Malaysia Update 17/1/2019 – A search-and-rescue (SAR) mission to track down a missing fisherman ended on a happy note after he was found safe some 19.8 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Simpang Mengayau here. Liew Fuu Hyung, 49, was rescued by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and other enforcement…
Malaysia Update 17/1/2019 – The Kelantan state government has banned shisha and karaoke establishments in its efforts to curb social illness among teenagers. PAS organ Harakah had reported that the state’s Local Authority, Housing and Health Exco Izani Husin said last Sunday if the state did not control shisha and…
M Update 17/1/2019 – SAHROM Ahmad, 57, arrived home yesterday evening to gentle whispers of ‘‘Abuya, we are home,’’ from daughter Nur ‘Amalina. This was the culmination of a heart-rending saga that had gripped Malaysians for more than a month. Sahrom, a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) retiree, had journeyed to…
M Update, 17/1/2019 – Johor is still receiving tourists from Singapore, although some of them are said to have cancelled their visits to the state to purchase preparatory items in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration. State Women and Tourism Development Committee chairman Liow Cai Tung said Malaysia…
Malaysia Update 17/1/2019 – Global cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines flight CV703, en-route to Zhengzhou, China, returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) shortly after take-off on Wednesday (Jan 16) after the aircraft reportedly “experienced fire and smoke in the cockpit”. The Luxembourg-based cargo airline in a statement said an emergency…
M Update 17/1/2019-KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) is offering a special delivery rate of 50 sen from Jan 17 to 30 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration this year. Pos Malaysia Group Chief Executive Officer Syed Md Najib Syed Md Noor said the promotional offer was…
M Update 16/1/2019 –The water supply in all parts of Sabah is clean and safe for consumption, says Infrastructure Development minister Datuk Peter Anthony. He said talk of the absence of chlorine in the 58 water treatment plants taken over by the state government from private concessionaires was not true.…
M Update 16/1/2019 –Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has proposed that the state government enhances the special portal for job hunters to faclitate employers and youths in looking for jobs in the state. In an entry on his Facebook page HRH Crown Prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail said…
M Update 16/1/2019 SIBU: A beautician and a teacher were cheated of a total of RM32,340 in two separate scam cases. In the first case involving the beautician, the 27-year-old was offered a “chance” by a WeChat user to purchase RM49,380’s worth of Chinese yuan, at just RM30,000 on Jan…
M Update 16/1/2019 – A Filipino man is in remand for two days to facilitate investigation by the National Registration Department (NRD) for allegedly using a false identity card to apply for a job. The order was issued by Manjung Magistrate Ainul Bashiirah Dona Don Biyajid. The 49-year-old man was…