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Four Indian workers died in a fire at a textile shop which also destroyed three shops adjacent to it at Jalan Pasar, Masai in Johor at about 3 am today, said Deputy Director of Johor Fire and Rescue Department Shukor Sani Hashim. -- BERNAMA SMK NAK

MERSING: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in Johor seized more than RM3 million worth of timber during a raid at a logging area near Felda Nitar Timur at the border of the Mersing Forest Reser...

JOHOR BARU: A recent course organised by Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) for selected bus drivers should be expanded to include other drivers in Johor to improve the state’s public transportation system.

JOHOR BARU: The National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) will send its Power Over Cervical Cancer Pink Mobile out of the Klang Valley to create awareness and educate the public on cervical cancer.

SINGAPORE: Singapore leaders have sent congratulatory messages to the Sultan of Johor on his ascension as Sultan.

JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman was sent to the Johor Specialist Hospital after feeling uneasy while playing a game of golf at the Royal Johor Country Club (RJCC). Abdul Ghani's press secretary Mohd Sa'odi Mat Atar said Abdul Ghani was playing golf at about 8.45am yesterday when he complained of uneasiness. He was then rushed to the Johor Specialist Hospital for a regular ...

JOHOR BARU: Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman today underwent an ordinary medical examination at the Johor Specialist Hospital after complaining of discomfort while playing golf at the Royal Johor Country Club.

JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman was sent to the Johor Specialist Hospital after “feeling uneasy” while playing a game of golf at the Royal Johor Country Club (RJCC).

JOHOR BARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor joined the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar at a majlis tahlil for the late Sultan Iskandar Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail at the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque in Johor Baru on Wednesday .

JOHOR BARU, March 7 — Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman today underwent a medical examination at the Johor Specialist Hospital after complaining of discomfort while playing golf at the Royal Johor Country Club. “He felt some discomfort at 8.45am when playing golf and was taken to the Johor Specialist Hospital for an ordinary medical examination,” said the mentri besar’s press secretary ...

ELEVEN teams have entered for the Kedah inter-club rugby league competition to be played at the Sultan Abdul Halim stadium starting from Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang today urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to allow local government elections to be held in states run by Pakatan Rakyat (PR), as such a ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang today urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to allow local government elections to be held in states run by Pakatan Rakyat (PR), as such a move would serve as a system of checks and balances to local council administration.

GEORGE TOWN: Coach Ahmad Yusof has promised not to wield the axe following Kedah’s meek 0-4 capitulation to Selangor in the Super League last Saturday.

SELANGOR is following Penang in seeking to hold local government elections. However, Kedah and Kelantan, both led by PAS, have yet to announce their stand on the matter.

SELANGOR is following Penang in seeking to hold local government elections. However, Kedah and Kelantan, both led by PAS, have yet to announce their stand on the matter. Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 provides that “all provisions relating to local government elections shall cease to have force or effect.” Many had interpreted the suspension of the Local Government Elections Act ...

KEDAH will pay RM3,500 to each of its athlete who brings home a gold medal from the Sukma Games to be held from June 10-19 in Malacca.

GEORGE TOWN: Super League leaders Selangor put on a commanding performance to tame Kedah 4-0 at the Shah Alam Stadium last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 – League leader Selangor opened up a five-point gap over second placed Terengganu with a sizzling 4-0 crushing of Kedah in a Super League match at the Shah Alam Stadium tonight. With the win, coach K. Devan's side collected 22 points from nine matches while Terengganu who have played a match less, has 17 points in second place, two points ahead of third placed Kelantan ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- League leader Selangor opened up a five-point gap over second placed Terengganu with a sizzling 4-0 crushing of Kedah in a Super League match at the Shah Alam Stadium tonight.

KOTA BARU – The Sultan of Kelantan filed an application to divorce his second wife at the Syariah High Court here yesterday. “At the instruction of His Royal Highness, we filed an application for cerai talak tiga (irrevocable divorce) at the Syariah High Court at 3.30pm,” said Zainul Rijal Read more...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has asked the relevant authorities in Kelantan to investigate and act against those marrying underage girls. Minister Senator Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said such marriages went contrary to the Kelantan Islamic Family Law Enactment as there was no endorsement from the Syariah Court. “The Kelantan Islamic Family ...

