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Avoid the parking nightmare: Penang rolls out free hospital shuttle, now serves 600 people a day
GEORGE TOWN, July 4 — The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has allocated RM900,000 annually for the free Central Area Transit (CAT) shuttle bus service linking Komtar with Penang Hospital […]
BN vs Pakatan: Here’s what Ahmad Zahid thinks of his rival’s Johor election promises
JOHOR BAHRU, July 3 — Barisan Nasional (BN) respects Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) manifesto for the Johor state election, said BN Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime […]
A new chapter begins for SJKT Ladang Sungai Muar as Segamat school relocation moves forward
JOHOR BAHRU, July 3 — The proposed relocation of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Ladang Sungai Muar in Segamat is currently at the land ownership stage, with the process being […]
BN candidate says Senggarang housing and tourism plans will continue if re-elected
BATU PAHAT, July 3 — Senggarang state seat incumbent Mohd Yusla Ismail wants to continue the initiatives planned for the area if given the mandate once again in the Johor […]
Chinese investors rush to Hong Kong as Beijing tightens overseas stock trading rules
HONG KONG, July 3 — Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong’s train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to […]
Banking rally lifts Bursa Malaysia nearly 17 points on softer US jobs data
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Bursa Malaysia ended today’s trade with a bounce on the back of a rally in banking stocks as investor sentiment improved following softer-than-expected US labour market […]
Russian attack sets Kyiv ablaze, 30 dead as haze lingers, air rated very unhealthy
KYIV, July 3 — Authorities in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv urged residents to limit time outdoors Friday, after fires caused by large-scale Russian strikes led to a spike in air pollution. […]
Packed bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan, 40 killed, survivors rushed to hospitals
QUETTA (Pakistan), July 3 — An overloaded bus veered off a road and fell more than 20 metres into a ravine in western Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 40 […]
UN agency warns El Niño set to intensify, global temperatures rise, extreme weather incoming
GENEVA, July 3 — El Nino will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency […]
China snaps back, tells critics stop spreading lies as ethnic unity law sparks outrage
BEIJING, July 3 — China urged countries on Friday to “stop spreading falsehoods” about its new ethnic unity law, after US lawmakers, the United Nations and rights groups warned it […]