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Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said yesterday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.

MALAYSIA may import natural gas needed by manufacturers to support existing and new investments.

Malaysia has experienced substantial economic expansion in recent years, due primarily to a handful of major domestic industries, including manufacturing and plantation commodities.

Malaysia's largest lender Maybank on Friday announced plans to expand its Islamic finance business in Singapore and Indonesia to tap the markets' demand for such services.

Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.

Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity.

MALAYSIA has formed a task force to scour the internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity.

Malaysia's rubber industry outlook is expected to improve with product exports set to reach RM11.1 billion this year as global demand rebounds, Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamed said in a speech in Kuala Lumpur today. There is a recovery in the global and domestic automotive industry and a strong performance in the rubber-glove sector, he said. He also said Malaysia's latex industry will continue ...

Malaysia's property industry was upgraded at OSK Research Sdn Bhd, which said the sector is in the early stages of a property "super-cycle." The sector was raised to "overweight" from "neutral," OSK said in a report today. -- Bloomberg

MALAYSIA will play three matches against New Zealand at the Tun Razak Stadium in their final preparation for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games on Oct 3-14.

JOHOR BAHARU: A mother here today took the drastic step of disowning her son as she does not want to bear his gambling debt.

JOHOR BAHRU: Two disabled beggars were found to have traveled by taxi to beg at three different locations and earned over a hundred ringgit a night.

JOHOR BARU, 3 Sept — Seorang ibu yang tidak tahan diganggu sekumpulan ah long yang memintanya membayar RM60,000 pinjaman yang dibuat oleh anak lelakinya, hari ini membuat keputusan memutuskan hubungan dengan anaknya itu. Bong Swee Yin, 50, yang merupakan seorang peniaga, membuat tindakan itu kerana tidak tahan diganggu oleh peminjam wang haram itu ...

PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department will issue a show cause letter to the school principal in Johor if she had indeed uttered derogatory remarks at her students recently.

JOHOR BARU: With the curtains slowly drawing to a close on Ramadan, the rush has started for the ride back home for the Aidilfitri celebration.

JOHOR BARU: A female sales agent was sentenced to 14 months in jail by a magistrate’s court here for five counts of cheating three people of over RM6,000 for the purchase of the same car.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reiterated today the government’s “zero-tolerance” policy towards racism when commenting on controversial song writer Namewee but remained non-committal about possible disciplinary action against an allegedly racist school principal in Johor. The deputy prime minister said that Malaysia was a democratic ...

THE Johor Orphanage Welfare Organisation or better known as Rumah Barkat recently lodged a police report over a website that wanted to seek donations on its behalf.

Date : 12:00PM - 10:30PM 01 Sep 2010 - 30 Sep 2010 Filed under Food Description : Johor Laksa is composed of kerisik (a grated, toasted and ground coconut paste), dried prawns, lemongrass, galangal and spices found in most curries. The garnishing comprises of finely sliced onion, beansprouts, mint leaves, daun kesum (Vietnamese coriander), cucumber and pickled white radish. Sambal belacan is ...

JOHOR BARU: Police confirmed having received four reports pertaining to the controversial video clip produced by Muar-born youth, Wee Meng Chee better known as Namewee.

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Sept — Negeri-negeri di sebelah utara dan pantai timur Semenanjung iaitu Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perak dan Kelantan dijangka menyambut Aidilfitri dalam suasana hujan. Jurucakap Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia memberitahu Bernama di sini hari ini, keadaan itu disebabkan lebih banyak hujan dijangka berlaku di negeri-negeri terbabit ...

THE Kedah Fire and Rescue Department has set up a temporary operation centre on the northern-bound Gurun rest and service area along the North-South Expressway to deal with emergency cases.

THE balik kampung rush has begun, as students in Kedah schools headed home ahead of the two-week holiday break which begins today.

ALOR SETAR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Archer Mohd Zaki Mahazar and cyclist Masziyatun Mohd Radzi were named Kedah's best Sportsman and Sportswoman respectively for the 13th SUKMA held in June.

LANGKAWI, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat will open a branch in Kuala Nerang, its ninth in Kedah, after Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The bank's Northern Region Head Mohd Azmir Mohd Nasurdin said the Kuala Nerang branch would be its 18th in the northern region and 126th nationwide.

