Dewan Rakyat in uproar over motion to replace speaker

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The Dewan Rakyat sitting was in uproar today when the motion proposing to replace speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun was brought up by opposition Members of Parliament.It is also resulted in the two-day suspension of RSN Rayer (P…

Processing of MyTravelPass application now takes 14 days due to high number received

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — The time taken to process a MyTravelPass (MTP) application has to be increased to 14 days from seven due to the high number of applications received.Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the increasing numbe…

Penang Hill funicular service to undergo maintenance from mid-November

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 13 — The Penang Hill funicular service would be temporarily closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between mid-November and early December this year for bi-annual maintenance services.In a statement issued today, the Penang Hill Corporat…

Fire destroys 80 pct of steel factory in Gong Badak

KUALA NERUS, Sept 13 — An afternoon fire destroyed about 80 per cent of a steel factory in the Gong Badak industrial area near here today.According to the Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department’s Operations and Station Management branch head, Mohd Maz…

EMCO in four localities in Sabah, two in Kelantan and one in Pahang beginning Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — Seven localities – four in Sabah, two in Kelantan and one in Pahang – will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from Wednesday until Sept 28, according to the National Security Council (MKN).MKN’s national…

Lost hikers rescued in darkness on Labuan’s Merinding trail

LABUAN, Sept 13 — Rescuers brought a family of nine to safety after they lost their way while hiking in the MTB Park in Merinding Hill here today.The family, who included a three-year-old boy, lost their way in the Labuan Hiking Trail Merinding at ab…

Alert neighbour foils house robbery

KLUANG, Sept 13 — A considerate resident in Taman Seri Impian here whose decision to phone his neighbour and alert him to the presence of two individuals on the roof of his house helped foil a robbery today.According to house owner Lim Chek Chai, 61,…