[ad_1] The new speedboats are ready to be used by the people of Penang from January 1. They can travel for free for two weeks. GEORGE TOWN: Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong confirmed today that Penang would have to say goodbye to its old ferries, despite the promise made by …
Read More »Penang Starts RM60 Pool System for Further Testing for Covid-19
[ad_1] Once one person in a group of five tests positive, everyone will be tested again. GEORGE TOWN: Penang has introduced a Covid-19 initiative that will only cost one person around RM60 to be screened. However, they must first form groups of 200. State Executive Councilor Jagdeep Singh Deo said …
Read More »Chinese actress Zhou Xun and Hollywood actor Archie Kao confirm divorce
[ad_1] Chinese actress Zhou Xun and Chinese-American actor Archie Kao finally confirmed their divorce after rumors of their separation have spread for the past three years. Zhou, 46, married Kao, 51, in 2014, but they have rarely been seen together in public since 2016 and they have had almost no …
Read More »Another glove maker, another hellish room
[ad_1] Workers resting in the narrow room with bunk beds. There are no mattresses, pillows or blankets. KLANG: Another glove-making factory in Selangor was found to have forced its workers to live in cramped, windowless, and miserable conditions after a multi-agency operation in accommodation for foreign workers here. Officials from …
Read More »Nestlé fines RM90,000 for excessive effluent release
[ad_1] The company is charged with two counts of releasing excess industrial effluent at its facility in Shah Alam last year. (Photo by Bernama) SHAH ALAM: Nestle Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was fined 90,000 ringgit by the Court of Sessions here today for two charges of industrial effluent release in …
Read More »February 3 date for the decision on the RM3mil corruption case of Isa Samad
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court will rule whether former Felda President Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad will be acquitted or convicted of nine corruption charges related to RM3mil, for the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) in Kuching, February 3. High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan …
Read More »Home is a proton for man and family after their home caught fire
[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN: For S. Ganesh, a 30-year-old Proton Saga Aeroback has been home to his family of five for the past eight months. It is also the only home his eight-month-old daughter has ever known. The 33-year-old security guard has been living in the car with his wife Parameswari, …
Read More »Glove factory in Port Klang raided for Covid-19 violations
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Another glove manufacturer is under investigation for failing to comply with Covid-19 preventive measures and seemingly poor worker living conditions. His factory, located in Port Klang, was raided by the Port Klang Department of Labor and the Klang Department of Health around 11.30am on Thursday (December 24). …
Read More »King thanks the United Arab Emirates for the gift of vaccines
[ad_1] Discussions about Covid-19 vaccines were part of Yang diPertuan Agong’s five-day tour of the United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has thanked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the latter’s plans to give away Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia. In …
Read More »Supermax issues glove scam alert
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24): Supermax Corp Bhd said today that the rubber glove maker has issued a scam alert, alleging that certain unauthorized parties are taking advantage of the global glove shortage and Supermax’s prominence and good reputation to attempt and commit fraud. In a statement, Supermax said that …
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