LANGKAWI, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat will open a branch in Kuala Nerang, its ninth in Kedah, after Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

ALOR SETAR, 1 SEPTEMBER, 2010: The government must take stern action against Wee Meng Chee or "Namewee" whose video clip smacked of racism, said Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

ALOR STAR (Sept 1, 2010): The government must take stern action against Wee Meng Chee or "Namewee" whose video clip smacked of racism, said Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

ALOR SETAR, Sept 1 — The government must take stern action against Wee Meng Chee or “Namewee” whose video clip smacked of racism, said Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak. Azizan said he was disappointed with the government, which was seen as being too lenient as this was the second controversy involving the rapper. “If he has ...

ALOR SETAR, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (Bernama) -- The government must take stern action against Wee Meng Chee or "Namewee" whose video clip smacked of racism, said Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

BESUT, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Negotiations between various government agencies and ministries will be held to address the issue of Terengganu babies being registered as Kelantan-born, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said.

JELI, 3 Sept — Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) Kelantan menjangka lebih 600,000 kenderaan akan memenuhi jalan raya di negeri itu serta bakal menimbulkan masalah kesesakan di jalan-jalan utamanya semasa sambutan Hari Raya Aidilfitri nanti. Pengarahnya Abdul Ghani Che Kassim berkata anggaran itu adalah berdasarkan jumlah kemasukan kenderaan luar ...

KELANTAN'S investment arm, Kelantan Menteri Besar Inc, is partnering a local firm to set up an automated mineral water bottling plant. Its subsidiary, Kelantan Utilities Mubaarakan Holdings Sdn Bhd will team up with Tabb Global Sdn Bhd to set up the plant in Batu Melintang, Jeli.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - The Kelantan government is taking the oil royalty dispute against Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) to court. It filed a suit yesterday at the Kuala Lumpur High Court (commercial) registry through Messrs Tommy Thomas.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kelantan government has filed a breach of contract and constitutional suit against Petronas over the oil giant’s failure to pay the state oil royalty.

KUALA LUMPUR - The Kelantan government has sued national oil corporation Petronas for alleged breach of contract and demanded that the national oil corporation honour the petroleum agreement signed between them in 1975.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan government has sued Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) for alleged breach of contract and demanded that the national oil corporation honour the Petroleum agreement signed between them in 1975.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The Kelantan state government claims Petronas owes the state RM800 million per annum from the Kelantan-Thailand offshore area since 2005. The Kelantan government filed a suit today at the High Court here against the oil giant for breaching the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 1974 by failing to pay the state oil ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kelantan state government has filed a suit against Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) for a breach of contract. The suit was filed at the High Court Commercial Division Registry here at 9.30am today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kelantan government has filed a breach of contract and constitutional suit against Petronas Nasional Bhd. Mentri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat and his lawyer Tommy Thomas filed the civil suit at the commercial registry here at 9.25am Monday.

JAKARTA, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The Indonesian government has expressed its readiness to discuss maritime disputes with the Malaysian government, involving five segments, in Kota Kinabalu on Sept 6.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two more deaths due to dengue, each in Melaka and Sarawak, were reported during the period between Aug 22 and 28, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.

MELAKA, 1 SEPTEMBER, 2010: Indonesia's Education Ministry today gave the assurance that the over 6,000 Malaysian students in the republic would be safe from the threats of the anti-Malaysia movement.

MELAKA, Sept 1 – Indonesia’s Education Ministry today gave the assurance that the over 6,000 Malaysian students in the republic would be safe from the threats of the anti-Malaysia movement. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Khaled Nordin said Indonesian Education Minister Mohammad Nuh had informed him that they were paying serious ...

MELAKA, Sept 1 – The opening of Sekolah Harapan (School of Hope) for pregnant teenagers, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed to September 16, said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam. He said this followed various logistics issues such as the deployment of staff which had not been ironed out by the Melaka Islamic ...

MELAKA, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The opening of Sekolah Harapan (School of Hope) for pregnant teenagers, which was scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed to Sept 16, said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

MELAKA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A total of 265 people born on Aug 31 and known as "Anak Merdeka" (Independence Children) were feted to a birthday bash by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and his wife Datin Seri Asmah Abd Rahman Tuesday.

