M Update 18/1/2019 – Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin has urged the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and the local councils in the country to educate the public on responsible pet ownership. Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, who is the royal patron of SPCA Selangor’s Stray Free Campaign, hoped the authorities…
M Update, 18/1/2019 – An alarming 960 dengue fever cases have been recorded in Klang since the beginning of January, Klang MP Charles Santiago revealed recently. This contrasts with just 203 cases in the corresponding period last year, he said, adding that two people have died so far – a…
Malaysia Update 18/1/2019 – A coffee factory which has been operating for 69 years was ordered to be temporary closed after rat droppings were found on its premises during an inspection operation by the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) District Health Office today. The closure notice was under Section 11 of…
Malaysia Upfate 18/1/2019 – The inquest into the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim (pic) takes off Friday (Jan 18) at the Shah Alam Sessions Court. The case management of the inquest will be carried out before judge Rofiah Mohamad who sat as coroner. Members of the media started…
Malaysia Update 18/1/2019 – MILAN: AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso was on Thursday handed a one-game touchline ban for angrily confronting the referee after his side’s Italian Super Cup final defeat to Juventus in Saudi Arabia midweek. Gattuso, 41, angrily confronted officials for not awarding a penalty for a foul…
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…
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…
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…
M-Update 17/1/2019-The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been instructed to monitor all social media information and content on the institution of the monarchy, especially ahead of the election and proclamation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo. The MCMC would particularly…
Malaysia Update 17/1/2019 – The villagers living along the Sarawak-Sabah interstate gas-pipe route in Lawas district of northern Sarawak are being trained to deal with any possible fire-explosion incidents. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department and Petronas are initiating an action-plan for the villagers whose settlements are located along the huge…