Day: August 5, 2024

ANDAKAN, She may look normal but Tan has been grappling with mental health issues for which she is receiving treatment. It is fortunate that two years ago the young woman turned up at the MENTARI Malaysia facility here – a government mental healthcare centre – to seek treatment. Tan, 25, who did not want to give her full name, feels better and calmer now and has even started a small business and earning an income with the skills she acquired at the centre. ‘I learned to cook at MENTARI under the guidance of ‘Cikgu’ Asnah (occupational therapist), and at home,

ALOR SETAR, A 60-year-old woman claims she was ‘relieved’ of a RM6,000 gold chain by a stranger at a health clinic here yesterday. Kota Setar district police chief ACP Siti Nor Salawati Saad said the incident happened at about 8 am after the woman rejected a man’s offer to give her traditional treatment. “After visiting the clinic, the victim noticed that her gold necklace was missing and suspected that the suspect had stolen it. “This is because the suspect had commented that the victim’s necklace looked loose and then acted as if he was tightening it,” she said in a

KOTA BHARU, Water supply to over 33,000 users in four districts of Kelantan – Kota Bharu Selatan, Kota Bharu Timur, Machang, and Pasir Puteh – is expected to be restored by this Friday. Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd (AKSB), in a statement today, said that the water supply disruptions were caused by a burst pipe at the Merbau Chondong Water Treatment Plant (LRA) in Machang, which forced the facility to halt operations. The plant’s shutdown resulted in a reduction and loss of nearly 70 per cent of the treated water supply, equating to about 47 million litres per day. ‘Repair work

SHAH ALAM, More than 21,000 Selangor civil servants will also receive a salary hike in line with the announcement to be made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim scheduled before the tabling of the 2025 Budget. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the hike would depend on the amount set by the federal government. “We will follow (the Federal government) and see how much the hike is. With the amount of reserves that we have, we can give (salary hike),” he said when met by reporters after the Selangor civil servant monthly assembly and the state-level launch of

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian ringgit touched 4.4000/4150 against the US dollar at 11.32 am. Earlier at 8 am today, the ringgit appreciated to 4.4930/5010 versus the US dollar from last Friday’s close of 4.4945/4995. It was a rally of 11 straight days against the US dollar. The previous high of 4.4000/4025 was registered on April 14, 2023. Earlier today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government is grateful that the country has recently received numerous recognitions, recording progress in terms of economic growth and the strengthening of the ringgit. “This success is certainly due to more stable politics,