MELAKA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- A total of 4.89 million tourists, 21 per cent of them from abroad, visited Melaka as of June this year, said state Tourism, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Seet Har Cheow.

Sunday, August 29th, 2010 12:36:00 MELAKA : A total of 4.89 million tourists, 21 per cent of them from abroad, visited Melaka as of June this year, said state Tourism, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Seet Har Cheow. He said the figure was encouraging in the state's endeavour to achieve its target of getting 8.2 tourists by the end of this year compared to 8.9 million last year, of ...

MELAKA, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- More than 4,500 employees of the Melaka government will also receive the Hari Raya Aidifitri special payment of RM500 each.

HPI Resources Bhd, Malaysia's leading corrugated packaging manufacturer, announced today the purchase of industrial land in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. The land, costing RM8.5 million, was purchased for the purpose of setting up a new integrated manufacturing plant and warehouse by the end of next year. The plant is expected to begin operations by the end of 2011. "The new plant will enable us to ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama)-- HPI Resources Bhd, Malaysia's leading corrugated packaging manufacturer, announced Friday the purchase of industrial land in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Northwestern states in Peninsular Malaysia are expected to be wetter during the Aidilfitri, as compared to other states, according to the Meteorological Department.

Kota Kinabalu: Immigration counters nationwide will be closed for three days from Sept 10 in conjunction with the Aidilfitri, the department said.

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Sept — Negeri-negeri di sebelah utara dan pantai timur Semenanjung iaitu Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perak dan Kelantan dijangka menyambut Aidilfitri dalam suasana hujan. Jurucakap Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia memberitahu Bernama di sini hari ini, keadaan itu disebabkan lebih banyak hujan dijangka berlaku di negeri-negeri terbabit ...

SIBU, 3 Sept — Sebanyak RM33 bilion diperlukan untuk mengatasi masalah banjir yang berlaku di seluruh negara, satu jumlah yang diakui oleh Menteri Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas, sebagai sukar untuk disediakan secara serentak. Namun, katanya, semua projek tebatan banjir akan dijalankan secara berperingkat berdasarkan ...

SEREMBAN, Negeri Sembilan - An Indonesian maid was sentenced to 18 months' jail by the magistrate's court yesterday for intentionally leaving her newborn baby boy on top of a rubbish bin in a residential area where she was employed.

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 15:37:00 SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government is following the federal government's footsteps in giving a special payment of RM500 each to its civil servants. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said about 6,000 civil servants and those employed on a contract basis under the Negeri Sembilan government and its agencies would receive the payment to celebrate the ...

SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government is following the federal government's footsteps in giving a special payment of RM500 each to its civil servants.

SEREMBAN, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan government is following the federal government's footsteps in giving a special payment of RM500 each to its civil servants.

RAUB: Former Pahang state executive councillor was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here today of corruption charges after a six-year trial.

RAUB: Former Pahang state executive councillor was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here Friday of corruption charges after a six-year trial.

KUANTAN, 2 SEPT, 2010: Pahang police detained a 23-year-old youth and seized heroin weighing 2.2 kilogrammes in a Proton Waja car at Lorong Pasar Baru here on Sunday.

Takde angin, takde ribut, tup-tup kami mendapat tahu yang kini AC Mizal sudah bergelar Datuk. Bukan Datuk sebab dapat cucu tapi dia menerima anugerah daripada Sultan Pahang yang membawa gelaran Datuk. Tapi kami tertanya-tanya, apa la agaknya kriteria sehingga melayakkan AC Mizal menerima anugerah tu? Yer la, kalau nengok berdasarkan sumbangan’nya, macam takde pape je [...]

KUANTAN, Sept 2 – Pahang police detained a 23-year-old youth and seized heroin weighing 2.2 kilogrammes in a Proton Waja car at Lorong Pasar Baru here on Sunday. Pahang police chief Datuk Robiah Abdul Ghani said the suspect, from Klang, was detained at 9.45pm while sitting in the car in front of a Chinese medicine shop. “On checking police found a ...

