Sultan Ahmad Shah feted to variety show on his birthday

KUANTAN: An inaugural royal concert to commemorate the birthday of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang this year was a grand affair with performances by veteran and contemporary artistes enthralling the 1,000-strong audience.

Irda CEO resigns, new one appointed

JOHOR BARU: The Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) board of directors has accepted the resignation of its chief executive officer Harun Johari and appointed Ismail Ibrahim as his replacement.

Batang Ai airfield plan

KUCHING: The Sarawak government is considering an airfield for the remote Batang Ai constituency.

Shafie: Project awards involves three ministries

SEMPORNA: Rural Electricity Supply Board projects in Sabah and Sarawak are decided by three ministries to ensure the programme benefits the target groups.

Heritage Dept to display 1,400 year old skeletons

MALACCA: The National Heritage Department will put on public display four human skeletons believed to be between 1,400 and 1,450 years old.

ST15 rice selling fast

MIRI: Two tonnes of subsidised Super Tempatan 15 (ST15) rice was sold in two days at a supermarket here, indicating the high demand for this particular grade.

Boy gives piggy-bank savings to adopt orang utan

KUCHING: Six-year-old Gerald Wang was so fascinated by orang utans during a visit to the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre that he decided to adopt one of the animals.

Experience of cop life

JOHOR BARU: A total of 48 Form Three and Form Four students from SMK Putri Wangsa participated in a motivational camp organised by the police with the aim of instilling discipline.

Johor gave RM1.5m in grants to Indian NGOs

JOHOR BARU: Indian-based NGOs in Johor have received more than RM1.5mil in grants from the state government this year.

Graduate with three masters degrees turns to livestock breeding

BENTONG: When this writer arrived at Azizuzanadi Zainuddin’s house in Kampung Hayat, Simpang Pelangai, about 46km from Bentong, he was busy with chores at the goat pen.

Smooth going for Sukma

MALACCA: The Youth and Sports Ministry is happy with the preparations being made by Malacca to host the 13th Malaysia Games (Sukma) in the middle of next year.

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