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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…

MACC detains 26th suspect

M-Update 17/1/2019-KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained another suspect in Sandakan in the investigation into suspicious food supply contracts worth nearly RM20mil with the state education department. The 28-year-old contractor, the 26th arrested so far since Monday, has been remanded for seven days by the Sandakan Magistrates…