Tag Archives: State

30sen for fishermen, but how much for gov't? Johor DAP has called on the state government to reveal the total amount of money it is reaping from charging several developers for reclaiming land off the state's shores. This comes after Johor Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin announced that …

Third case of JE reported in Penang State gov’t grapples with the lack of information from Health Ministry. Third case of JE reported in Penang

1MDB seeks more than US$ 3bil from energy assets IPO Malaysian state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is seeking to raise more than US$ 3 billion through a stock market listing of its energy assets, in what is set to be one of the nation’s largest initial public offerings. Struggling under …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) — Every State Legislative Assembly (DUN) must have its own regulation or law so that action can be taken if any undesired incidents arise in the assembly, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said every time the State Assembly had a se …

NUSAJAYA, June 3 (Bernama) — The Johor government will expand the ‘Ikan Rakyat’ programme by opening more sales outlets in other districts in the state. Johor Tourism, Trade and Consumer Affairs chairman, Datuk Tee Siew Kiong, said ‘Ikan Rakyat’ was supplied by the Sout …

KANGAR, May 12 (Bernama) — Perlis will host all the SUKMA events in Perlis said Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaludin. However, aquatics may be held at the Gunung Keriang Aquatic Centre in Alor Setar, Kedah if the new swimming complex being build in Perlis could not be completed in time o …

MUCH has been written about hudud. Many have pointed out that to implement hudud, or at least hudud as proposed by PAS to be carried out in Kelantan on Muslims, would be unconstitutional. So far, we have not really seen a convincing rebuttal from PAS or others who want hudud to be implemented in Kel …

Najwa Mahiaddin is making her mark as a musician abroad but the singer reveals life in the Big Apple is not all glitz and glam. A warm summer day at the back of a building in the thriving art and music district of Brooklyn in New York, the exhaust fans whirred without relent while the stench from a …

KOTA KINABALU, April 16 (Bernama) — The Sabah Government has approved a RM1.5 million allocation to upgrade 11 football fields in rural areas this year under the Rural Sports Facility Development Project, said state assistant youth and sports minister, Masiung Banah. He said the state governme …