
Assault on Jagdeep neither revenge nor politically motivated - Police
The assault on state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo in Tanjung Bungah last Friday night was neither revenge nor politically motivated.
Mon Jun 20 2022

Suspect arrested for injuring Penang Exco Jagdeep
Police have arrested a man for investigations into last Friday's incident where Penang state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo was injured after he was attacked by a foreigner.
Sun Jun 19 2022

Vaccinate all teachers, students before schools reopen - Penang gov't
Penang is requesting that all teachers and students be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the reopening of schools in October.
Fri Sep 10 2021

Penang seeks federal govt's support COVID-19 screening, MOVAK programme
The Penang government is seeking the federal government's support to continue state-initiated COVID-19 screening and vaccination programmes.
Fri Sep 03 2021

Over 1,700 premises in Penang ordered to close due to SOP violation
More than 1,700 premises in Penang have been ordered to close by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) and Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) for violating the standard operating procedure (SOP).
Sun Jun 20 2021

Penang govt wants local authority staff classified as frontliners
The Penang government has urged the federal government to recognise local government staff as frontliners.
Tue Mar 02 2021

Stern actions await Penang JMBs, MCs which fail to comply with SOP
The SOP in stratified buildings should be highly addressed, as dense population within the small area served as a potential COVID-19 threat.
Tue Nov 24 2020

KPKT not involved in offering projects through direct negotiations - Zuraida
She said she would not have any problem if Finance Minister or former Finance Minister wanted to reveal details of companies which accepted projects through direct negotiations.
Wed Aug 26 2020

Penang govt to focus on rent-to-own scheme to help people own house
Penang government targeted to build 180,000 affordable housing units by 2030 and 10 per cent of the total number would be placed under the RTO scheme.
Thu Jun 18 2020

Ministry not to back proposal to lower Penang house prices for foreigners
The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry will not support a proposal by developers to lower the ceiling price of houses in Penang for foreign nationals.
Wed Mar 15 2017

Penang to fine-tune affordable housing guidelines
Guidelines to own affordable housing in Penang will be fine-tuned for the convenience of buyers, said State Housing, Rural and Urban Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.
Tue Jun 28 2016

Penang state assembly passes motion to increase salaries of excos, assemblymen
The Penang state legislative assembly passed the motion to increase salaries of state executive councillors and assemblymen next year.
Sat Nov 21 2015

Commercial banks must formulate special guidelines for low, middle income borrowers
The existing guidelines are not just unfair to the lower income group, but also benefits only a small number of applicants.
Wed Nov 12 2014

Lebanese search for dead in devastated villages as Israel withdraws
Hezbollah says Israel was still occupying Lebanese territory and put the onus on the Lebanese state to get Israeli forces out.
Thu Feb 20 2025

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands
Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch
I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians
The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time
The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says
Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew
Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025