KOTA BAHARU, March 9 — A syarie lawyer, Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar today filed an application at the Syariah High Court here for verification of the Sultan of Kelantan’s divorce of his second wife, Che Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad. In a statement to Bernama, Zainul said he had been instructed by the Sultan of Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Tuanku Yahya Petra to file the application to verify the divorce ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has asked the relevant authorities in Kelantan to investigate and act against those marrying underaged girls. Minister Datuk Seri Sha...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has asked the relevant authorities in Kelantan to investigate and act against those marrying underaged girls.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has asked the relevant authorities in Kelantan to investigate and act against those marrying underage girls.

KOTA BAHARU, March 9 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Tuanku Yahya Petra, filed an application for verification of his divorce from his second wife, Che Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad, at the Syariah High Court here on Tuesday.

TERKINI KOTA BAHARU, 9 Mac — Seorang peguam syarie, Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar telah memfailkan permohonan pengesahan cerai talak tiga terhadap isteri kedua Sultan Kelantan, Che Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad, di Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah di sini hari ini. Dalam satu kenyataan kepada Bernama, Zainul berkata beliau telah dititahkan oleh Sultan Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Tuanku Yahya Petra supaya memfailkan ...

KOTA BAHARU, March 9 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Tuanku Yahya Petra, today filed an application for verification of his divorce from his second wife, Che Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad, at the Syariah High Court here today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has set April 8 for case management of the application by the Kelantan Regent Tengku Muhammad Faris Sultan Ismail Petra to strike out the suit filed by his younger brother, involving the possession of a Bentley Brooklands car costing S$706,880 (RM1,689,530).

MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- A Melaka state executive councillor created a stir at the state assembly here on Tuesday when he tabled a motion to dissociate the Melaka Historic City Council from Georgetown, Penang as a Unesco heritage site.

MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- A Melaka state executive councillor created a stir at the state assembly here today when he tabled a motion to dissociate the Melaka Historic City Council from Georgetown, Penang as a Unesco heritage site.

MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- Melaka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew six per cent last year to RM15.9 billion from RM15 billion previously. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the services sector remained the biggest contributor to GDP, spurred by the tourism subsector.

Melaka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew six per cent last year to RM15.9 billion from RM15 billion previously. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the services sector remained the biggest contributor to GDP, spurred by the tourism subsector. This was followed by the manufacturing sector that recorded a 3.1 per cent growth, he told the Melaka State Legislative Assembly at Seri ...

MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- Melaka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew six per cent last year to RM15.9 billion from RM15 billion previously.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) -- The competition venues for the Malaysia Games (SUKMA), which Melaka will be hosting for the first time, are almost 95 per cent complete, said Executive Officer of Sukma Melaka, Radzi Shaari.

MELAKA, March 8 (Bernama) -- The Yang Dipertua Negeri of Melaka Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob has proposed the building of a housing complex dedicated to Malay warrior, Hang Tuah, as a new tourist product.

MELBOURNE, March 7 (Bernama) -- Melaka is delighted with the growth of its tourism industry and expects eight million visitors this year, surpassing the 7.5 million in 2009.

MELBOURNE, March 7 (Bernama) -â Melaka is delighted with the growth of its tourism industry and expects eight million visitors this year, surpassing the 7.5 million in 2009.

KOTA KINABALU: Opposition parties have no hope of wresting power from Barisan Nasional (BN) in Sabah as the coalition has proven its ability to develop the state, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said.

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Mac — Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat Mazlan Aliman ditahan polis Pahang di Raub tengah malam tadi dipercayai berkaitan dengan ceramahnya menyentuh pengurusan Felda.

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Mac — Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat Mazlan Aliman ditahan polis Pahang di Raub tengah malam tadi dipercayai berkaitan dengan ceramahnya menyentuh pengurusan Felda. Beliau yang kini ditahan di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Raub dijangka akan dihadapkan di mahkamah hari ini, kata salah seorang pembantunya ketika dihubungi. “Mazlan masih berada di balai polis, difahamkan mungkin ...