KUANTAN: The Pahang government has yet to receive any summons from the Amalgamated National Union of Local Authorities Employees (Anulae) who had threatened legal action over a cross-posting programme claimed as non-beneficial to its members.

KUANTAN, 1 SEPTEMBER, 2010: Pahang is dismayed that the "Central Spine Federal Road" project linking Seremban to Gua Musang was not approved by the federal government.

KUANTAN: Pahang is dismayed that the "Central Spine Federal Road" project linking Seremban to Gua Musang was not approved by the federal government.

KUANTAN, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The 22nd Ops Sikap for Pahang was launched at the Gambang Tol Plaza by state police chief Datuk Robiah Abdul Ghani who wanted to see the number of accidents reduced.

RAUB, Pahang - A raid on the Tersang Forest Reserve near here yesterday has not only exposed illegal logging activities in the protected area but also unlicensed gold mining.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The Penang International Halal Hub has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Sindh Board of Investment to widen the halal industry in Pakistan.

BUTTERWORTH, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB), the bridge concessionaire, expects more than 170,000 vehicles to be using the bridge during the Aidilfitri festive period.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Tourism Development and Cul ture Committee chairman Danny Law has come under fire for failing to perform.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The Penang Immigration Department detained 21 foreigners, including a boy, during three separate raids from midnight to early morning on Thursday.

TWO friends celebrated the 53rd National Day by walking non-stop for 72km around Penang island.

PENANG registered their first win in the title defence of the Malaysian Chinese FA (MCFA) Cup when they defeated Kuala Lumpur 2-0 in a North Zone tie at the USM ground in Minden.

COME December, Penang will be the proud owner of the second Royal Selangor Visitor Centre in the country.

GEORGE TOWN (Sept 1, 2010): The Penang PKR has gone through a detoxification process to cleanse it of negative elements in preparation for the upcoming “direct” party elections.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 — The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAIPP) has stopped all mosques from inviting guests speakers (khatib) to give sermons, after a recent uproar over Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s name being used in a Friday sermon, replacing the name of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It is understood that the decision was reached during ...

GEORGE TOWN, Penang - Two Penang executive councillors who are under scrutiny for allegedly owning "luxury houses" in Balik Pulau have come forward to explain how they purchased their properties.

IPOH, Friday 3 September 2010 (Bernama) -- The New Village, opened during the Emergency from 1948 to 1960 as a security measure under the Briggs plan to counter the Communist insurgency, is synonymous with the Chinese community.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear a judicial review application by former Perak Speaker V. Sivakumar and six others, challenging the decision made by the Election Commission (EC) not to hold by-elections for three state seats, on Nov 23.

SMK Jalan Tasik beat SMJK Yuk Choy 2-0 to take home the challenge trophy in the inter-school football league organised by the Perak Chinese Recreation Club (PCRC) on Sunday.

IPOH, Thursday 2 September 2010 (Bernama) -- About 7,700 imams, muezzins, siak (mosque caretakers), and Quran and Fardu Ain (Kafa) teachers in Perak will receive a special Aidilfitri allowance of RM200.

IPOH, 2 SEPT, 2010: About 7,700 imams, muezzins, siak (mosque caretakers), and Quran and Fardu Ain (Kafa) teachers in Perak will receive a special Aidilfitri allowance of RM200.

IPOH, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The Perak Road Transport Department (JPJ) is to deploy 167 officers to patrol 15 accident-prone roads in the state from Friday to Sept 19 in view of the anticipated heavier traffic during the Aidilfitri season.

IPOH, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The hardcore poor in Perak can now apply for micro-credit financing with a five-year repayment period from Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR), said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

IPOH: The Perak PKR leadership has urged all divisions in the state to nominate its state chief Mustafa Kamil Ayub for the deputy president's post in the coming party elections.

103 kanak-kanak diberi peluang memilih baju raya sendiri IPOH: Menteri Besar Perak Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir semalam berbelanja sakan apabila membawa 103 anak angkatnya membeli pakaian raya di sebuah pasar raya di sini.

