What are the roles of councillors?

The 288 new councillors for the two city councils and 10 municipal or district councils in Selangor have been assigned zones within their respective councils.

PKNS staff to turn sales reps

The Selangor State Develop-ment Corporation (PKNS) is embarking on a pilot programme where all its staff members – from office boys and clerks to senior management personnel – will also serve as sales personnel to sell its properties.

Marine police nab 19 illegals

A ploy to fool the authorities by placing illegal immigrants in a secret compartment in a boat failed as a team from the Selangor Marine Police found all 19 of them huddled together in a 3m by 5m space on the boat.

Folks out to stop monkey acts

Residents in Kuang and Batu Arang are going bananas over monkeys terrorising their area.

Special panel to help cops fight crime

The Selangor Justices of Peace Council will set up a special committee to help police fight crime in the state.

Near miss for deaf students

It would have been a disaster had the canteen ceiling at the School for the Deaf in SS5 Kelana Jaya fell three minutes earlier.

No stranger to Subang Jaya

Theresa Ratnam Thong, a new councillor with the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), is no stranger to Subang Jaya. In fact, she thinks her position is an extension of what she had been doing previously.

Hospital urged to go electronic

The Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital (TJH) outpatient department, which receives an average of 1,000 patients daily, should introduce an electronic registration (e-registration) system to reduce waiting time, said Rasah MP Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

First batch of aid for Kg Tunku folks

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San and PJ Utara MP Tony Pua recently distributed the first batch of aid from the Selangor state government to the poor and representatives from welfare homes in Lau’s constituency.

Learn how to be creative with recyclable materials from centre’s volunteer

The Taiwan-based Dharma Drum Mountain Worldwide Centre for Buddhist Education is organising a jumble sale with a difference this Sunday.

A place to have fun and interact

Learning has never been this much fun. With the completion of the Sunrise Fun Zone at Aman Walk, Mont Kiara, children can now enjoy extra hours of fun and learning with their parents.

Walk for Life at Titiwangsa park Sunday

The Tesco Walk For Life, to raise funds for the National Cancer Council (Makna), will be held at Taman Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

RapidKL passenger’s ticket picked the winner in contest

It pays to use public transport. This was especially true for Mohd Nazril Harun, 28, who won the first prize in the Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) “Simpan & Menang competition.

Television station turns 10 in style

Television station ntv7 celebrated its 10th anniversary in its trademark “Feel Good” manner on Friday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Recognition for 44 entrepreneurs

A total of 44 entrepreneurs received due recognition for their outstanding performance at the 7th Asia Pacific International Entrepreneur Excellence Award 2008, held last Sunday at the Palace of the Golden Horses.

Making the most of summer

Tale of Two Cities - New York: By FOO YEE PING

Zang Toi does his bit for charity

New York-based fashion designer Zang Toi was back in town to launch his shoe collection and do his bit for charity.

Flavours from your childhood days

Big Big Bowl Cafe at Kepong Entrepreneur Park pampers its customers with items ranging from authentic Hakka fare to Yong Tau Foo.

German fare a la fast food

Food outlet operator Mohd Nazrin @ Ludwig Gaisbauer believes the concept of “halal” is about the physical cleanliness of a restaurant, handling of food, paying creditors on time and treating customers right.

Walking in the shoes of suffering kids

It is difficult to empathise with children who experience hardship due to HIV/AIDS and understand their problems, unless one has been in their shoes.

Seeing orange at company’s first year bash

Xango LLC, the global nutritional leader, celebrated the company's first anniversary in Malaysia recently with a party attended by almost 1,000 guests at MegaView, Kuala Lumpur Tower.

Exclusive hair care

Malaysians who desire luxurious hair care products and treatment can finally look forward to having French hair care expert Rene Futerer’s exclusive line as the brand is making its way to Kuala Lumpur this month.

Luxury hotel to open its doors in September

The Club at The Saujana Kuala Lumpur – will finally open its doors on Sept 1 following an extensive 16-month renovation.

Newcomers take to the catwalk

Every woman can be beautiful – that was definitely the slogan that Priscilla Wong seemed to be carrying proudly during the Estee Lauder Model Search 2008.

Funky vibes as the weekend nears

Club Beat: By JASON CHEAH

Stay fit the belly dance way

Belly dancing has been termed exotic, sensual and beautiful and is one of the oldest social dances.

New toy store opens

Who can deny the feelings of joy, happiness and sheer exhilaration of a child and yes, even an adult, when surrounded by seemingly endless aisles filled with toys of different shapes, sizes and colours?

Students show their artistic side

Students of the Bukit Jalil Sports Schools (BJSS) showed that they were as talented in the performing arts as they were in sports when they entertained the guests at the recent Young Olympian Night.

Intinity wins final leg

A record 65 teams, including several from the Klang Valley, took part in the last leg of the Milo-Hidup Bola Under-16 Futsal Carnival at Plaza Futsal in Kuantan, Pahang recently.

New chief coach for Kedah BA

A relatively unknown Tan Phick Eng, 51, will replace Chee Kok Beng, 64, as Kedah badminton chief coach with effect from Aug 1.

Sukaramai stay unbeaten

Striker K. Vikram fired two goals in Sukaramai Bukit Kiara's come-from-behind 4-1 win over Puchong United in a Division One Group A match of the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) league at the Yayasan FAS ground in Kelana Jaya recently.

Cash carrot for athletes

The Selangor State Sports Council (MSNS) handed out a total RM449,250 as incentive to their athletes who returned with medals and records from the Sukma in Terengganu recently.

AND1 clinic at Catholic High School

Around 100 students of Catholic High School in Petaling Jaya picked up vital basketball skills when the AND1 Streetball Challenge coaching crew visited the school recently.

City Watch

Time to act on public transport

From MOAZ YUSUF of Subang Jaya

Bloggers too should be more careful with what they say

From BULBIR SINGH of Seremban