PBAPP DEPLOYS 13 WATER TANKERS TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED WATER SUPPLY DURING AIDILFITRI

GEORGE TOWN, The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) is deploying 13 water tankers as a proactive measure to avoid or minimise unscheduled water supply disruptions in the state during this hot and dry Aidilfitri festive season.

Its chief executi…

Canino to lead FEU chess team in Bangkok Open

MANILA: Newly crowned national women’s chess champion Ruelle Canino will banner the Far Eastern University (FEU) team in the Bangkok Open which will be held from April 13 to 21 at the Sheraton Hua Hin Resort and Spa in Thailand.

Canino became the you…

GLAM RAMADAN BAZAR KLEBANG 2024 RAKES IN RM3 MLN IN SALES VALUE

MELAKA, Glam Ramadan Bazar Klebang 2024 managed to gross RM3 million in the sales value of various items within 15 days starting Ramadan 1.

Organiser Abdul Rashid Omar said the sales value was estimated through the distribution of 100,000 lucky draw…

8 student directors to showcase works in 2024 Manila Film Festival

MANILA: Eight aspiring film directors who are students from different colleges and universities have been named as finalists of “The Manila Film Festival 2024”.

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, in a press briefing during the festival’s launch at the City H…

LKP EMPIRE, SPEARHEADING TERENGGANU BEACH CLEANUP DRIVE

KUALA TERENGGANU, Just like Indonesia’s Pandawara – a group of young individuals dedicated to cleaning up rivers and beaches marred by unsightly litter, inspiring countless others – Malaysia has its own comparable effort.

Led by a team of youth, mos…

Meralco rates down by nearly P1/kWh in April

MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced Monday that electricity rates in its franchise areas declined by nearly PHP1 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in April 2024.

Meralco spokesperson and head of corporate communications Joe Zaldarriaga said…

GAS-LIGHT BAMBOO TORCH TRADITION ILLUMINATES LABUAN’S AIDILFITRI CELEBRATION

LABUAN, Labuan continues to uphold its cherished tradition of the gasoline light bamboo torch (becucul) and decorative outdoor lighting during the festive season of Aidilfitri.

This age-old practice, dating back to the early 1960s, remains an integr…