Day: August 6, 2024

SHAH ALAM, The SkyCity tower that is being developed in the digital city of i-City here is set to become a new landmark as well as an additional attraction for the city of Shah Alam and the tourism sector in Selangor. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the 60-metre (m) high tower, featuring a 600m-long glass slide built at a cost of about RM15 million, would further enhance i-City’s existing attraction to domestic and foreign tourists. ‘Based on the latest tourism data, i-City is one of the major attractions for visitors coming to Shah Alam, and I hope

KUANTAN, The Pahang branch of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) thwarted an attempt to distribute smuggled cigarettes when it seized 1.2 million sticks of cigarettes of various types and brands worth RM942,480, including duties and taxes, last month. Its director, Mohd Asri Seman said the seizure was made after the Pahang JKDM enforcement division inspected a lorry left by the roadside at Taman Sri Mahkota here at about 2 pm on July 6. He said they are trying to trace the lorry owner and the syndicate’s network involved in the cigarette distribution. ‘The syndicate’s modus operandi is to use

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah State Excellence Scholarship Award (BCNS), presented by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor today, offers a glimmer of hope for Sabah’s students, particularly those from the B40 group, to realise their dreams. Rory Mae Stanley, 18, who scored 10A’s in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, admitted that she almost abandoned her ambition of studying medicine due to financial concerns, but the scholarship has now made it possible for her to pursue it. Expressing her gratitude to Hajiji, the Sabah government and Yayasan Sabah, Rory vowed to work hard to make Sabah proud and hopes to

KUALA NERUS, The construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project not only creates a new transportation network in Terengganu but also provides job opportunities for thousands of residents. This is acknowledged by 53-year-old Abu Samah Yusof, who works as Deputy Manager of Section 3 at China Communications Construction Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL). CCC-ECRL is the main contractor for the ECRL project, which spans 665 kilometres (km) from Kelantan to Gombak. Abu Samah said that before joining the ECRL project, he had to work away from home for over 20 years due to the lack of large-scale projects in Terengganu.

KUALA LUMPUR, KPJ Healthcare Berhad has unveiled its new brand identity, intensifying its push for patient-centricity as the foundation for an exponential growth and competitive edge in the dynamically evolving healthcare landscape. KPJ Healthcare Berhad chairman Tan Sri Dr Ismail Bakar said the company have successfully evolved into Malaysia’s largest hospital network, operating 29 hospitals currently with its 30th hospital in Kuala Selangor slated for opening early next year. ‘At the core of this rebranding initiative is our stronger emphasis on patient-centricity by concentrating on providing the best service to our patients, fostering a high-performance culture for our staff, creating