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Ex-Penang Hindu Endowment Board secretary urged to help in missing gold bars case2013-05-21
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: PenangHinduEndowmentBoard chairman Dr P. Ramasamy wants former board secretary R. SivaNathan to assist in the investigations into the three...
Takeover of bus terminal leads to stand-off2013-05-21
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Municipal Council's attempt to take over the operations of the Sungai...
MPPP officers and bus terminal operator in stand-off2013-05-21
New Straits/Business Times: GEORGE TOWN: A confrontation between the operator of the Sungai NibongExpressBus Terminal and some 15 local council enforcement officers broke out this morning. The 7.30am incident...
Indian national found dead at foot of Bayan Baru flat2013-05-21
New Straits/Business Times: GEORGE TOWN: A 41-year-old Indian national was found dead last night by a drain at the foot of the Desa Delima Flats in Bayan Baru,...
RM1.2m worth of drugs seized2013-05-21
New Straits/Business Times: TIP-OFF: Four held in police raid on house in orchard that was turned into drug lab GEORGE TOWN: Police raided a house in an orchard which had been turned into a drug processing laboratory and seized several types of drugs with a street value of RM1.2mil. Four...
'Star' chefs to battle it out2013-05-21
New Straits/Business Times: GEORGE TOWN: Up-and-coming young chefs are all geared up to whip up a culinary storm at the 14th Battle of The Chefs from June 12 to 14 at the Straits Quay convention centre here. Culinary arts student Nurshafa Suhaili said she has been practising hard for the...
FOOTBALL: Kings of Penang2013-05-21
New Straits/Business Times: BOYS’ UNDER-18 FINAL: Mutiara Impian are champions GEORGE TOWN: MUTIARA Impian Sports School maintained their football supremacy in the boys' Under-18 by winning the Penang Schools title recently. They defeated JelutongZone 2-0 in the state...
Many species of waterbirds thrive along the Seberang Prai and Kedah coastlines2013-05-21
The Star: An important bird area gets much-needed attention. SPOTTING a spoon-billed sandpiper was not on the agenda, but it happened. The first sighting in nine years in Penang, one might argue that only someone as bird-crazy as DavidBakewell, an environmental...
Minister has no problem in publicly declaring his assets2013-05-21
The Star: PETALING JAYA: Newly-minted Mi­nister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low has no problem meeting the challenge by DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to publicly declare his assets. However, now that he had been named to the Cabinet,...
Durian orchard turned into drug lab2013-05-21
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: A durian orchard in Balik Pulau has been turned into a drug processing laboratory. State narcotics policemen,...
48 NGOs to take part in PJ rally2013-05-21
The Star: PETALING JAYA: Organisers of a planned rally here said some 48 non-governmental organisations and civil society bodies are expected to take part in the gathering on Saturday. Spokesman Badrul Hisham Shaharin said the gathering, at...
‘Fortune tellers’ from China nabbed2013-05-21
The Star: IPOH: Five “fortune tellers” who have been conning their victims of money by “helping” to rid them of bad luck are themselves in a fix after police moved in on them. Authorities stormed into their hotel room in Kulim and arrested the...
Former rep withdraws suit after apology2013-05-21
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: Former Batu Uban assemblyman S. Raveentharan has withdrawn a RM10mil defamation suit against a bank executive following the latter’s public apology in court. Raveentharan had sued P. Reghuram for...
The best ways to national unity2013-05-21
The Star: In this Caf Latte chat, we bring together Labis MP Datuk Chua Tee Yong, social entrepreneur and founder of Zubedy (M) SdnBhdAnasZubedy, Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran and PKR central committee member LatheefaKoya to discuss national unity and what...