Antara peristiwa penting yang berlaku sewaktu dalam peperangan Kedah-Siam ini ialah peristiwa “Kedah Blockade 1838” di mana tentera British yang pada awalnya memberi bantuan ketenteraan kepada Sultan Kedah bertukar arah dengan menyokong serangan Siam ke atas Patani dan Kedah. Ancaman pertama dari Siam menjelma pada petang Ahad 12 November 1821…
M-Update,17/4/2019, ALOR SETAR: Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda (MADA) komited meningkatkan hasil pengeluaran padi kepada 10 tan per hektar berikutan proses pengambilan tanah yang lebih singkat. Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, berkata proses pengambilan tanah bagi tujuan menaik taraf sistem pengairan dan saliran sawah sebelum ini mengambil masa sekurang-kurangnya setahun.…
M Update, 20/2/2019 – A private hospital in Kedah has apologised for putting up a scholarship advertisement “deemed racist” by the public on social media. “We are deeply sorry for the unacceptable content on our scholarship banner,” the Pantai Hospital Sungai Petani said in a statement on its Facebook wall.…
M Update, 14/2/2019 – Firemen are closely monitoring hotspots at Gunung Baling where extinguished fire reignited due to the hot and dry weather, fanned by strong winds. Baling Fire and Rescue station chief assistant Mohd Jamil Mat Daud said the fire, which spread over three hectares, was finally put out…
M Update, 8/2/2019 – Firefighters are conducting water bombing to put out a raging fire on Gunung Baling. A Mi-17 helicopter is being used to conduct the water bombing to put out the fire which started on Wednesday evening and has spread across 2.8 hectares, Baling Fire & Rescue Station chief…
M Update 28/1/2019 – The manufacturer of a brand of pre-packed fishballs popular with Muslim consumers has been raided, following viral social media posts claiming that the product is not halal. During the inspection carried out at the company’s premises here at 1pm on Sunday, the Kedah branch of the…
M Update, 16/1/2019 – Sebuah kedai dua tingkat menjual peralatan sukan di Jalan Ibrahim, Sungai Petani musnah dalam kebakaran jam 10.44 malam semalam. Tindakan pantas anggota dari Balai Bomba Penyelamat (BBP) Sungai Petani dan BBP Amanjaya berjaya mengawal kebakaran daripada merebak ke kedai bersebelahan. Panggilan kecemasan lalu menghantar jentera dan…