PETALING JAYA: Rapid Rail recorded over a million users across its network of LRT, MRT and monorail lines in the Klang Valley in a single day on May 29. In a statement on Friday (May 31), Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd said this number was the highest ever recorded since it was set up. "(On that day) The...
PETALING JAYA: Seven areas in Klang Valley and Selangor will face water supply disruption from Wednesday (June 5) until Friday (June 7). The disruption is to allow Air Selangor to carry out maintenance and replacement works. With the disruption, consumers in Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor are expected to be...
KUCHING: Gawai Dayak is a time for Sarawakians to celebrate their unity and harmony, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (pic). He said unity was the driving force behind Sarawak's political stability, progress and economic development. "Let us, during this festive season, celebrate the existing unity, harmony and cooperation among us all, in sync with our...
IPOH: Perak MCA has lodged a police report on the demand-responsive transit (DRT) Selangor Mobility Initiative pilot project being awarded to a company co-founded by Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh's husband. Its publicity bureau chief Chung Kok Heung said he believed there was a conflict of interest because Yeoh's party DAP was part of the...
JOHOR BARU: A man was killed after his car was involved in an accident with a trailer lorry. Tebrau Fire and Rescue station chief Shamsul Komari Bakar said they received an emergency call at 1.21am on Friday (May 31). “The incident took place at the Eastern Dispersal Expressway (EDL) near the Pandan R&R area towards Bakar Batu,"...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reflected on a pivotal moment in Asian geopolitics, commemorating fifty years of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China. "On May 31, 1974, our two nations embarked on a groundbreaking journey by establishing diplomatic relations," said the Prime Minister. He said as the first non-socialist country in South-East Asia to establish such...
PETALING JAYA: The Selangor state government is willing to disclose details of Asia Mobiliti Technologies Sdn Bhd's appointment for the state’s Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) project, amid concerns of preferential treatment and conflict of interest, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. “We are willing and have no problem with that. The minutes of the meeting from the deciding...
PUTRAJAYA: The Communications Ministry’s meeting with Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) and representatives of other social media platforms scheduled to be held in Singapore next month will discuss, among others, the Madani government’s commitment to combat fake news and disinformation, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said the meeting would take place during his official visit to...
Jeffrey Lim, a passionate box camera enthusiast and heritage trades researcher, is bringing a touch of nostalgia to the busy streets of Kuala Lumpur with his Kanta Studio project. With a newly secured DBKL permit, Lim is set introduce his "Potret Jalanan" initiative to the masses, setting up pop-up photography stations in various locations around the...
PUTRAJAYA: Applicants looking to receive diesel subsidies can only apply for either the Subsidised Diesel Control System 2.0 (SKDS) programme or Budi Madani and not both, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister explained that SKDS applied to companies whereas the Budi Madani program was for small farmers, among others. “They...
