Perak

Perak to seek views on new name

IPOH: The Perak Pakatan Rakyat government wants to hear the people’s views about the proposal to rename Jalan Silibin after the late DAP stalwart P. Patto. State executive councillor A. Sivanesan said he would hold a forum soon...

Discounts for PLUS and ELITE highway users

By TEH ENG HOCK and NURBAITI HAMDAN KUALA LUMPUR: From Jan 1, PLUS and ELITE highway users will enjoy a 10% discount on toll rates between midnight and 7am. For instance, those who are travelling from the Jalan Duta toll plaza...

Perak not collecting Kamunting quit rent

TAIPING: The Perak Government does not want to collect the RM280,000 quit rent from the Federal Government for the 57ha Kamunting detention centre, said a state executive council member. Education, Local Government, Housing and...

Remisier ordered to enter defence for drug trafficking

IPOH: A remisier on trial for trafficking 764.7g of methamphetamine four years ago has been ordered to enter his defence by a High Court here. Wong Cheong Meng, 44, was told to do so after the court ruled that the prosecution...

Six injured after bus skids

IPOH: Six passengers were injured, one of them seriously, when an express bus skidded and landed on its side on the road shoulder at Kilometre 378 of the North-South Expressway near Slim River on Monday. Nordin Yahya, 55, from...

Fire officer with a passion for his job

IN his 30 years of service as a fireman, P. Samasuvam’s most moving experience was when he rescued four Indonesian workers from a tiny underground pump room filled with toxic fumes. “All four men were unconscious and had passed...

Termite-infested school gets aid

TERMITE-INFESTED school SRJK(C) Sungai Rotan in Trong near Taiping has been given an allocation of RM50,000 to help fund temporary repair work to ensure the school was safe for teachers and pupils. The allocation was handed...

More against renaming of Jalan Silibin in Ipoh

IPOH: The proposal to rename Jalan Silibin after the late Perak DAP chief P. Patto continues to come under heavy fire from residents here. Ipoh Ratepayers and Taxpayers Association deputy president Victor Sankey said the...

Deputy minister has dengue

IPOH: Deputy Information Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe has been hospitalised for dengue. The Gerakan Wanita chief was warded at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on Friday for treatment after having a persistent fever. When contacted,...

Suspect escapes in cop's car

IPOH: A robbery suspect gave police the slip when he took off in a car belonging to the policeman in charge of him in Sitiawan yesterday. Two policemen were taking the 22-year-old man back to the Sitiawan police district...

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