Immigration op nets 42 illegal foreigners at ferry terminal

BUTTERWORTH: Visually-impaired Faiq Adnan almost gave up his swim across the Penang Channel after having being bitten by jellyfish numerous times. But the 23-year-old student persevered and successfully completed his task, to the delight of his ...

Choice habitat: The mangroves and mudflats along the coast from Teluk Air Tawar near Butterworth, Penang, to Kuala Muda in Kedah, are important for migratory waterbirds such as these common redshanks. Pictures by DAVID BAKEWELL An important bird ...

Location: BUTTERWORTH CHIEF Minister Lim Guan Eng said the federal government's proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) will further burden the poor financially. He said the government would collect up to RM27 billion in a year from GST. It means it ...

BUTTERWORTH: Penang Customs have confiscated 2,226 crates of beer with unpaid duties valued at RM281,902 in Bukit Mertajam. Three suspects aged 26, 28 and 30, including two foreign workers, were detained during the raid on a shophouse at 4.35pm on ...

UNFANCIED SK Sungai Dua of Butterworth Zone carved out two giant-killing acts to end a long 12-year wait to regain the Under-12 football crown in the annual Penang Schools (MSSPP) Inter-Zone finals. The Butterworth outfit, a surprise semi-finalist ...

BUTTERWORTH: Four friends had been planning a trip to Penang for a month. They would never have imagined that it would turn out to be fatal. The four were leaving a wedding reception here when a gunman on a motorcycle ambushed their pick-up truck, ...

BUTTERWORTH: The Batu Kawan stadium in Seberang Perai here has taken on a carnival-like atmosphere with thousands dressed in black, gathered for Pakatan Rakyat's rally to protest against the general

Reset BUTTERWORTH (May 13): The independent candidate for Bagan Dalam in the 13th general election (GE13), G. Asoghan today disputed the letter sacking him as member of DAP. He said the sacking is invalid as the validity of the Central Executive ...

BUTTERWORTH: PKR has denied that some 1,200 members from its Permatang Pauh division have left the party. Its Permatang Pauh Indian coordinator N. Vijayan said the division had not received any letter of resignation from its members. He said there ...