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600 KL cops on duty during Thaipusam

M Update, 18/1/2019 – Some 600 policemen will be on security and traffic detail during the Thaipusam chariot procession starting Saturday. City police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said the policemen, from various departments and district police headquarters, would ensure everything goes smoothly during the procession. “We ask the public…

Wisma Putra advised Johor MB not to visit JB port

Malaysia Update 18/1/2019 – Wisma Putra today did not back Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian’s visit to the Johor Baru port that sparked a diplomatic incident with Singapore, which considered it an intrusion into its waters. Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry denied Osman’s claim of getting “unofficial blessing” from Foreign…

Penang to be smoke-free in 5 years

Malaysia Update 18/1/2019 – Penang plans to gazette the entire state as a smoke-free area in the next five years, in an effort to become a smoke-free island, said Dr Afif Bahardin. The State Health, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry and Rural Development Committee chairman said this initiative would be implemented…

Suitable UTCs operating hours in Sarawak

M Update, 17/1/2019 – Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen will meet with the Finance Ministry soon to discuss the suitable operating hours for Urban Transformation Centres (UTC) in the state. This comes after many Sarawakians expressed disappointment with the new operating hours which they said was not optimal. In…