Day: August 6, 2024

SHAH ALAM, The flood relief centre (PPS) at the Kampung Sekolah Multipurpose Hall, Sungai Selisek in Hulu Bernama was closed at 2.30 pm today after all the 143 evacuees returned home. According to the Hulu Selangor District Disaster Management Secretariat, the evacuees, involving 50 families are from the six villages. They were allowed to return home after the flood water in their villages receded and their houses cleaned in a gotong-royong involving the various government agencies and non-governmental organisations. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

NIBONG TEBAL, The convoy of Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang (KMJG) 2024 received a rousing welcome from over 900 students and teachers of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sungai Acheh dressed in traditional attire and waving the Jalur Gemilang here at noon. The convoy travelled to the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district yesterday before continuing its journey to the Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) and the Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) districts today, with SMK Sungai Acheh being one of the locations visited. Penang Information Department director Hasmiza Hussin said this year’s edition of KMJG entails the convoy to carry the Jalur Gemilang across

ALOR SETAR, The euphoria of witnessing the first Kedah athlete win a prestigious medal at the 2024 Olympic Games stirred a cafe owner here today into giving free coffee to customers to toast the success. Managing director of Encomas Sdn Bhd and Caffe Diem Datuk Rick Cheng Wooi Seong said he was immensely proud of the achievement of national men’s singles Lee Zii Jia, who won the bronze medal after defeating India’s Lakshya Sen. ‘Actually, this is not the first time we have given away free coffee to customers. Previously, when the Kedah football team won, we also gave free

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of RM2.6 billion in loans needs to be recovered by the National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (TEKUN Nasional) for the period from 2008 to this year. Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk R. Ramanan said this amount comprises the collective sum of loans due for repayment as well as new loans involving more than 100,000 borrowers over that period. ‘They (the borrowers) are making the repayments. Now, when we advise them and make calls to speak with them, payments are made. However, (some of the allocated) funds are stuck. ‘Therefore, if the RM2.6 billion

PUTRAJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accepted an apology from Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) for removing his recent posts related to the Palestinian issue, particularly on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, from Facebook and Instagram. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also Unity Government’s spokesman, said it was also hoped that such removal of a prime minister’s social media posts by Meta, would not recur. ‘He (Anwar) told me that his friends, including those in the Middle East, have read the news (about the posts removal), meaning that it has gone global. Yes, PM has accepted