Calcutta: The heated debate on the eve of East Bengal’s AFC Cup Group D match against Al-Ittihad of Syria, at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday, has been generated less by the excitement surrounding the match and more by the soaring temperature.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadiu...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadium here on Tuesday's night.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadium here tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Following are results of the FA Cup first leg quarterfinal matches played at various venues tonight:

TERKINI KOTA BAHARU, 9 Mac — Seorang peguam syarie, Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar telah memfailkan permohonan pengesahan cerai talak tiga terhadap isteri kedua Sultan Kelantan, Che Puan Elia Suhana Ahmad, di Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah di sini hari ini. Dalam satu kenyataan kepada Bernama, Zainul berkata beliau telah dititahkan oleh Sultan Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Tuanku Yahya Petra supaya memfailkan ...

KUALA PILAH (Malaysia) - THREE members of the notorious Sawit United gang were shot dead by police after they tried to attack policemen who had surrounded them at a water tank in Felda Serting Hilir, Bahau near Kuala Pilah at 8.30pm last night. Negeri Sembilan Police Chief Datuk Osman Salleh said the men, all aged below 35, had panicked when police surrounded them and retaliated by using sharp ...

SEREMBAN, March 3 (Bernama) -- A pro-tem committee has been set up to form a new association after the Negeri Sembilan Sepak Takraw Association was deregistered by the Sports Commissioner said a former committee member Norsal Mohd Tisan.

TEMERLOH: Sultan Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah bertitah baginda akan meneliti dan mendapatkan pandangan serta nasihat daripada penasihat undang-undang terlebih dahulu berhubung pelaksanaan hukuman sebat terhadap bekas model sambilan Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno.

KUANTAN: Wild freshwater patin and krai are scarce in Sungai Pahang, but patient anglers more often than not are lucky to land a catch. Both of these species are expensive and fetch between RM80 to RM160 per kg.

TEMERLOH: The Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah said he would have to seek legal advice on the Islamic caning of former part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno before making a decision.

TEMERLOH, 8 Mac — Sultan Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah bertitah baginda akan meneliti dan mendapatkan pandangan serta nasihat daripada penasihat undang-undang terlebih dahulu berhubung pelaksanaan hukuman sebat terhadap bekas model sambilan Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno. Sultan Ahmad bertitah sehingga kini juga, baginda tidak menerima sebarang rayuan daripada Kartika Sari Dewi ( gambar ), 33, yang ...

CYBERJAYA: The Pahang government will proceed with plans to set up a stem cell research hu b despite questions being raised on the effectiveness of stem cell treatmen t, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan ...

IPOH : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered illegal logging at a 100 hectare site near Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands at the Perak-Pahang border.

CYBERJAYA: The Pahang government will proceed with plans to set up a stem cell research hu b despite questions being raised on the effectiveness of stem cell treatmen t, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said. Adnan said the state government was aware of questions being raised both here and abroad over the authenticity of claims that stem cells could be used to cure a number of ailments. He ...

CYBERJAYA: The Pahang government will proceed with plans to set up a stem cell research hu b despite questions being raised on the effectiveness of stem cell treatmen t, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said.

CYBERJAYA, March 7 (Bernama) -- Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the state government plans to make Pahang the largest stem cell hub in the world.

IPOH: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered illegal logging at a 100ha site near Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands at the Perak-Pahang border. A MACC spokesman who declined...

PENANG, March 9 — Businessman Datuk Azman Shah Omar Shah will be taking on incumbent Rizal Faris Mohideen Abdul Kader for the president’s post of the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce (DPMPP) at the chamber’s polls on Thursday. Speaking to Bernama here today, Azman Shah, 49, said he was contesting the post to revive DPMPP, which he claimed was ailing under the present leadership. The polls, held ...

GEORGE TOWN: A five-star hotel, a convention centre, a hospital and high-end condominiums are among the projects lined up by the CP Group for its Queensbay site.

MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- A Melaka state executive councillor created a stir at the state assembly here on Tuesday when he tabled a motion to dissociate the Melaka Historic City Council from Georgetown, Penang as a Unesco heritage site.

MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- A Melaka state executive councillor created a stir at the state assembly here today when he tabled a motion to dissociate the Melaka Historic City Council from Georgetown, Penang as a Unesco heritage site.

By Clara Chooi KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — All Pakatan Rakyat-ruled states might emulate the Penang government to seek restoring local government elections, once the Election Commission (EC) decides on the matter. Already, the Selangor government has joined Penang in the bid with Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim confirming the state government would write to the EC to hold the third vote. Pakatan ...

