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UPPING THE ANTE

City Hall has warned market traders and food court operators to keep their premises clean or face permanent closure without notice

Stalled Penang Sentral project an eyesore

GOING NOWHERE: Little has changed since the launch of the multi-billion ringgit Penang Sentral project six years ago

HSBC CELEBRATES DEEPAVALI WITH OPEN HOUSE

KUALA LUMPUR: HSBC Bank Malaysia held a Deepavali open house recently.

Nurturing young talent

Field day: 40 students participate in the IAAF Kids’ Athletics Course

Malaysian drivers ready to rumble

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of six Malaysian drivers will be making the trip to the Rotax Grand Finals on Nov 13-16 in Louisiana, New Orleans in the United States.

Seafood specials at Parkroyal

PLENTIFUL: The buffet dinner has cooking stations featuring crabs, tiger prawns and fish like stingray and pomfret

MY family moved to Gombak from Terengganu in 1970. I remember being very excited when we arrived at my paternal grandmother's home in Lorong Balai Raya, on the 4th Mile of Jalan Gombak, when I stumbled upon the crystal-clear stream behind the house. The stream was full of colourful guppy fish. Sungai Gombak was just a stone's throw away from the house.

Phasing out open-air markets?

KUALA LUMPUR: City Hall would like to phase out open-air markets.

No more reminders

STRICT: City Hall will shut down markets and food courts without warning if hygiene standards are not maintained

IT was touted to be a future inter-modal transport and commercial development hub for Penang and the northern states.

TI-RATANA CHARITY GALA DAZZLES GUESTS

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ti-Ratana Welfare Society recently celebrated its 16th anniversary with a grand fundraising vegetarian dinner.

Exposure for juniors

INTERNATIONAL MEET: More than 100 players in both singles and doubles competition

Good start, says Tengku Abdullah

THE Hockey 5s event, organised by UPM Sports Academy recently, received the royal thumbs up from Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Fine characters help build home

SHOWING CHARITY: Traditional Chinese artist to donate all proceeds from first solo exhibition to Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat

Quaint little town with lots to offer

I HELD my breath as I read Mark Yoi Sun Soo's family escape into the wilderness when the Japanese invaded Kampar town in his memoir My Days in the Sun.