Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 24 -- The Terengganu government has allocated RM250 million for education next year compared with RM200 this year.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 23 -- The Terengganu government is still discussing with the federal government the long-standing oil royalty payment to the state.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 23 -- The Terengganu government is allocating RM5 million for programmes to tackle the "Mat Rempit" problems next year, the State Assembly was told Wednesday.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 22 -- A Barisan Nasional backbencher on Tuesday asked the Terengganu government to prepare proper plans for every development project instead of resorting to ad hoc implementation.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The sombre atmosphere of the Terengganu state legislative assembly for more than a year became heated Monday with seemingly endless questions from Barisan Nasional assemblymen.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 19 -- The Terengganu Social Welfare Department has made preparations to face yet another wave of floods in the state following bad weather over the last few days.

SEVENTEEN international and local marching bands are pitting their skills, creativity and musical talents to outbid each other for the championship title of the inaugural KFC-Malaysia World Band Competition 2009.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 16 -- The Terengganu government has approved applications to set up a nursing college and a medical college in the state, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said Wednesday.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 15 -- The authorities have been able to mobilise 3,000 Rela and Civil Defence Department volunteers to combat street crime earlier than scheduled early next year.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 15 -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said some bloggers, unlike local journalists, do not adhere to the rules and ethics of journalism in their bid to garner popularity.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 13 -- A happy holiday outing here for a family of seven from Johor turned into a tragedy when a father-in-law and a son-in-law drowned while bathing at the Rantau Abang, Dungun beach on Sunday morning.

KUALA TERENGGANU: Several senior officials from Tereng-ganu's Public Works Depart-ment are expected to be transferred out of the state or re-designated by the end of the year in a massive management shake-up. A number of its architects and technicians have received letters this month informing them of their transfers and re-designations. It is also ...

KUALA TERENGGANU: Police are on the hunt for three men, believed to be of Middle Eastern descent, who stole RM900,000 worth of jewellery in Wednesday's 10-minute daylight heist.

THE government will approve an additional allocation for flood victims to ease their burden, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Minoprio's last 24 hours are the closest to resurrection one can get in match racing.

KUALA TERENGGANU: A teenager with a history of sleep walking, walked to her death from the balcony of her home in Kampung Banggol Nyior in Tepoh, 30km from here, Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Terengganu today in the wake of the third wave of flooding in the east coast states has improved considerably and more evacuees are to be allowed to return home if the weather gets better.

A total of 299 flood victims in Pahang have been evacuated since this morning, bringing the total as at 5pm to 335.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 2 -- The number of flood victims in Terengganu has risen to 1,444 as at 8pm compared to 1,293 in the afternoon, a National Security Council spokesman said on Wednesday night.

Residents in the East Coast of peninsular Malaysia can brace themselves for more heavy rain until Friday morning.