KUALA TERENGGANU: Travellers returning to Terengganu for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations have shared their experiences of traffic congestion encountered during their journeys with Sinar Harian. A check by the Malay language daily at the Kuala Terengganu Toll Plaza revealed slow-moving traffic due to a significant increase in the number of vehicles on Saturday (March 29). ALSO...
Digital travel platform Agoda recently unveiled its list of the most affordable destinations in Asia for spring travel in April and May 2025, which included a beautiful coastal city in Malaysia that should be on the radar of more travellers. We are of course talking about Kuala Terengganu, which ranked 6th and the only Malaysian destination that...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Mohd Affendi Awang (pic), a repeat khalwat (close proximity) offender, was brought to Dewan 'Aasim at Masjid Al Muktafi Billah Shah, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, here, at 2.30pm to undergo a public caning. The 42-year-old carpenter is set to receive six strokes of the cane under Section 31(a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Takzir) (Terengganu)...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Police have confirmed receiving another report on negligence from a father who claimed his baby daughter fell onto the road tarmac from a baby cot at a hospital here on Nov 17, when she was just two days old. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the second report was received this...
PROTEIN sources don't exactly come cheap these days, and savvy shoppers have been scouring wet markets, neighbourhood shops, hypermarkets and even supermarkets for bargains. Certain kinds of fish are still a viable budget-friendly option, but it seems one seafood vendor has taken affordability to extremes – and is selling fresh whole fish at only 20sen each. Is...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A construction site supervisor has fallen victim to an investment scam, losing RM118,800 after being lured into a non-existent scheme through the "ATS Pro" application. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the 39-year-old victim came across the application when an unknown individual added it to a WhatsApp group on April 21. Intrigued...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Health Department has denied claims of an increase in rotavirus cases at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital. Its director, Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong, said checks by the Kuala Terengganu District Health Office found only two cases, both involving children, reported on July 7 and 13. The patients were in stable condition and allowed to...
PETALING JAYA: In its recent annual assembly, PAS said it wants to convince non-Muslims that the Islamist party can take care of their interests, but a decision on an iconic market and food court in Terengganu challenges that narrative. Residents of Kampung Cina, a historic enclave in Kuala Terengganu, the capital of PAS-ruled Terengganu, were upset...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The RM192mil allocation to upgrade Chendering Port can help solve the problem of shallow estuary, thus increasing fish landings. Terengganu Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) Rosli Mustapa said that it was difficult for large-sized fishing boats of Class C and C2 to dock at the port because the water in the area was...
