PENANG Top Stories

Come back in 3 months, overzealous blood donor told2020-05-30
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, May 30 -- As PenangHospital (HPP) Blood Bank is running short of supply, a People’s VolunteerCorps (RELA) officer was all out to participate in a donation drive today, though he had already donated last month. According to RELA...
Stop your cheap political theatrics, Penang PKR Youth tells Afif2020-05-30
Malaysia Kini: Fahmi Zainol says...
24 nabbed for attempting to cross Penang-Kedah border without valid permission2020-05-30
The Star: TASEK GELUGOR: Police have arrested 24 people who tried to cross the Penang-Kedah border using roads in oil palm plantations and villages in Kampung Selamat. ......
Some 8-year-olds have resorted to smoking - CAP2020-05-30
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, May 30 -- It appears to have become the norm for some eight-year-olds in the country to have taken up smoking. According to the Penang Consumer Association (CAP) EducationOfficer N.V Subbarrow, this was found out as result of a survey...
Ministry task force arrests men for selling endangered plants2020-05-30
The Jakarta Post: Shares A law enforcement task force that includes the Environment and Forestry Ministry and the West KalimantanNatural ResourcesConservationAgency (BKSDA), has taken two men into custody for allegedly selling protected plants. The men, 23-year-old RB and...
‘Penang’s anti-hopping law will not hold water’2020-05-30
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: The two assemblyman that the Pakatan Harapan state government wants to remove from the state assembly are certain that such an attempt would be illegal. ......
Penang Armada backing ‘sacked’ leaders2020-05-30
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: The youth wing of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Penang has rejected the membership termination of its top leaders, saying the move was against the party constitution. ......
PBAPP: Logging in Hulu Muda endangers water supplies for three states2020-05-29
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, May 29 -- The proposed reopening of logging concessions in Ulu Muda, Kedah, announced by Menteri BesarMuhammadSanusi Md Nor, is seen as leading to more deforestation activities in the most important water catchment area in the northern...
Penang govt to declare two Bersatu state seats vacant2020-05-29
Malaysia Today: The move was in accordance with Section 14A of the PenangConstitution, which states that one must vacate his seat once he ceases to be a member of the party he represented during the polls. (The Star) –...
Penang Bersatu reps to mount legal challenge if motion filed to vacate seats2020-05-29
Malaysia Kini: Both state...
Kumpulan Perangsang's Q1 profit rises to RM3.14 mln2020-05-29
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 -- Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd's (KPS) net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 increased to RM3.14 million from RM1.17 million in the same period last year. Revenue rose 49 per cent to RM234.4 million as...
Penang: SOP compliance of foreign construction workers improving2020-05-29
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, May 29 -- The awareness to comply with standard operating procedures (SOP) of foreign workers in the construction sector in Penang continues to show an increase, said state Housing, Local Government and Town and Country...
Penang DAP urges cops, MCMC to probe Facebook page for slander2020-05-29
Malaysia Kini: The page had...
Penang DAP rep lodges police report on offensive FB posting2020-05-29
Malaysian National News Agency: GEORGE TOWN, May 29 -- A DAP state assemblyman in Penang today lodged a police report against a...