KANGAR: The Perlis Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has stopped releasing water from the Timah Tasoh Dam, Beseri to padi fields to cater solely for domestic consumption as the state braces for the second wave of dry spell due to the El Nino phenomenon.
KUALA TERENGGANU: – Terengganu police have set up a special team to monitor gambling activities throughout the FIFA World Cup Football 2014 in Brazil which will begin on Friday.
KUANTAN: The Pahang state government has built more than 88 per cent of the 15,000 units of homes under the 1Malaysia Public Housing programme (PR1MA) which were promised in the last general election within just one year.
KUALA LUMPUR: The White Paper to explain the actual situation that transpired in the incident where terrorists had encroached into Lahad Datu, Sabah in March last year will only be released after the completion of investigation by the authorities.
NEW YORK: Not so fast: J.Lo is performing at the World Cup after all.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hopes to be the first in the world to introduce Islamic wealth management, and champion the new product under the Islamic financial system, said Finance Deputy Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan.
KUALA LUMPUR: Piling and foundation specialist, Econpile Holdings Bhd, plans to allocate RM14.58 million from the proceeds raised from its initial public offering to acquire machinery and equipment for the undertaking of piling and foundation services. En-route for listing on the main board of Bursa Malaysia by the end of June, Econpile is expected to raise RM48.60 million. The remaining RM18.16 million will be utilised for working capital while RM12.15 million and RM3.71 million will be used for repayment of bank borrowings and defraying listing expenses, respectively.
KOTA BARU: Four people including two juveniles were charged with raping two underaged girls in the case involving 21 men in Ketereh here on May 20.
KUALA LUMPUR: The sales value for the manufacturing sector in April 2014 rose by 7.7 per cent (RM3.8 billion) to RM53.2 billion from the RM49.4 billion reported a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR: Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd’s share on Bursa Malaysia rose today after the company agreed to the proposed RM1.56 billion acquisition of its unit by the Selangor state government via Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session mixed today on profit-taking after yesterday’s surprise gains, dealers said.
JERANTUT: In its all-out war against poachers, the government will strengthen the cooperation with neighbouring countries apart from utilising the latest monitoring technology that use satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
BERUAS: Bukit Aman has already identified illegal bookies and punters ahead of the World Cup 2014 which kicks off Friday.
LOS ANGELES: A gunman shot and killed a student at an Oregon high school Tuesday, the latest in a spate of US shootings that prompted a renewed warning from President Barack Obama.