IPOH: Scores of riders who had hoped to make a roaring start to the National Day celebrations in Perak had their revelry muted in a statewide pre-dawn operation that saw several motorcyclists dumping their machines to escape the police dragnet.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Some 1.4 million vehicles are expected to use the PLUS highways daily during this Aidilfitri “balik kampung” rush. The projected figure, according to PLUS Expressways Bhd chief operating officer Nik Airina Nik Jaafar, was an increase of 30 per cent from the normal day. She told a news conference here today that the peak time ...

CLARK FREEPORT -- Joaquim Samson and Khrizelle Sampaton clinched the Milo Junior Tennis Cup National Finals at the Airforce City Tennis Club in Mabalacat Friday. read more

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Some 1.4 million vehicles are expected to use the PLUS highways daily during this Aidilfitri "balik kampung" rush.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Northwestern states in Peninsular Malaysia are expected to be wetter during the Aidilfitri, as compared to other states, according to the Meteorological Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Sept — Negeri-negeri di sebelah utara dan pantai timur Semenanjung iaitu Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perak dan Kelantan dijangka menyambut Aidilfitri dalam suasana hujan. Jurucakap Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia memberitahu Bernama di sini hari ini, keadaan itu disebabkan lebih banyak hujan dijangka berlaku di negeri-negeri terbabit ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 – Businessman Tan Sri Syed Anwar Jamalullail’s court testimony today appeared to suggest that it was not uncommon for Umno to “instruct” Malay corporate captains to act as their nominees in the management of Malaysia’s top companies. The brother to the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra ...

KANGAR, 2 Sept (Bernama) -- A total of 4,549 cattle have been imported from Thailand to meet the demand for meat in Perlis during Aidilfitri, said State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Cooperative Development Committee chairman Ahmad Sabry.

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 09:40:00 ALL Immigration Department counters nationwide will be closed from Sept 10 to 12 in conjunction with the Hari Raya holidays. Counters in Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Pahang, Labuan, Sarawak and Sabah also will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, and on Sept 18 and 19. Those in Kedah, Kelantan and ...

By Zolkharnain Abidin COMMENT The grapevine here in Malaysia’s tiniest state Perlis is abuzz with speculations that the recently resurrected Perlis-Langkawi bridge project will begin next year. Now how that is going to happen under the current economic climate is anyone’s guess, but the polemics of the project smells of a hidden agenda. Swirling around coffee-shops here are rumours that two ...

KANGAR, Aug 28 – Over 200 Perlis civil servants will also get RM500 in special payment before Aidilfitri, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu. He said all levels of civil servants would be entitled to the payment, including contract employees. “We hope the payment will help civil servants prepare for the Aidilfitri celebration,” he said ...

KOTA KINABALU, 3 SEPT, 2010 : Sabah Umno Youth is confident that the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) political crisis will not affect Barisan Nasional's (BN) focus on its development agendas for the state and people.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government will give out a RM500 special Aidilfitri payment to 17,587 civil servants from the Support Group to Grade 54 in line with the federal government's decision recently.

KOTA KINABALU, 2 SEPTEMBER, 2010: The Sabah state government will give out a RM500 special Aidilfitri payment to 17,587 civil servants from the Support Group to Grade 54 in line with the federal government's decision recently.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is unhappy over the prolonged delay in the completion of the Kota Kinabalu international airport (KKIA) expansion project.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman said the state government’s 23,000 employees would be receiving a special payment of RM500 before Hari Raya in line with a similar move by the federal government.

Miguel Sabah scored twice to help Mexico's Monarcas Morelia win the SuperLiga championship with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. Sabah converted a penalty in the 65th minute and made it 2-0 in the 75th with a spectacular volley. Kevin Alston scored the Revolution in the 79th.

Miguel Sabah scored twice to help Mexico's Monaracas Morelia win the SuperLiga championship with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. Sabah scored on a penalty kick in the 65th minute and made it 2-0 in the 75th minute on a spectacular volley. Kevin Alston scored the Revolution in the 79th minute.

Miguel Sabah scored twice to help Mexico's Monaracas Morelia win the SuperLiga championship with a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. Sabah scored on a penalty kick in the 65th minute and made it 2-0 in the 75th minute on a spectacular volley. Kevin Alston scored the Revolution in the 79th minute. With Monaracas dominating possession with sound passing and timely ...

