THE Penang Island City Council shut down and fined two hawker centres after finding rat droppings on the premises. They also fined a kuih centre for disregarding cleanliness. Council environmental health officer Bawani Murugasan, who led seven officers during the operation, said the two hawker centres...
The buried plastic waste burning below ground has made battling the fire in the Bedong landfill in Sungai Petani, Kedah even more challenging. The fire which started on Monday afternoon had grown from a 55sq m site to 12,000sq m a day later. With the landfill still...
KAJANG Municipal Council (MPKj) has failed to 'seal' an illegal confinement centre in Bandar Mahkota Cheras for the third time. MPKj councillor Lim Kim Eng said the authorities could not take action as no one answered the door....
PENANG has futuristic plans for new projects on reclaimed land and a costly public transport plan but the state’s low-income citizens just want the authorities to improve living conditions and safety at their public housing projects. Fatimah Zaharah Abdul Rahman moved into low-cost flats 10 years...
PETALING JAYA: Police have busted a "mini casino" hidden inside an entertainment outlet in Seri Kembangan. The raid by Bukit Aman early on Saturday (Jan 18) led to the arrest of 58 people, including 26 GROs. Police found the casino on the second floor while inspecting the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Contrary to popular belief, dengue infection is less likely to be contracted at home or at the workplace, but somewhere in between. Former Association of Environmental Health (MAEH) vice-president S. Veeramohan said the dengue epicentre, a common transmission spot, is usually not in homes...
PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department raided two business premises in Kuala Lumpur – believed to be fronts for brothels – and arrested 31 suspects. Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said 31 foreign women were arrested during the raids in Bukit Bintang and Cheras on Wednesday...
A volunteer at the National Museum hopes the public will adopt cats straying around the museum compound before the felines get caught by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). German national Caroline Amberg, whose plea went viral, told The Star TV that some of the cats...
TO CLAMP down on dirty restaurants, Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) carried out a joint operation with its relevant departments on 23 eateries in the Sunway Metro commercial area. The inspections were done in Jalan PJS 11/28A and Jalan PJS 11/28B by officers from MPSJ’s building,...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: More than 200 residents of an apartment block in Jalan Medini Utara 8 here are asking for the Federal Government’s help to put a stop to the noise and air pollution they have been suffering from since October 2018. The Grand Medini Residence Joint...
