More families opting to eat out for New Year reunion dinners

MORE and more families are opting to eat out for the all-important Chinese New Year (CNY) reunion dinner in recent years, while some have been making it an annual practice for some time.

Restaurants take steps to cope with festive rush

WITH more families choosing to eat out during the festive season, many Chinese restaurants around town will be doing brisk business to cater to the demand.

Jalan Tanjung users want state govt to speed up process of acquiring land

USERS of Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, are getting frustrated about the worsening traffic situation in the area.

Friends of Kota Damansara object to housing project in Sec 10

THE Friends of Kota Damansara (FOKD), the organisation working to conserve the Kota Damansara Community Forest in Petaling Jaya, is still waiting for answers regarding a piece of land near the forest in Section 10 that has been earmarked for a housing project.

Motorists cry foul over lack of signages before worksite in Sec 16

THE pipe-laying work in Section 16, Petaling Jaya, is causing traffic congestion along Jalan Datuk Abu Bakar.

Council starts nursery programme for single mothers

SINGLE mothers who do not have the means to employ a maid or send their children to a babysitter often have little choice but to leave their children at home alone while they go to work.

Company distributes The Star to motorists

A TOTAL of 10,000 copies of The Star were distributed at the Jalan Duta and Sungai Besi toll plazas last weekend as part of Stemtech International Sdn Bhd’s corporate social responsibility efforts.

'Imprisoned' in their own homes

RESIDENTS in Jalan SS3/59, Petaling Jaya, near the Taman Bahagia LRT station, are living in fear due to the escalating crime rate in the neighbourhood.

Zulhasnan: Organise more unity events

MEMBERS of the Barisan Nasional component parties have been urged to organise unity programmes that bring the community together.

PECH requires RM16,000 a month to maintain its three homes

THERE are 24 children living in the Praise Emmanuel Children’s Home (PECH) in Petaling Jaya. and every one of them has a sad story — some were abandoned and some are from violent and abusive families, while others were neglected by their drug addict parents.

Local runner bags the women’s title at first night marathon

MALAYSIA’S A. Amutha stole the limelight at the inaugural Putrajaya Night Marathon when she won the women’s Open crown at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya recently.

Futsal fun for women

THREE legs for women have been included in the fifth season of the Milo-Hidup Bola Futsal carnival starting at the Sports Planet Ampang in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 21.

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