Annuar pushes for 3-party cooperation, says can win 149 seats
Annuar Musa says 149 of the 222 parliamentary seats are Malay-majority areas which Umno, PAS and PPBM, as a team, can win. PUTRAJAYA: Former Barisan Nasional secretary-general Annuar Musa is continuing to push for Umno, PAS and PPBM to work together in the next general election, saying their alliance could see them win 149 seats. […]
Kedah wants own port authority, says MB
KEDAH will submit a proposal to the federal government on the establishment of a port authority…
Sg Ngulang masih boleh diselamatkan tapi ambil tindakan segera, kata aktivis
Pihak JAS Perlis telah mengambil sampel air di Sungai Ngulang setelah menerima aduan orang ramai mengenai warna air sungai Sungai Ngulang yang dilihat bertukar menjadi hitam beberapa hari lepas. (Gambar Bernama) KANGAR: Persatuan Pencinta Alam Malaysia (MNS) mencadangkan agar kerajaan negeri mengambil tindakan segera dalam menangani isu pencemaran sungai di negeri ini bagi memastikan bahawa […]
Oil advances above US$66 as week opens with recovery in focus
Crude has rallied strongly in the opening months of 2021. (Reuters pic) NEW YORK: Oil topped US$66 a barrel as traders assessed prospects for further recovery from the pandemic and the outlook for rising global demand as the Opec+ alliance presses on with output curbs to drain inventories. West Texas Intermediate in New York gained […]
Performance-heavy pandemic-era Grammys begins
THE 63rd Grammys kicked off yesterday with a song from Harry Styles as organisers sought to…
Loke says no phantom voters in Perak DAP polls
THERE were no phantom voters at the DAP Perak state elections yesterday, said Anthony Loke. “All…
Malaysian Nature Society says Sungai Ngulang can still be saved, urges Perlis govt to address pollution problem
KANGAR, March 15 — The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) urged the Perlis government to take immediate…
Next-phase school reopening in Miri, Subis districts postponed to March 22, says disaster management committee
MIRI, March 15 — The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) has decided to postpone the…
Australia records second local Covid case in as many days
Staff prepare to test people at a drive-through Covid-19 testing station in Sydney last December. (AP pic) CANBERRA: Australia recorded its second local case of Covid-19 in as many days on Sunday after a worker at two hotels used to quarantine people arriving from overseas tested positive for the coronavirus. The infection is the first […]
RM25,000 fine for playing music – too steep for restaurant owner
‘There is music wherever you go, even with street vendors. Does that mean these people will be fined too?’ asks Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah. PETALING JAYA: A restaurant owner in Petaling Jaya had the shock of her life when she was slapped with a RM25,000 fine by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) […]