AFTER reading the report “Govt to price cigs beyond the reach of children” (The Star, Sept 3), I am wondering what we are trying to accomplish. We all know what cigarettes, which are a mild form of a drug, do to us, so...
SUNGAI PETANI: It is high time the Government appointed four deputy prime ministers – one each from among the Chinese, Indian, Sabah and Sarawak leaders, said outgoing Kedah MCA Youth chief Datuk Boey Chin Gan. Proposing...
CHURCHES in Sungai Petani, Kedah, ushered in the National Day by praying for the country’s leaders and continued prosperity in the nation. Some 20 churches had a Combined Churches Merdeka Prayer Rally which was held at...
STUDENTS and staff of PTPL College in Sungai Petani went on a National Day convoy to spread the Merdeka cheer to pupils and staff of seven schools yesterday. The group of 80 people comprising students and staff of the...
THE Labour Department is investigating complaints by foreign workers in Sungai Petani that they are being threatened with physical harm in a bid to force them to do more work in factories without any extra pay. Labour...
SUNGAI PETANI: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were shot dead in an oil-palm plantation after a squabble with some strangers near here. The pillion rider, in his early 40s, died at the scene after sustaining gunshot...
SUNGAI PETANI: Two men have been jointly charged with the murder of Padang Serai MCA division youth deputy chief Chin Eng Wah a year ago. The two men are odd-job worker Abdul Mirwan Abdul Aziz, 28, from Kampung Selamat,...
SUNGAI PETANI: More than 200 PKR members from 10 divisions in Kedah, Perak and Penang quit the party en block, saying they had lost faith in the party and its de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. They included members...
LEGAL firms in Sungai Petani have been given one month to register their workers with the Labour Department, failing which they will face legal action. Issuing a stern warning, Labour office senior assistant director Mohd...
SUNGAI PETANI: The Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) should collaborate with leading ICT companies in Kulim High Tech Park (KHTP) to tailor its curriculum to meet the industry needs. “I believe the...