Day: July 28, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the government will carry out cloud seeding in Kedah and Perak for three consecutive days starting tomorrow. He stated that the operations aim to increase water levels for agricultural and domestic use in the Bukit Merah and Muda dams, in Perak and Kedah, respectively. Referring to data from the National Water Services Commission on Friday (July 26), Ahmad Zahid noted that the current level of the Muda Dam is at 9.44 per cent, while the Bukit Merah Dam stands at 15.25 per cent. “This is part of

KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will distribute over 40,000 Jalur Gemilang flags to enliven this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations in the capital. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the Jalur Gemilang will be distributed to government agencies, non-governmental organisations, residents’ representative councils, residents’ associations, and educational institutions. “This is to encourage Kuala Lumpur residents to fly one Jalur Gemilang at each home to promote a sense of unity in celebrating Independence Day. The flags can be obtained at our service centres in each Parliamentary constituency,” she said. She

ALOR SETAR, The body of a teenage boy who was swept away by currents while trying to save his younger sister from drowning off Pantai Cenang, Langkawi, yesterday has been found. Langkawi district police chief ACP Shariman Ashari said the body of Muhammad Izzham Hakimie Azizi, 15, was found at about 10 am today near Kuala Cenang, some 150 metres from the spot where he disappeared. ‘The body was taken to the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority jetty in Kuala Cenang, and the victim’s father confirmed his identity. ‘The post-mortem is expected to be conducted at 2 pm. When found, the

BAGAN DATUK, The move by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to require all social media and internet messaging services to apply for an Application Service Provider Class Licence under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) is in the right direction. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the move could deal with the increase in cybercrime cases, including the use of fake accounts on social media, as well as spreading negative perceptions of the government. “It is to ensure that no one uses fake accounts to create negative perceptions, and that they don’t

TAWAU, The Works Ministry has approved an allocation of RM130 million for periodic maintenance of pavements and non-pavements for federal roads in Sabah this year. Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said RM9.979 million of this amount was allocated to the Tawau district. “Today, I inspected the condition of federal road R13 Jalan Sandakan-Tawau following numerous complaints about poor road conditions, including from local representatives during parliamentary sessions. Incidentally, there was also a culvert collapse here that caused road structure damage. “I found that a culvert collapse occurred at Section 256.295, causing one lane to be closed to road users.