China’s petsitters back in business after Covid reopening
AT Zhou Tianxiao’s hotel in Beijing’s northern suburbs, where room service includes belly rubs and squeaky toys, reservations are filling up fast as the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in China fuels a travel boom. Zhou’s dog mansion is just one of many petsitting services that has seen a welcome return to former levels of bookings […]
JPJ: More than 100 vehicles seen driving on NSE emergency lanes over four hours
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 vehicles were spotted and recorded driving on the emergency lane along the North-South Expressway from Johor Baru to Putrajaya in a four-hour period between 10am and 2pm Saturday (Jan 21). Read full story
Hartal Farmasi emerges on social media to seek justice for contract pharmacists
PETALING JAYA: After the Hartal Doktor Kontrak movement that fights for the plight of contract doctors, the Hartal Farmasi has emerged on social media to seek justice for contract pharmacists. Read full story
Prices at food outlets still high despite drop in cost of raw ingredients, says Rafizi
KUALA TERENGGANU: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has denounced the attitude of certain restaurant and food stall operators who still refuse to lower their prices despite the falling cost of raw ingredients. Read full story
King, Queen visit Langkawi
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah visited several locations to meet with the people in Langkawi, Kedah. Read full story
Task force set up to look into TNG issues highlighted by the public, says Salahuddin
JOHOR BARU: A task force has been set up by the government to deal with issues that have been highlighted by the public on the Touch ‘n Go system. Read full story
King, queen wish Malaysians a happy Chinese New Year
YANG di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today extended greetings to Malaysians celebrating Chinese New Year tomorrow. In a post on Istana Negara’s official Facebook page today, Their Majesties said they hope the blessings of the Lunar New Year will bring joy, prosperity, […]
‘Aquaman’ warns Sundance of deep-sea mining peril
He is best known as hunky, sea-dwelling superhero “Aquaman”, but actor Jason Momoa brought a stark and sober warning about the perils of deep-sea mining to the Sundance film festival yesterday. The Hawaiian-born A-lister narrates “Deep Rising”, a new documentary about the frenzied efforts by resource-hungry corporations to scrape valuable metals from vast swathes of […]
Rafizi denounces high food outlet prices despite drop in raw ingredients cost
ECONOMY Minister Rafizi Ramli has denounced the attitude of certain restaurant and food stall operators who still refuse to lower their prices despite the falling cost of raw ingredients. He said it is vital for these businesses to bring down their prices in order to help improve the people’s spending power and ease their financial […]
PAS to decide when to dissolve assemblies under its power
PAS will decide on its own when to dissolve the state legislative assemblies of Terengganu, Kelantan and Kedah to make way for state polls to be held, its president Abdul Hadi Awang said. He said the menteris besar of Terengganu (Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar), Kelantan (Ahmad Yakob) and Kedah (Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor) will be holding […]