Sungai Petani, Malaysia

NIBONG TEBAL, May 22 -- The public are advised not to visit, temporarily, places that have been detected as the source of leptospirosis cases to avoid the serious viral disease.

SUNGAI PETANI, May 19 -- The parents of a university graduate who went missing two months ago, are worried sick over their daughter's safety.

BFC Group Holdings W.L.L, the holding company of the Kingdom's oldest and most reputed money transfer and foreign exchange company - Bahrain Financing Company - has marked the completion of its acquisition of the Malaysia based money remittance company, Ghorka Remit International Sdn Bhd by officially launching its first Medan Pasar branch.

BFC Group Holdings, the holding company of Bahrain Financing Co has said it has acquired a 92% stake in Malaysia-based money remittance firm, Ghorka Remit International, Gulf Daily News has reported.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Friday failed to turn up for a programme at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Suka Menanti, here.

The Kedah Barisan Nasional is now in its best form to wrest back the state because the various conflicts faced by the PKR-DAP-PAS pact have enabled the people to see their true colours and what they will do should they manage to retain power in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR: Saiful Bukhari's father Azlan Mohd Lazim has retracted the shocking statement he made against his son in March and reiterated his earlier stand that his son had been sodomised.

SUNGAI PETANI, May 1 -- Pantai Merdeka, a popular weekend getaway for the community in Kedah, has the potential to be developed into a money-spinning, tourist destination in the country.

Three Kedah PKR state executive councillors not fielded to contest the 13th General Election today announced their immediate resignation from all posts in the party.

Baling constituents have been promised a specialist hospital and a district mosque if the Barisan Nasional wrests the parliamentary seat from PAS in the 13th General Election, polling for which is on Sunday.

By Zainal Abdul Jalil and Rosnani Saad SUNGAI PETANI -- Local residents have raised their dissatisfaction over poor service delivery from incumbent Member of Parliament for Sungai Petani Datuk Johari Abdul of PKR and incumbent Pantai Merdeka assemblyman Abdullah Jusoh.

BMW Malaysia has introduced its first BMW Gallery concept sales outlet in the country - located within the confines of Amanjaya Mall in Sungai Petani, Kedah, it's the first BMW showroom in Malaysia to be incorporated in a public space.

KAMPAR: Constant moving around has meant that Insp Hairani Razali has not been able to vote in previous general elections.

The Democratic Action Party must stop deceiving non-Muslims that the Islamic hudud law will never be implemented just because it is not part of Pakatan Rakyat's manifesto, says Malaysian Chinese Association Economic Bureau chairman Dr Fong Chan Onn.

SUNGAI PETANI: After a year-long search, Barisan Nasional Petaling Jaya Utara candidate Chew Hoong Ling finally met the person who inspired her to become an organ donor four years ago.