out for Penang airport’s RM1.5bil expansion project

GEORGE TOWN: Penang International Airport (PIA), the gateway into the north of the peninsula, is poised to become the second biggest airport in the country, with a RM1.5bil expansion project to be completed in 2028.Currently, 16 commercial aircraft can park at the terminal. With the expansion, PIA will be able to take 28 planes at any...

Kevin Morais murder: Appeals court upholds death sentence for six

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the death sentence of six men convicted of murdering Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais nine years ago. They are a former pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, 61; money lender S. Ravi Chandran, 53; and four unemployed men, R. Dinishwaran, 32; AK Thinesh Kumar, 31; M. Vishwanath, 34;...

Kevin Morais murder: Appeals court upholds death sentence for six

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the death sentence of six men convicted of murdering Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais nine years ago. They are a former pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, 61; money lender S. Ravi Chandran, 53; and four unemployed men, R. Dinishwaran, 32; AK Thinesh Kumar, 31; M. Vishwanath, 34;...

Dusun man a part of our family now, says woman after heroic rescue

KOTA KINABALU: It was a split-second decision and a daring rescue. But thanks to the heroic act, two families of different religious and racial backgrounds will be bonded for life. Eric Perimus, a native Dusun, was having an outing by a riverside with his friends one sunny Sunday when he heard screams for help: two brothers...

73-year-old school makes way for airport expansion

GEORGE TOWN: For 70 years, SJK (C) Chung Shan has stood right next to the Penang International Airport (PIA), against the backdrop of airplanes landing and taking off. All that is about to come to an end. ALSO READ: Tender out for Penang’s airport’s RM1.5bil expansion project The school will soon be relocated to a new site to make...

Govt easing MM2H conditions to attract more applicants, says Zahid

KLUANG: The government has decided to ease the conditions for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme to attract more applicants, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said, however, that the revision of conditions would not compromise national security. “The matter was decided in the tourism and culture Cabinet committee meeting that...

KL’s Kampung India settlement residents flee to escape fire

KUALA LUMPUR: Victims of a fire that destroyed at least five houses in Kampung India Settlement in Kampung Pandan here at around 9.45pm on Tuesday (March 12) had to flee to the main road to safety. One of them, S Thulasi, said she realised her house was on fire when she saw flames from her kitchen...

Model arrested for allegedly murdering her boyfriend

CYBERJAYA: A part-time model has been arrested for allegedly murdering her photographer. Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said they were alerted about the incident at around 9.41am on Monday (March 11). "We received a report from a doctor who works at the Cyberjaya Hospital that they received a man who was brought there in...

Respect multi-racial structure, stop turning Bak Kut Teh into a religious issue, says Tiong

KUALA LUMPUR: Stop turning the recent argument over Bak Kut Teh into a religious issue and show respect to the country’s multi-racial structure, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism Minister said that as per the National Heritage Act 2005 (Act 645), discussions on whether or not to turn Bak Kut Teh into a heritage...