King attends farewell reception, handover of duties of police escort

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today attended the farewell reception and handover of duties ceremony for his police escort at Istana Negara.According to Istana Negara’s statement on …

Penang hopes to gazette man-made island next year

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 10 — Penang hopes to gazette the man-made island located next to the first Penang bridge as soon as next year and develop the area to be a ‘Middle Bank Marine Sanctuary’.State Environment and Welfare Committee chairman, Phee Boon Poh …

‘KL Cegah KL Sihat’ campaign seeing positive results

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The ‘KL Cegah, KL Sihat’ campaign, which aims to increase the confidence of visitors to Bukit Bintang here, is beginning to show its effectiveness, although it was only launched yesterday.Secretary of the Jalan Alor Hawkers an…

ANTARA, BERNAMA raise news-sharing ties to new level

JAKARTA, Nov 10 — The state news agencies of Indonesia and Malaysia today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the sharing of news and information through various media platforms. The MoU between Perusahaan Umum Lembag…

LZNK to implement civil defence module in all Kedah zakat schools

ALOR SETAR, Nov 9 – The Kedah Zakat Board (LZNK) intends to introduce a civil defence module in all schools under Zakat (tithe) Kedah in a bid to produce students with basic knowledge in civil defence and first aid.Its chief executive officer, Datuk S…

‘KL Cegah, KL Sihat’ campaign to attract visitors to Bukit Bintang – Shahidan

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — The Federal Territories Ministry has introduced the ‘KL Cegah, KL Sihat’ campaign as part of efforts to boost the confidence of domestic and international visitors to Bukit Bintang here, which is synonymous with food and shopping…

Whistleblower act needs to be reviewed thoroughly – Wan Junaidi

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Laws relating to whistleblowers under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) have to be thoroughly reviewed in an effort to increase national integrity.Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk S…