PETALING JAYA: “It would have been better if the Penang Chief Minister had informed me of his letter first before going to the Press about his intention to have local government elections.”

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) branch is looking for a Syariah Court staff, who is believed to be a key witness, to assist investigations involving bribery cases i...

Participants at the forum 'Penang: Has anything changed after two years?' organised by the Penang Forum Working Group , today passed two resolutions.

PENANG, March 8 (Bernama) -- The Penang Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) branch is looking for (SPRM) a Syariah Court staff, who is believed to be a key witness, to assist investigations involving bribery cases in the state.

SOMEONE, most probably a writer, said once you left home you could never really go back. I am reminded of this each time I make my monthly pilgrimage back to my hometown Penang, dubbed the “Pearl of the Orient”.

IPOH: Police have seized 1,227 computers and arrested 104 people for running illegal gambling operations in Perak between January and February. State CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahi...

IPOH: Police have seized 1,227 computers and arrested 104 people for running illegal gambling operations in Perak between January and February.

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Mac — Mufti Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria (gambar) mempertahankan usahanya membantu merealisasikan kerajaan perpaduan antara Umno-PAS di negeri itu sambil menegaskan, beliau sanggup menerima “cercaan” mana-mana pihak jika ada yang tidak gembira. Harussani menegaskan bahawa mufti bukan sekadar memberi pandangan dan mengeluarkan fatwa berhubung dengan isu air mutlak dan haid ...

THE Matta Perak Travel Fair 2010 is back again with exciting travel offers from Friday to Sunday.

IPOH, March 8 (Bernama) -- Perak police have conducted 373 raids on various premises statewide believed to have been operating computerised gambling activities over the past two months.

IPOH, March 8 (Bernama) -- China Guangxi Television, a Chinese television station, is to produce a documentary film on Perak for broadcast in China, Perak State Executive Councillor Dr Mah Hang Soon said on Monday.

IPOH, March 8 (Bernama) -- China Guangxi Television, a Chinese television station, is to produce a documentary film on Perak for broadcast in China, Perak State Executive Councillor Dr Mah Hang Soon said today.

By Clara Chooi IPOH, March 8 — Unlike the rest of Malaysia, Perak not only had to endure a global economic crisis but also an unprecendented knock-down-drag-out political battle that has lasted all of the past two years. Already established as the country’s third poorest state in 2006, the results of the 12th general election in 2008 plunged Perak into further uncertainty as sceptics raised ...

IPOH : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered illegal logging at a 100 hectare site near Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands at the Perak-Pahang border.

IPOH: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered illegal logging at a 100ha site near Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands at the Perak-Pahang border. A MACC spokesman who declined...

Perlis education director Mansor Lat said the girl, who suffered leg, hand and buttock injuries, was warded at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital here."Her condition is reported to be stable and she is able ...

SHAH ALAM: The Syariah High Court here Tuesday postponed to April 8 the hearing of the prosecution's application for a review of a lower court's decision not to transfer the case of former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin to the Syariah High Court.

KANGAR: Perlis Umno leaders on Tuesday described as “childish and the work of troublemakers” a survey to be conducted on the leadership and performance of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the mentri besar of Perlis.

KANGAR, 9 Mac — Beberapa pemimpin Umno Perlis membantah usaha Majlis Tindakan Anak Perlis (Mantap) untuk membuat kaji selidik terhadap kepimpinan Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu sebagai Menteri Besar. Selain berangapan kaji selidik itu akan mengeruhkan suasana politik di negeri berkenaan, ianya juga dilihat memperkecilkan jawatan Menteri Besar.

KANGAR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Perlis Umno leaders on Tuesday described as childish and the work of troublemakers the survey to be conducted by a body on the leadership and performance of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis.

KANGAR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Perlis Umno leaders today described as childish and the work of troublemakers the survey to be conducted by a body on the leadership and performance of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis.

SHAH ALAM, March 9 (Bernama) -- The Syariah High Court here today postponed to April 8 the hearing of the prosecution's application for a review of a lower court's decision not to transfer the case of former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin to the Syariah High Court.

