Over 25,000 Malaysians get free motorcycle licence training under MyLesen B2, 85pc target achieved

Over 25,000 Malaysians get free motorcycle licence training under MyLesen B2, 85pc target achieved

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — A total of 25,464 participants in the MyLesen B2 Programme have completed their training and obtained their Class B2 Probationary Driving Licence (PDL), representing about 85 per cent of this year’s target. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) said the government had allocated RM11.186 million to provide 30,000 places under the

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Lufthansa resumes direct Kuala Lumpur–Frankfurt flights after nearly a decade

Lufthansa resumes direct Kuala Lumpur–Frankfurt flights after nearly a decade

SEPANG, Oct 27 — Lufthansa Airlines has launched its nonstop service between Kuala Lumpur and Frankfurt, Germany, restoring a direct air link between the two cities after nearly a decade. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the service would strengthen Malaysia’s air connectivity with Germany and the wider European market,

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Penang cruise boom brings more visitors and business to northern Malaysia

Penang cruise boom brings more visitors and business to northern Malaysia

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 — Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) recorded 569,173 passengers from January to September this year, up 52.12 per cent from 374,171 in the same period last year. Penang Port Commission chairman Datuk Yeoh Soon Hin said cruise ship calls rose to 538 from 134 over the same period. “This reflected the

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KWSP perlu bantu lebih ramai rakyat cukup simpanan persaraan – Amir Hamzah

Kuala Lumpur: Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) perlu membantu lebih ramai rakyat Malaysia mencapai simpanan persaraan yang mencukupi dengan menyesuaikan diri terhadap perubahan corak pekerjaan di samping terus memberikan pulangan yang mampan, kata Menteri Kewangan II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd utama

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Love is in the air, and so is the bill: 13pc of Malaysian men willing to go into debt for dates

Love is in the air, and so is the bill: 13pc of Malaysian men willing to go into debt for dates

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — For some Malaysian men, keeping the romance alive could mean stretching their wallets — and a new study suggests some are even willing to go into debt for a date. According to research by Legasi Research, men continue to shoulder most dating expenses, with 59.3 per cent saying they usually

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‘No compromise’: Selangor exco backs police probe into drug stash at Klang temple

‘No compromise’: Selangor exco backs police probe into drug stash at Klang temple

SHAH ALAM, Oct 26 — The Selangor state government will not tolerate the use of any place of worship for criminal purposes, regardless of the religion, race or background of those involved. Selangor Human Resources and Poverty Eradication Committee chairman V. Papparaidu said he took seriously media reports about drugs being found at an unregistered

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MoHE urges off-campus students to report residential addresses for monitoring

MoHE urges off-campus students to report residential addresses for monitoring

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) has stressed that students living in rented accommodation off campus should inform their universities of their place of residence to facilitate monitoring. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, said monitoring was difficult because some students arranged their own rental accommodation without going through

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Anwar calls for service over rhetoric as Pakatan targets Melaka victory

Anwar calls for service over rhetoric as Pakatan targets Melaka victory

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged all candidates and party machinery to work hard to earn the people’s trust in the 16th Melaka state election. In a Facebook post last night, Anwar, who is also the prime minister, said all instances of slander and racial incitement

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