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
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024