KOTA KINABALU - Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Peter Pang En Yin (left) has quit the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

By Rizzku Sabah (known as North Borneo then) gain independence from British Crown colony on 31st August 1963. From 1st September 1963 to 15th September 1963, for 15 days, Sabah was truly independence, truly liberated, truly on its own. On 16th September 1963, Sabah, together with Malaya, Singapore and Sarawak joined to form Malaysia. Little did Sabah knew that on that very day, her independence ...

Sarawak is celebrating its 45 th year of independence from colonial rule in 2008. Despite political shifts elsewhere in Malaysia, Sarawak's government proved stable after a sweeping victory by the ruling coalition in the March 2008 elections.

By Bunga Pakma If there were instruments for measuring the level of ambient paranoia—something like the scanner the crew employs inGhostbusters—I have no doubt that the needle on the dial would be red-lining about now. Edward Gibbon’s words about history work well enough to describe the news here in Malaysia, as little more than a [...]

Sarawak logging giant, Samling closely linked to Taib Mahmud, was at the heart of the housing bubble that led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the world economic crash, according to latest Sarawak Report report.

Taken from: Borneo Post KUCHING: The meeting between the Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday was centred on how best the state could have “the same direction” with the policy of the federal government. Dayakbaru: Maybe many of you read this article in [...] Related posts: Taib’s New Cabinet line-up Taken from The Broken Shield ...

Taken from: Malaysian Chronicle: Dayakbaru: I have said it many times before. Sarawak leaders will never be ready to let Taib go. Basically, these leaders are afraid of Taib. Their “life” depended on Taib. They owed taib too much, with the business and position he gave them. If they want to see him go they [...] Related posts: Sarawak do not need Taib anymore Written by: Dr.John Brian Anthony ...

KUCHING: Sarawak mencatatkan peningkatan nilai eksport barangan kayu sebanyak 27 peratus kepada RM3.6 bilion bagi separuh pertama tahun ini (Januari hingga Jun) berbanding RM2.8 bilion untuk tempoh sama pada 2009.

KUCHING, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Road Transport department has stepped up monitoring on four killer road stretches in the state in conjunction with the Aidilfitri celebration.

KUCHING, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Sarawak's timber industry has begun to show signs of recovery with its exports going up 24 per cent in the first six months of this year.

In reply to Reaching out to Bruit islanders : Will the Sarawak Government care to made a full statement as to exactly why such a large number of people, livng on an small island (under 2000 hectares),lying at the mouth of the Rejang River just off its coastline, have been so neglected by Governmenrt agencies? And will the Chief Minister explain why these people are so poor even though they live ...

SIBU: Sibu Amateur Athletic Association (Sibu AAA) chairman Dr Gregory Hii Sui Cheng strongly feels that it is high time Sarawak AAA review the structure of its constitution. He said Sarawak AAA has been in existence for many years and there were many flaws, especially with regard to its memberships. “Personally, I feel that memberships to a [...]

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 — Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik said today the Selangor Ruler has the prerogative to suspend his state title. The Sultan of Selangor suspended the state titles awarded to the former MCA president and ex-Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka OC Phang pending the conclusion of their ongoing court cases over their roles in ...

SABAK BERNAM, Sept 2 – Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today launched a micro-credit scheme known as Skimsel with the aim of helping poor people in rural areas obtain capital to do business. Sixty-one recipients, all of them women, received assistance of RM3,000 each from Abdul Khalid at the launching ceremony held at the ...

Selangor State development Corp, a Malaysian state development agency, signed a RM270 million property agreement with AmanahRaya Real Estate Investment Trust, according to a media statement today.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 1 – The Selangor government is to make available a skills training programme for youths in urban fringes and rural areas to enable them secure jobs with salaries to match their qualifications. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the programme would be fully funded by the state government. Among the courses to be offered ...

SHAH ALAM, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government is to make available a skills training programme for youths in urban fringes and rural areas to enable them secure jobs with commensurate salaries.

SHAH ALAM — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has suspended the titles “Datuk” and “Datin Paduka” conferred respectively on former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik and former Port Klang Authority general manager O.C. Phang. State Secretary Datuk Ramli Mahmud said in a statement that the sultan made the order in the [...]

