The government is studying the need to extend aid in the form of grants or loans to Penang for upgrades to main valves at the Sg Dua water treatment plant in Butterworth, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
Penang Water Supply Corporation chief executive officer K. Pathmanantan said all the water works planned at Sg Dua WTP and 22 other locations were completed ahead of schedule and water supply restoration had started around 11pm last night.
Zairil Khir Johari said that about 590,000 consumers on the Penang island and mainland Seberang Prai would be affected by the development, as Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) has to shut down the Sg Dua WTP to replace two units of 1,200mm control valves that are leaking.
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) tegas menolak data tidak tepat mengenai kadar pertukaran mata wang yang sedang tersebar menerusi media sosial antara dolar Amerika Syarikat (AS$) dan ringgit Malaysia (RM) yang salah diterbitkan Google pada semalam
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has dismissed rumours of his resignation amid speculation on social media regarding a possible prostate cancer diagnosis.
Before the formation of Malaysia, rice was basically state affairs, but as times went on, the rice industry in Malaysia was hijacked by the federal government as it saw fit and included in a federal act that ultimately disbanded the Sabah Padi Board, paving the way for a capitalist corporation to have a complete monopoly.
