Brisk business at the fair
THE second Malaysia Domestic Tourism Fair was more vibrant this year as more than 250 booths were set up — almost 70 per cent more than last year. [...more]
THE second Malaysia Domestic Tourism Fair was more vibrant this year as more than 250 booths were set up — almost 70 per cent more than last year. [...more]
IPOH: The Perak state assembly sitting on Tuesday, March 30, started in an ordely fashion, except for an earlier burst of protest by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) assemblymen who demanded that police officers leave the hall before proceedings. [...more]
RED FM went all out to make March a memorable month for listeners. The highlight was, without a doubt, the chance to win RM50,000 cash in Red FM’s 40 Minutes In 4 Seconds . Thanks to the overwhelming response we received, what started out as a contest on the Red FM’s Breakfast Show with JD and Dilly was extended to all the other shows on the station. [...more]
FORMER soldier Robert Rizal Abdullah said his heart bled when he saw on a website a picture of an Ibran warrior’s grave by a roadside in Alor Star. [...more]
IPOH, March 17 (Bernama) -- Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir believes the issue of the RM37 million price tag for railway reserve land between Kuala Sepetang and Taiping can be resolved if the parties involved meet to discuss the matter. [...more]
REGIONAL healthcare provider Columbia Asia Group of Companies will spend about RM1.5 billion to build 15 new hospitals in the region. Vice president, treasury services, Kahar Mohamed, said it would include the three hospitals in Malaysia that were still under development [...more]
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 (Bernama) -- 7,987 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2009 candidates registered excellent results (A+, A, and/or A-) for all subjects sat for compared to 6,277 in 2008. [...more]
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd is set to invest RM100 million in an effort to broaden its Turbo3G network and mobile Internet services in Perak and Sarawak over the next three years. The investment will be used to increase the population coverage in the two states and to widen the Turbo 3G services to other main towns in Perak and Sarawak, DiGi said in a statement today ... [...more]
IPOH: The Perak government is appealing to the Railway Asset Corporation to reduce the RM38mil it is asking for a 94.5ha railway land in Kuala Sepetang, Taiping. [...more]
TAIPING - Police have arrested seven men over arson attempts on two churches and a school here on Jan 10. Perak CPO Deputy Comm Zulkifli Abdullah said the seven, aged 17 to 29, were picked up in four raids late Thursday night and early Friday. [...more]