Day: August 5, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, A former deliveryman convicted of raping a Year Six student failed in his appeal for a lighter sentence when the Court of Appeal upheld the 18-year imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane imposed by the Sessions Court two years ago. This followed a decision by a panel of three judges consisting of Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin who dismissed the appeal by Muhammad Nur Hidayat Md Selliman to reduce the punishment. In a written judgment dated last July 31 that was uploaded on the judicial website, Judge Azmi said Muhammad Nur Hidayat

KUCHING, A Sarawak government delegation, led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, is on a four-day working visit to Australia to study crocodiles and adopt suitable methods for managing the reptile’s increasing population in the state. Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the visit, which started today, aims to analyse the ecosystems of crocodile species in Australia, specifically saltwater and freshwater crocodiles. ‘We want to study how they manage the crocodiles, when they hunt them, and what they do with the crocodiles, while ensuring they do not violate United Nations laws on killing the

KUANTAN, Pahang police have busted a local drug distribution operation with the arrest of a man and the seizure of ganja worth RM359,600 last week. State police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 48-year-old suspect from Kelantan was arrested on the side of the road near the Sungai Ular food court on Jalan Kuantan-Kemaman here last Thursday after his car skidded while attempting to flee from police. Checks on the car’s boot revealed 107 transparent plastic packets containing compressed lumps of greenish dry leaves suspected to be ganja weighing 111,663.51 grammes. ‘At around 9 am on Thursday, East Coast

PUTRAJAYA, The water supply; sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities registered the value of gross output amounted to RM18.9 billion in 2022, increased by 6.3 per cent annually from 2015, according to the Economic Census 2023: Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities Subsector. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in a statement today said the water collection, treatment, and supply activities recorded the highest value of gross output amounted to RM9.8 billion with a share of 51.7 per cent, followed by waste collection (RM5.0 billion) and waste treatment and disposal (RM1.8 billion). It said the water supply; sewerage,

KUCHING, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg expressed his satisfaction with the state’s achievements and ability to work effectively with the federal government to ensure national peace and development. Looking ahead to a bright future, he emphasised the need for Sarawak to optimise available opportunities by diversifying its economy, including establishing an aerospace hub. “We are currently in discussions with the Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, regarding the aerospace industry. “We have also launched an aerospace faculty at Kolej Universiti ICATS with the support of lecturers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Singapore,