Kuantan, Jerantut councils set benchmark with five-star SPB-PBT ratings

[New Straits Times] - 01/25/2025

KUANTAN: The Kuantan City Council (MBK) and the Jerantut District Council’s (MDJ) achievement in the Local Authority Star Rating System (SPB-PBT) last year should serve as a benchmark for the remaining nine other local authorities (PBTs) across Pahang. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd



        e-mail

In Malaysian newspapers

Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision
WASHINGTON (Jan 31): Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air (…)
[BorneoPost] - 31/01/2025
Sabah floods: Rescue teams battle rising waters, lurking crocodiles
LAHAD DATU (Jan 31): In Sabah, the rising floodwaters bring not only destruction but also a serious threat – (…)
[BorneoPost] - 31/01/2025
Washington midair crash: What we know so far
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 — A US commercial airliner with 64 people aboard and a military helicopter collided over (…)
[Malay Mail] - 31/01/2025
Man in Kuching jailed 21 months for selling stolen jewellery worth RM30,000
KUCHING (Jan 31): A 48-year-old man was sentenced to a total of 21 months in jail by the Magistrates’ Court here (…)
[BorneoPost] - 31/01/2025
Sabah Electricity monitors power supply, shuts substations as waters rise
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 31 — Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd will carry out continuous monitoring of the electricity supply in (…)
[Malay Mail] - 31/01/2025
Authorities eye 73 suspected smuggling storage premises near Sungai Golok
KOTA BARU: A total of 73 storage facilities located along the Kelantan-Thailand border in Rantau Panjang and Tumpat (…)
[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
Pilots recall problems at Washington airport after fatal crash
WASHINGTON: US commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport a decade (…)
[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
Open-source or not? DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot fuels debate in AI innovation
PARIS, Jan 31 — Chinese AI shooting star DeepSeek has made headlines for its R1 chatbot’s supposed low cost and high (…)
[Malay Mail] - 31/01/2025
Nine nations, including Malaysia to meet in The Hague over Israel’s violations of International Law
THE HAGUE, Jan 31 — Nine countries, including Malaysia, will convene in The Hague to discuss their shared commitment (…)
[Malay Mail] - 31/01/2025
Japan’s foreign workforce hits all-time high as labour gaps widen
TOKYO, Jan 31 — Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data (…)
[Malay Mail] - 31/01/2025