ISKANDAR PUTERI, A total of 75,000 students in Johor are expected to benefit from the Kad Siswa Johor, a student card which will be introduced by the state government starting next month. Johor Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said nine companies have agreed to offer discounts of up to 20 per cent through…
PUTRAJAYA, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has assured that action will be taken against the authorities if there are elements of corruption or abuse of power over the odour pollution caused by waste processing factories believed to have operated illegally for the past 10 years in Telok Gong, Port Klang. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri…
KUALA LUMPUR, The dreams of four entrepreneurs to obtain halal certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) were finally realised after they successfully completed the Halal Certification Programme offered by Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat). The four entrepreneurs are Siti Suraya Shariff, a producer of roselle-based products; Zai Suhana Mohd Tap, who…
KUALA LUMPUR, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) recently carried out beach clean-up and mangrove planting activities with community members at Desa Muara Teluk Naga, Banten, continuing its flagship social impact programme, Be Green, in Indonesia for the second year running. This year’s activities reinforce the Company’s commitment to address the environmental challenge of plastic pollution…
KUALA LUMPUR, National men’s doubles professional pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi had to work their socks off to beat Taiwan’s Lee Jhe Huei- Yang Po Hsuan 13-21, 21-16, 21-15 in the first round of the China Open in Changzhou today. The Malaysians needed 44 minutes to subdue the sixth-seeded Taiwanese pair and set up…
SEREMBAN, The chairman of a private religious study centre pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to three counts of committing physical sexual assault against a teenage girl between March and August this year. Mohd Hafidz Eshak, 44, entered his plea after the charges were read out separately before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. According…
