Former Penang rep Lee Hack Teik dies Posted on 19/11/2024 Former Pengkalan Kota assemblyman Lee Hack Teik passed away at his home in Ayer Itam last night. (Facebook pic) GEORGE TOWN: Former Penang assemblyman Lee Hack Teik has died. He was 72. The senior MCA man, who was last a state committee member in the 2013 term, died at his home in Zoo Road, Ayer Itam, at about 8pm yesterday, Kwong Wah Yit reported. Penang MCA chief Tan Teik Cheng said Lee’s death was a great loss to the party as well as the Pengkalan Kota constituents whom he had served for three consecutive terms. Tan said Lee had remained an active member after losing the seat during the 2008 political tsunami that swept across the country. “He continued going to the ground after his loss. Even up to last week, we had met and discussed ideas to make the party strong in Penang,” he told FMT. Lee, first elected to the Pengkalan Kota state seat in 1995, served three consecutive terms, winning again in 1999 and 2004. News
Health ministry staff involved in false Socso claims probe back to work Posted on 20/11/2024 MACC had remanded 36 suspects in connection with the Socso disability claims in September, comprising five orthopaedic specialists, 19 claimants, nine agents and three runners. (Reuters pic) PETALING JAYA: The five health ministry officials in Penang allegedly involved in falsifying Social Security Organisation (Socso) disability claims have resumed their duties…. Read More
Gunman shot dead, 3 police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan Posted on 24/11/2024 Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman (EPA Image file photo) AMMAN: A gunman was dead and three policemen are injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday…. Read More
Commonwealth Student Governance Summit at Limkokwing University champions TVET overhaul to make it more appealing Posted on 19/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17, 2024 — The Commonwealth Student Governance Summit (CSGS) 2024 witnessed youth leaders and educators urging for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) — often perceived as less prestigious than traditional academic pathways—to be made more appealing to students and parents. The Commonwealth Student Governance Summit… Read More