PENANG Top Stories

Airlines mull cargo in passenger cabins2020-04-06
Taipei Times: NEW CONSIDERATIONS: An airline manager said the idea is tempting, as demand for air cargo is strong, but issues such as training loaders would need to be addressed By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporter Taiwanese airlines might repurpose passenger jets to carry...
MCO: 68 charged in several states on day-202020-04-06
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 -- Day-20 of the MovementControlOrder (MCO) saw 68 individuals charged in court in several states for violating the order including gathering to buy nasi lemak, playing games and showing obscene gestures to police....
MCO: Penang hairstylist gives free haircuts to the homeless2020-04-06
Malaysian National News Agency: By Jeffery Goh GEORGE TOWN, April 6 -- A hairstylist has volunteered to give free haircuts to the homeless people placed at the Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang, here during the MovementControlOrder (MCO) period. A visit by Bernama today found...
Motorcyclist allegedly hits 80-year-old man in head with helmet in Penang2020-04-06
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: A motorcyclist allegedly hit an 80-year-old man in the head with his helmet after their vehicles collided in Bandar BaruAyer Itam here. ......
Media Statement/Announcement - Further Update On Group's Manufacturing Operations2020-04-06
Public Technologies: MediaStatement/Announcement Further Update on Group's Manufacturing Operations in Malaysia, USA and Singapore SINGAPORE, 6 April 2020: Following its earlier update on March 25, 2020, SGX Mainboard-listed UMS Holdings Limited ("UMS" or "The...
Penang reaches the highest MCO compliance level2020-04-06
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, April 6 -- The level of compliance among Penang folks with the MovementControlOrder (MCO) is now at 99.9 per cent since its implementation on March 18, said State Housing, Local Government,...
Penang CM outlines three proposals until end of MCO2020-04-06
Malaysia Kini: CORONAVIRUS | This includes implementing the MCO at Penang's borders to help break the chain of infection....
PLUS advises Penang Bridge users to ensure sufficient TnG card balance2020-04-05
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, April 5 -- PLUSMalaysia Berhad (PLUS) today advised Penang Bridge users to ensure that they have enough balance in their Touch ‘n Go card to observe...
Address ambiguity over enforcement of MCO2020-04-05
The Star: THE case of 24 seminarians of College GeneralPenang charged and convicted for breaching the movement control order (MCO) is a troubling one. ......
International flights to Penang halted - Chow2020-04-05
Malaysia Kini: CORONAVIRUS | However, domestic flights are operating as usual, CM says....
Security forces to be stationed at Selayang Markets - Ismail Sabri2020-04-05
Malaysian National News Agency: PUTRAJAYA, April 5 -- Police and military personnel will be deployed to the Selayang wholesale and wet markets to ensure that visitors comply with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), says Senior Minister (SecurityCluster) Datuk SeriIsmail Sabri...
MCO: Put Malaysians back to work now2020-04-05
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, April 5 -- The federal government has been urged to allow Malaysians to go back to work as soon as possible in order to cope with the economic impact from the MovementControlOrder (MCO). In a statement today, special investment adviser to...
JPJ staff contributes to frontliners2020-04-05
The Star: PETALING JAYA: A Road TransportDepartment (JPJ) officer in Penang took his own initiative to sew 100 pieces of the personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners battling Covid-19. ......
Waltz of the Flower2020-04-04
The Telegraph India: She is called Flower but there is nothing seemingly fragile about the 90-year-old woman. She is tall with broad shoulders. Her skin is smooth and barely lined. “I have seen a lot of history — 70 years of that century and 20 years of this,” smiles Flower...