next polls. The amendment was tabled by Soon Lip Chee( DAP-Bagan Jermal), on the second day of the

GEORGE TOWN: Chinese New Year festivities arrived early at the Star Media Group premises in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling here with a visit from DAP leaders all clad in red. Led by Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying, who is also Tanjong MP and Penang DAP secretary, the visitors spent about an hour at the office, named Star Pitt Street, which was once head office of The Star newspaper in the 1970s. Also present were Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo, Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, Pengkalan Kota

GEORGE TOWN: A man in his 50s suffered burns when his house on Jalan Perak here caught fire on Wednesday( Dec 29).A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim also suffered injuries to his head, hands and legs while escaping the fire that razed his house.“ The victim also suffered loss of breath after inhaling smoke during his escape, ” the spokesman said in a statement. The spokesman said the department received a distress call at about 4. 20pm and a team from the Jalan Perak fire sta

GEORGE TOWN: A storm in the northern coast of Penang island caused flash floods in various parts of Tanjung Bungah here after a two-hour downpour. The storm, which brought heavy rain from 8am to 10am yesterday, caused flash floods at villages in Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and Tanjung Tokong. Penang infrastructure and transportation committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said 150mm of rainfall was recorded within two hours.“ This is an extraordinary amount of rainfall as 50mm is already consid

“ But now it is too late as Satees has quit DAP.... He then decided to stand as an Independent. Satees has made several allegations, including one that party chairman Lim Guan Eng had ambitions to become chief minister again. Satees also insulted Kumaran, calling him Lim’s “ driver ” and “ bag carrier ”.... Kumaran, however, has chosen to stay calm, saying he had no grudges against Satees.“ I joined DAP in 2008 and was Prai branch secretary and also the area’s village development and security

“ But now it is too late as Satees has quit DAP.... He then decided to stand as an Independent. Satees has made several allegations, including one that party chairman Lim Guan Eng had ambitions to become chief minister again. Satees also insulted Kumaran, calling him Lim’s “ driver ” and “ bag carrier ”.... Kumaran, however, has chosen to stay calm, saying he had no grudges against Satees.“ I joined DAP in 2008 and was Prai branch secretary and also the area’s village development and security