Day: July 21, 2024

CYBERJAYA, The National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2024 launch ceremony held here today attracted not only residents of the peninsula but also people from Sabah, Sarawak, and even foreign nationals. According to Farihah Fuaad, 28, a travel agency employee from Sarawak, she and her friend took the opportunity to purchase Sarawak laksa at the state’s booth. ‘I moved to Cyberjaya a year ago for work and events like this give me a good sense of belonging. I just had to get the Sarawak laksa as it’s quite hard to get it here,’ said Farihah, who learned about the

CYBERJAYA, A total of 2,000 fresh chickens and 1,000 packs of five-kilogramme (kg) rice are available at the Jualan Ehsan Rahmah programme held in conjunction with the National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2024 launch ceremony here today. Programme coordinator Rosnaini Abdul Malek said they were among six main items offered at discounts between 20 and 30 per cent compared to market prices. ‘Other main food items sold include eggs, ikan rakyat (such as kembung, cencaru and bawal), beef, and cooking oil in one kg packets, as these are among the top choices for the public,’ she told Bernama.

CYBERJAYA, The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) traffic summons payment counters offering discounts of up to 50 per cent at the Launch Ceremony of the National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang (HKHM) 2024 campaign here became one of the main attractions for visitors today. As of 1:30 pm, visitors were still queuing up to settle their traffic summonses despite the scorching heat. This offer, running from 9 am to 4.30 pm, caught the attention of businessman S. Selvarajah, 72, who came to pay traffic summonses on behalf of a relative. ‘It is very convenient that the government organises events with

KUALA TERENGGANU, A Myanmar labourer was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court here today for offering RM250 to a police officer to not take action against him for engaging in second-hand business without a licence. Judge Norashima Khalid meted out the fine on Mohammad Shakir Mohammad Zokoria, 27, who pleaded guilty to the charge. He paid the fine. He was charged with offering the bribe to an inspector on duty at the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dungun District Police Headquarters, last July 15 at Balai Besar Alor Tempoyak in Dungun. The bribe was offered as an incentive for the

KUALA LUMPUR, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) clarified today that it did not upload any official information in English as viralled on Facebook regarding the installation of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor as the 17th King of Malaysia at Istana Negara yesterday. The Malaysian Broadcasting Department Public Relations Division, in a statement, informed that what appeared on RTM’s official Facebook site was an automatic translation by Facebook’s system. “If users activated automatic translation, the English translation will appear. “The English translation by Facebook’s system was incorrect. RTM did not upload any condolence message content in conjunction with the Installation Ceremony of the