In the past, I had often criticised silly records just to enter the record books. For example, I wrote ‘Promote tourism meaningfully’ in May 2014 after 600 students in Kuala Terengganu created a Visit Malaysia Year 2014 logo measuring 30m by 15m using 28,000 coconut shells for listing in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR).
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The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between British Commonwealth armed forces and the military arm of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) from 1948 until 1960.
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A reader wrote to a newspaper complaining about charges imposed by Touch ’n Go Sdn Bhd to activate frozen cards not used for more than 12 months.
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I shall start from the eldest. My grandmother was born in China and poverty forced her to seek a better life in Nanyang (South Sea) together with her husband.
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On Feb 21, the Health Ministry’s Institute for Public Health posted “Tobacco and E-cigarette Survey among Malaysian Adolescents” (Tecma) on its website.
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It is no surprise that some taxi companies and drivers wish to park under the Uber app as passengers who use mobile phones to book a ride would rather call ride-hailing apps than one of the dozen taxi apps available locally, simply because fares for the former are lower.
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The state visit by His Majesty King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud to Malaysia from Feb 26 to March 1 reminds me of the official visit by a Saudi prince to Kuala Lumpur in 1975.
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Following the express bus crash in Pagoh on Dec 24 last year, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri announced that the Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) will set up a ‘bus laboratory’ to study ways of improving the quality of service, safety and sustainability of the bus industry.
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It is a common practice for motorists to place their handphones within reach while driving, so that calls can be answered, or messages checked, at the first given opportunity.
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Royal Malaysian Police deputy director of management (training) DCP T Narenasagaran has disclosed that some police officers had 40 percent of their salary deducted to repay loans.
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The Road Transport Department (RTD) issues Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licences to drivers who have successfully completed a two-day programme.
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The law requires all public service vehicles, such as taxis and buses, to be insured for passenger liability, so that injured passengers may file claims against the drivers and receive compensations from insurance companies.
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The police ought to be congratulated for initiating a pilot project starting Jan 21 allowing drivers and motorcyclists involved in minor accidents on the North-South Expressway between Sungai Besi and Seremban to make police reports at the scene of accident.
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Kuala Lumpur city mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz has refuted allegations that there were no such things as white elephant projects by City Hall, as reported earlier by Star Metro.
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Deputy chief commissioner (operations) Azam Baki disclosed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had received information that some civil servants are still demanding that contractors sponsor holidays for their family members and colleagues, despite recent crackdowns.
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Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri said a lab will be set up next month to look into the many issues and challenges facing the bus industry.
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I am likely to remember Wednesday Jan 3, 2017 for a long time, and more so for many motorists who have parked their cars at Fraser Business Park, Kuala Lumpur on that morning.
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Reading the report of an Indian tycoon who organised a mass wedding for fatherless brides warmed the cockles of my heart.
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After reading a letter regarding the struggles of fresh graduates, I am prompted to offer an insight which may help those in such predicaments.
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Most civil servants are in the middle 40 percent (M40) income earners, above those in the bottom 40 percent (B40).
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