PKR lawmaker to raise PJD Link project in parliament
PETALING Jaya lawmaker Lee Chean Chung will be seeking answers from the Works Ministry on the status of the Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) highway mega project. The MP said he would be raising questions on the highway – previously proposed to link Kinrara to Damansara – at next month’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.
People want economic revival, not local elections, says Nga
THERE are other matters Pakatan Harapan (PH) needs to prioritise instead of local government elections, Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming said. Speaking to a group of journalists in a special pre-Chinese New Year interview recently, he said economic revival measures top the list of issues the people want prioritised.
Days of golf during office hours over, Nga tells civil servants
SENIOR civil servants who work on the golf course during office hours have been told by Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming that their days of truancy are over. Nga said he had been informed that senior officers in the Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional administrations were on the green when they should be in the office working.
Meta to allow Trump back on Facebook, Instagram
SOCIAL networking giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would soon reinstate former US president Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram with “new guardrails,” two years after he was banned over the 2021 assault on the Capitol. “We will be reinstating Mr Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks,” said a statement by Nick […]
Dirty, tiny dorms a no-no
KLANG: Hundreds of foreign workers have been found staying inside cramped and dirty dormitories here during a raid. Read full story
It’s wet, wet, wet in Johor
SEGAMAT: Pekan Air Panas is a quaint little town in Labis, famous for its Orang Asli settlements, mata kucing fruits and its water attractions – the hot springs and the Taka Melor waterfalls. Read full story
More than 1,500 stranded as floods cut off road access
KLUANG: More than 1,500 people have been stranded in several areas nearer here after floodwaters cut off the road leading to the area. Read full story
Over 250 evacuated as floods hit Sabah villages
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 251 people had to be evacuated to temporary disaster relief centres after continuous heavy rain triggered floods in three districts in Sabah. Read full story
Water cut to carry out repairs in Seremban
SEREMBAN: Water supply to several areas in Seremban will be disrupted for 48 hours from 8am on Jan 31 to enable Syarikat Air Negri Sembilan (Sains) to carry out pipe replacement and maintenance works at its facilities.Sains corporate communications head Norzita Ismail said supply should resume at 8am on Feb 2. Read full story
Mea culpa, says motorbike-injured actress
ACTRESS Noorkhiriah, 45, who was injured while shooting the drama Bosskid, is not blaming the production crew and has instead admitted it was her fault for insisting on performing her own stunt, Berita Harian reported. Read full story