KANGAR, March 8 (Bernama) -- The leadership qualities and capability of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis is to be evaluated by a secretariat which was set up here on Monday.

KANGAR, March 8 (Bernama) -- The leadership qualities and capability of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis is to be evaluated by a secretariat which was set up here today.

KANGAR: The Regent of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail wants to see sports activities become a profitable industry for athletes, sports activists and also contribute towards the economy of the country.

KOTA KINABALU: Broadband Internet penetration in Sabah is still far behind compared to Peninsular Malaysia, said Resource Development and Information Technology Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU : Broadband service provider, REDtone International Berhad, is helping to narrow the digital divide among the rural community in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU : Sabah, with its biodiversity being one of the richest in the world, is an ideal place for herbal plantation. Endowed with some of the rarest flora and fauna in the world, Sabah is a treasure trove of pharmaceutical cures, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin, said yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will try to accommodate the Judicial Department’s request for an area near the city’s downtown as the site for the new Kota Kinabalu court complex.

SABAH remained a competitive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the manufacturing sector last year, despite the global economic downturn.

SABAH remained a competitive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the manufacturing sector last year, despite the global economic downturn. This was evident by the increase in investment value approved for the sector, which totalled RM5.9 billion compared with RM1.05 billion in 2008, an increase of 468.9 per cent. Sabah state industrial development minister Datuk Raymond ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Efforts for mediation in the suit brought by the president of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia against its honorary advisor and seven others over a piece of land in Sabah have failed.

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 (Bernama) -- Regional herbal companies have been urged to explore the possibility of investing or expanding their businesses in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: The official birthday of the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah will now be celebrated on the first Saturday of October every year, State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman said.

KOTA KINBALU : Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan said the government will consider the Sabah Courts’ application for a land to build a new court building near the city centre here.

KUCHING – Sarawak PKR has intensified its election preparations in anticipation of an early state election, its state information chief See Chee How said.

stephenthen@thestar.com.my MIRI: Several measures have been adopted in the drought-hit interior parts of Sarawak as the state authorities and the rural population struggle against the onslaught of the...

KUCHING – Sarawak PKR has intensified its election preparations in anticipation of an early state election, its state information chief See Chee How said. “All our preparations are in top gear,” he said, adding that the party's manifesto, flags and other election paraphernalia are ready. It is obvious, Read more...

KUCHING: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Sarawak akan ditubuhkan tidak lama lagi, kata pengerusi Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) Sarawak, Wong Ho Leng. Wong berkata penubuhannya akan menjadi kenyataan selepas parti-parti komponen pembangkang selesai membincangkan isu pembahagian kerusi di kalangan parti pembangkang.

KUCHING, March 9 (Bernama) -- The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) plans to expand the coupon taxi system implemented at airports to other areas in Sarawak by the end of this month.

MUKAH (Sarawak), March 9 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today advised people living within the Sarawak Corridor of Renewal Energy (Score) to get to know well the programmes planned in the regional development corridor so as to take advantage of the job and business opportunities.

A MINI museum dedicated to the Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers will be built at a proposed heroes memorial in Kota Sentosa near Kuching.

A pedestrian bridge will be built across the Sarawak River to link the Kuching Waterfront with the new State Legislative Assembly building in Petra Jaya.

PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) signed a gas sales agreement with upstream contractors Sarawak Shell Bhd and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for gas to be produced from three fields in Block SK308 offshore Sarawak.

PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) signed a gas sales agreement with upstream contractors Sarawak Shell Bhd and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for gas to be produced from three fields in Block SK308 offshore Sarawak. The agreement will see the development of the three gas fields, namely F28, F14 and E6, where the gas from the fields will be delivered by the contractors mainly to meet the needs of of ...

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Mac — PAS Selangor yang bertanding di 20 kerusi dua tahun lalu akan melancarkan misi menawan 12 lagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) pada pilihan raya umum ke-13, Jumaat ini. Program itu diadakan sempena ulang tahun kedua pemerintahan kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor. Pakatan Rakyat memimpin Selangor — gandingan PAS, DAP dan PKR dengan memperoleh 36 kerusi pada 8 Mac 2008.

