Over 100 houses in Perlis suffer storm damage

KANGAR: The number of houses damaged by storms in Perlis since Friday has increased to 107 as at 8.18pm Sunday night, according to the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) data. MAIPs chief executive officer Mohd Nazim Mohd Noor said 96 houses were damaged in the storm on Sunday (June 23), while 11 houses...

Perlis Tourism exco Wan Badariah in induced coma due to thyroid complications, says MB

KANGAR: Perlis Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Wan Badariah Wan Saad is currently receiving treatment after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah (HTF), here, on Tuesday (May 14). Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli said Wan Badariah was admitted to the hospital and intubated on Tuesday evening, after suffering...

No talks on Perlis govt change, says Azmin

HULU SELANGOR: There are no discussions by Perikatan Nasional leaders over the possible change of leadership in the Perlis state government, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. According to Azmin, remarks by Perlis Bersatu liaison chief Abu Bakar Hamzah that Bersatu was ready to helm the state government, was merely a personal comment. “That is his personal...

PAS-led Perlis govt will function as usual, says state Perikatan deputy chief

KANGAR: The PAS-led Perlis government will continue to function as usual and will not be affected by the detention of Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). ALSO READ: MACC detains Perlis MB Mohd Shukri Perlis Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Abu Bakar Hamzah said the central leadership would later decide the way forward for...

Discovery of votive tablets proves existence of protohistoric settlement in Perlis

KANGAR: The votive tablets discovered in Gua Berhala and Gua Kurong Batang are the physical evidence of the existence of a settlement for protohistoric community in the state of Perlis in the ninth century. Kota Kayang Museum director Siti Munirah Kasim said the tablets were either circular or pear-shaped lumps of clay with Buddhist images and...

Perlis 4D outlet closes shop as ban takes effect

KANGAR: A 4D outlet in Jalan Bukit Lagi here has brought its shutters down for the last time, after its business premises operating licence expired on Monday. It is the first such outlet to close down in the PAS-led state of Perlis. An online portal reported yesterday that the Kangar Municipal Council has notified the six gaming...