Three die, nine injured in rail collision

Bukit Ibam Mine in History The Strait Times 5 April 1968 The Straits Times, 5 April 1968 Kuantan, Thursday – Three men were killed and nine other injured when a passenger train and a trolley collided head-on at Rompin, about 75 miules from here, today. The dead were Mr. S. Kandiah, 60, Abdul Malik bin [...]

The Sack for 22 : ‘The Union Agreed’

Bukit Ibam Mine in History The Straits Times 2 February 1963 edition The Straits Times 2 February 1963 Kuala Lumpur, Friday. – The East Coast Mining Industries Workers Union has agreed with the management of the Rompin Iron Mines on the retrenchment of 21 redundant workers. This was stated today by Mr. J. N. McHugh, [...]

Today’s Photograph : Bukit Ibam 1968

Bukit Ibam in History Contribution of Glenn Schumacher mamadou

New Istana Negara

After serving for 54 years, Istana Negara, the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in Jalan Istana, ended its function officially on 15 November 2011, with pomp and pageantry. The ceremony, which began at 9am, witnessed the marching in of the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment, comprising two officers and 58 men [...]