SHAH ALAM: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has suspended the titles "Datuk" and "Datin Paduka" conferred respectively on former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik and former Port Klang Authority general manager O.C. Phang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 1 — The Sultan of Selangor has suspended the state titles awarded to former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik and ex-Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka OC Phang pending the conclusion of their ongoing court cases over their roles in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. The decision to suspend their ...

By FMT Staff SHAH ALAM: Selangor has set aside RM70 million to assist the poor in the state to secure funds to carry out business activities under a micro-credit scheme. From this amount, RM50 million has been set aside for the rural society while the balance of RM20 million will go towards aiding urban poor. The scheme is among several mechanisms introduced by the state to free the poor from ...

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government will proceed with the Langat 2 water treatment plant project (Langat 2) after discussions on the restructuring of the state's water industry with the private concessionaire and federal agencies are finalised. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, in a statement on Tuesday, Aug 31 said...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin is expected to spearhead the local charge at the Sultan of Terengganu Endurance Race in Lembah Bidong, Setiu from Nov 5-7.

BESUT, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- With the exception of the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu and the Kemaman district hospital, each district hospital in the state is expected to have the services of specialist doctors under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).

BESUT, 3 SEPT, 2010 : Negotiations between various government agencies and ministries will be held to address the issue of Terengganu babies being registered as Kelantan-born, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said.

BESUT, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Negotiations between various government agencies and ministries will be held to address the issue of Terengganu babies being registered as Kelantan-born, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said.

KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 14,000 civil servants employed by the Terengganu state government and all its agencies will receive a special financial assistance of RM500 each to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilftiri.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- A total of 14,000 civil servants employed by the Terengganu state government and all its agencies will receive a special financial assistance of RM500 each to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

KUALA TERENGGANU : Sultan of Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin has officially proclaimed his son Tengku Muhammad Ismail as the Regent of Terengganu in a ceremony at Istana Maziah here.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Sepaktakraw Association of Terengganu (PSTNT) have kicked off their preparations for SUKMA and the Khir Johari Gold Cup competitions early.

KUALA TERENGGANU: An individual who impersonated as the Terengganu Road Transport Department (JPJ) director attempted to cheat his intended victim of RM10,000.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu state information department is distributing about 6,000 national flags to road users in the state so that this year's 53rd Merdeka anniversary can be celebrated in a lively manner.

LANGKAWI, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Radio Malaysia LANGKAWIfm, in collaboration with 12 government agencies and private sector companies, has launched a road and sea safety awareness campaign in conjunction with the Aidilfitri celebration.

PHUKET: Travel and tour operators in Malaysia can collaborate more with their counterparts in southern Thailand to boost tourist traffic between Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia and Phuket.Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Malaysia and Thailand had a huge potential for such partnership as both had their...

PHUKET: Travel and tour operators in Malaysia can collaborate more with their counterparts in southern Thailand to boost tourist traffic between Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia and Phuket.

Friday, September 3rd, 2010 10:42:00 PHUKET: Travel and tour operators in Malaysia can collaborate more with their counterparts in southern Thailand to boost tourist traffic between Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia and Phuket. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Malaysia and Thailand had a huge potential for such partnership as both had their own distinct tourism products despite their ...

LANGKAWI, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat will open a branch in Kuala Nerang, its ninth in Kedah, after Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The bank's Northern Region Head Mohd Azmir Mohd Nasurdin said the Kuala Nerang branch would be its 18th in the northern region and 126th nationwide.

LANGKAWI, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat will open a branch in Kuala Nerang, its ninth in Kedah, after Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

KUCHING: It is the country's second largest island after Langkawi but its inhabitants live in poverty and hunger. But this condition in Pulau Bruit will soon end with the Yayasan Sejahtera's Food Pantry initiative, which was launched yesterday.

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LANGKAWI: Improper dumping of sewage and the disappearance of turtles has caused an explosion in the jellyfish population which is threatening tourism here.

LANGKAWI, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The helicopter ride, the latest tourism product in Langkawi, will be expanded to other destinations, including overseas.