Day: July 14, 2024

LARUT, A total of 4,145 Kemas teachers will be sent to attend a course on memorising the Quran beginning this month. Community Development director-general Datuk Ahmad Kamal Idris Mohd Nawawi said this is in preparation for the Pre-Tahfiz programme involving more than 140,000 Kemas students nationwide. The course, involving 42 series, is implemented in stages involving about 100 teachers in each series of the course, he said when met by reporters at a durian competition in Batu Kurau here today. He said the pre-Tahfiz programme would involve fun learning classes for Kemas students. The Kemas Pre-Tahfiz programme aims to empower

SERI ISKANDAR, The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) is awaiting the Kuwaiti government’s agreement for the procurement of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet aircraft meant for the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF). Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin stated that Malaysia is interested in the acquisition following discussions with Kuwait and deployed a technical team to assess the aircraft in June. “We are in the process and hope the Kuwaiti government will consider our request. We have not submitted it formally, but they are aware because we have sent our team to evaluate the aircraft. “We found that it is suitable for our

KUALA LUMPUR, The investigation paper involving several individuals allegedly linked to threats made via TikTok against the late social media influencer A. Rajeswary will be referred to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) tomorrow, according to police. Sentul district police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said that so far, statements have been recorded from 11 individuals as part of the investigations. “The investigation paper is being completed and will be referred to the DPP tomorrow,” he said when contacted today. Ahmad Sukarno also said the remand of a lorry driver detained in connection with the case has been extended by

KUALA NERUS, The Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) recorded 1,969 fires across the state from Jan to July 1 this year. Deputy director Mohd Khairiri Mat Resad @ Arshad stated that the incidents involved various types of fires, such as forest, bush, plantation, building, vehicle, appliance, and kitchen, among others. He added that bush or grass fires accounted for the highest number of cases at 1,167. “There are also 269 fires involving vehicles and structures still under investigation, with losses amounting to nearly RM11 million. “We continue to receive reports of bush, forest, and grass fires. However, the recent

TUMPAT, The government estimates that over RM250 million in diesel leakage has been prevented from smuggling or misappropriation at petrol stations along the Peninsular Malaysia borders since targeted subsidy measures were implemented on June 10. Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, stated that diesel sales decreased by 23 percent or 6.5 million litres per day, while commercial diesel sales increased by 4.8 million litres per day. He explained that when the subsidised price at petrol stations was RM2.15 per litre, industries sought to source diesel from petrol stations instead of purchasing commercial diesel at more than RM3 per