Daily roundup: Thousands leave Penang island - and other top stories today
Desperate escape: A traffic jam behind a manned road block along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, Penang.
PHOTO: The Star/Asia News Network
PUBLISHED ONMarch 24, 2020 7:45 AM
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.
1. Thousands leave Penang island
Thousands of commuters still want to leave the island via the Penang Bridge even as police tighten the roadblock... » READ MORE
2. 41 shopping malls with free parking until further notice (March 2020)
To encourage shoppers to continue visiting malls, many shopping malls have announced free parking promotions, valid until further notice... » READ MORE
3. SAF's first female general now a potential PAP candidate?
Gan Siow Huang, who became the SAF's first woman general in 2015 was also the highest-ranking female before she resigned from her role as Chief of Staff-Air Staff last week... » READ MORE
4. Couple ridiculed online for 'hoarding' eggs actually school canteen vendors
Photos of the pair trying to salvage what remained of the smashed eggs offered a bit of schadenfreude on social media, where netizens tittered and mocked the couple’s misfortune... » READ MORE