
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

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025