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Penang to look into objections on new assessment tax rates
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government will look into the objections received with regards to the new assessment tax rates before making a final decision on the matter. Penang Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman said the state
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Police record Wak Doyok’s statement over custom-made ring bearing Johor Royal Crest
JOHOR BARU: Police recorded statements from fashion personality and actor, Wak Doyok, yesterday to facilitate investigations for ordering a ring bearing the royal crest of the Sultan of Johor. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said Wak Doyok
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Ministry of Communications and Multimedia committed to help develop digital creative content industry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) remains committed to develop the digital creative content industry and to ensure that companies can sustain their business and recover quickly once the Movement Control Order (MCO) is lifted. Its minister Datuk
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Police inspector charged with raping, outraging modesty of two Mongolian women during MCO
PETALING JAYA: A police inspector who was charged with trafficking in two Mongolian women for sexual exploitation yesterday, was today charged in the sessions court here with nine counts of raping and intending to outrage their modesty. Hazrul Hizham Ghazali, 30,
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Covid-19: Sabah prisons produce 17,000 PPE sets for frontliners
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah prisons have thus far produced 17,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the use of healthcare workers across the state while treating Covid-19 patients. Sabah and Labuan Prisons director Datuk Suria Idris said all the PPE
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Publishing for almost half a century, Blu Inc Media ceases operations
KUALA LUMPUR: Magazine publisher Blu Inc Media Sdn Bhd ceases operations of all its digital and print publications beginning today, amid uncertainties following the Covid-19 crisis. In a statement today, signed by its chief executive Azliza Ahmad Tajuddin, it cited
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‘Alternative needed to distribute aid to rural folk’
SIBU: The government needs to come up with an alternative mechanism to distribute financial aid to rural folk more effectively, particularly during the Movement Control Order (MCO), said the Sibu Kenyah Uma Baha Women’s Association. Chairperson Umie Liau pointed out that
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No compromise for cops involved in crime – Huzir
KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer was charged in the Sessions Court yesterday for alleged involvement in human trafficking of two Mongolian women and this proves that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have never compromised or protected the criminal behaviour of its
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Woman loses RM84,950 to parcel scam
KUANTAN: A woman claimed she lost RM84,950, believed to be to a parcel scam over a branded bag, purportedly from the United States of America. Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 42-year-old woman, who works
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Sarawak allows immediate family members travel in pair
KUCHING: Sarawak has decided to follow the latest national ruling in allowing two immediate family members to travel in a car, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said. In a statement issued here today, Uggah, who is also State Disaster
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