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Petaling Jaya

Shopping galore for week 5 contest winners

PETALING JAYA: Homemaker Alice San, 50, who was a winner of the eight winners of The Star 8 Wonders Rank and Win Contest, Week Five, plans to spend her Giant vouchers worth RM3,200 to furnish a condominium that she has...

Melamine fears unfounded

PETALING JAYA: The recent melamine-in-milk scare has caused another round of panic among consumers, who worry that using melamine made utensils would poison their food. While experts have said there should be no cause for...

Swisscash victims may get money back

PETALING JAYA: There is hope now for victims of the Swisscash investment scam to regain some of their investments. The Securities Commission (SC) has obtained a landmark judgment compelling two men and a company involved...

Pemudah ‘adopts’ KL City Hall

PETALING JAYA: Pemudah, the special task force set up to facilitate business, has “adopted” Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) with immediate effect to make it more customer-friendly and improve its delivery services. “The...

Car buyers to pay more due to interest rate hike

PETALING JAYA: Car buyers will have to pay more in monthly instalments now that hire purchare interest rates have gone up. Just a few months ago, banks offered interest rates at around 2.5%. Now, the rates are between...

FT Gerakan members defect to PKR

PETALING JAYA: More than 20 Federal Territory Gerakan members have defected to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) with “more expected in the coming weeks.” Former Federal Territory Gerakan information bureau chief Gan Kok Keng...

Smoother travel on NSE

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s expressways are ready to take on the extra volume during the coming Hari Raya exodus. PLUS Expressway Bhd said the balik kampung rush along the North-South Expressway would be smoother because...

Aidilfitri in the city malls

By Naveen Mathew Menonstreets@nstp.com.my PETALING JAYA: Throughout the month of Ramadan many malls have tried to spread the festive cheer in spite of the difficult economic situation. While some malls in the Klang Valley...

9. KFC launches new CR project

PETALING JAYA: KFC Malaysia has launched an exciting new corporate social responsibility project named Catur Bistari@KFC to help students and young Malaysians develop an interest and skills in entrepreneurship. It said...

Personalised e-cards in vogue

PETALING JAYA: E-cards seem to be the fastest and most hassle-free way to send Aidilfitri greetings to your loved ones and friends. The Star’s Internet Malay portal mStar Online introduced Hari Raya e-cards during the...