AMRI Yahyah scored twice and set up a goal as Selangor trounced Premier League side Pos Malaysia 5-1 in an FA Cup quarter-final first leg at the Selayang Stadium yesterday to book their semi-final berth.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadiu...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadium here on Tuesday's night.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadium here tonight.

SHAH ALAM: In the second day of trial into the alleged criminal breach of trust (CBT) by an aide of a Selangor excutive counciller, at a Sessions court here, the former Pakatan Rakyat voting district committee chairman for the Sg Pelak state assembly refuted claims he had received receipts and expenditure claims from the chairman of the Community Service Centre in question.

KOTA KINABALU: A Selangor Road Transport Department (JPJ) staff who was on a holiday in Sabah fell to his death from the second floor of an apartment here yesterday.

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid SHAH ALAM, March 9 — In a bid to woo the state’s poor, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (picture) announced last night that RM50 million will be made available for micro-credit loans. The Pakatan Rakyat leader also said a whopping 10 per cent of the state’s revenue will be given to Selangor’s influential village committees or JKKKs, in an obvious bid to ...

GEORGE TOWN: Coach Ahmad Yusof has promised not to wield the axe following Kedah’s meek 0-4 capitulation to Selangor in the Super League last Saturday.

KOTA KINABALU, March 8 (Bernama) -- A Selangor Road Transport Department (JPJ) staff who was on a holiday in Sabah fell to his death from the second floor of an apartment here today.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government wants to give additional focus to problematic schoolchildren to elevate the state’s education standard.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadiu...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadium here on Tuesday's night.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Selangor set one foot in the semi-finals after whipping newcomers Pos Malaysia 5-1 in a FA Cup first leg quarterfinal match at the Selayang Stadium here tonight.

KUALA TERENGGANU: Two Rela members who are cousins were arrested by State Narcotic Depart-ment officers here on suspicion of being part of an international drug trafficking syndicate. One of them, a 3...

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Veterinary Services Department (VSD) plans to set up a RM500,000 one-stop centre for bird's nest products in Wakaf Tapai, Hulu Terengganu, this year.

KUALA TERENGGANU, 8 Mac — Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri Terengganu (PBSNT) kesal jurulatih Kelantan, B Sathianathan mengkritik keadaan padang Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah. Setiausaha PBSNT Abdullah Salleh mengakui keadaan padang di stadium berkenaan tidak memuaskan, tetapi ia adalah satu-satunya padang yang masih sesuai digunakan untuk pertandingan Liga Super.

KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu is receptive to having sex education for schoolchildren in the state if the Education Ministry wants to include it in the curriculum.

newsdesk@thestar.com.my KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu is receptive to having sex education for schoolchildren in the state if the Education Ministry wants to include it in the curriculum. Mentri B...

KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA: Terengganu is receptive to having sex education for schoolchildren in the state if the Education Ministry wants to include it in the curriculum.

KUALA TERENGGANU : The Ministry of Youth and Sports has pledged to assist Le Tour de Langkawi Sprint King (green jersey winner) Anuar Manan and his family.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Youth and Sports Ministry has pledged to assist Tour of Langkawi sprint king (green jersey winner) Anuar Manan and his family.

KUALA LUMPUR : The Ministry of Youth and Sports passed its maiden test of organising the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010 with “flying colours” despite organising the most prestigious cycling tour in Asia for the first time.

KUALA LUMPUR: Ministry of Youth and Sports passed its maiden test of organising the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010 with flying colours despite this being its first time.

JOSE Rujano was destined to be at the top of the podium in Genting Highlands and the pint-sized Venezuelan did that with almost casual ease as he bagged the decisive penultimate stage of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) yesterday.

Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling team finished first at the 15th edition of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) overall after completing the seven stages of the competition on Sunday. -MNA

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Following are Stage Seven results of the 2010 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) cycling championship from Kuala Kubu Bharu to Dataran Merdeka, a distance of 133.7km, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Porsche Stuart Shaw team won the final stage of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010 cycling race from Kuala Kubu Baru to the Dataran Merdeka stretching 133.7km.

GENTING HIGHLANDS: ISD-Neri’s climb specialist, Jose Rujano Guillen erased his disappointment of not winning the Genting climb five years ago when he conquered Stage Six of the Tour of Langkawi.

ANUAR Manan delivered on his promise, winning Stage Five of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Muar to Port Dickson yesterday.