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Penang's Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has expressed strong optimism about the upcoming HAWANA 2026 national journalists' celebration, following months of coordination with the Communications Ministry to ensure smooth execution.
A Butterworth court has handed down financial penalties to three security guards convicted of extorting a UNHCR cardholder, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities faced by refugee and asylum-seeker populations in Malaysia.
Penang authorities have shut down 177 food premises temporarily due to hygiene violations discovered during inspections of over 4,000 establishments between January and April. Pest control problems account for majority of closures.
SJKT Rajaji in George Town will move to a new RM8 million campus in Farlim by 2029, ending decades of overcrowding. The Education Ministry approved the relocation, with a private developer funding the project through corporate social responsibility.