Day: August 12, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The Court of Appeal has rescheduled to Sept 11 the delivery of its verdict on Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s application for review to reinstate his discharge and acquittal on four criminal charges related to the Jana Wibawa project. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed that the court had notified them of the rescheduling through a letter today. The previous date of Aug 20 has been vacated and moved to Sept 11. On July 9, this year, the five-judge panel of the appellate court set Aug 20 for its decision following the completion

IPOH, The police arrested 29 Indonesians. including a skipper, suspected of being involved in human trafficking activities in Sitiawan yesterday. Manjung district police chief ACP Mohamed Nordin Abdullah said his team received information at about 8.34 pm from the Kampung Acheh marine police, Sitiawan, and detained a wooden ‘pom pom’ type boat about 9.8 nautical miles from Tanjung Hantu Segari in the Manjung waters. “The boat was believed to have been carrying the foreigners via an uncharted route,’ he said in a statement today. “After successfully detaining the boat, the marine police conducted an inspection and arrested the skipper and

KUALA KANGSAR, The water level at Bukit Merah Dam, Bagan Serai, has risen to 33% of its total capacity thanks to natural rainfall induced by cloud seeding operations from July 29 to 31, announced Infrastructure, Energy, Water, and Public Transport Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. “Before cloud seeding, it was at 12% of the dam’s total capacity. After the operation, it has increased to 33% in less than a week. “I hope this improvement continues, and I extend my gratitude to the National Disaster Management Agency and the other agencies involved in ensuring the water level at the

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH) will not tolerate any form of exclusivity, price collusion, anti-competitive practices, or procurement management issues, which contribute to the increase in the cost of procurement of medicines. The MOH is particularly concerned about instances where pharmaceutical manufacturers and suppliers charge the government higher prices for certain products, compared with those offered in the private sector. ‘Especially single product registration holders, whether for patented or generic products registered with the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA),’ the ministry said in a statement today. In response, the MOH has conducted several engagement sessions with representatives from manufacturing

KOTA KINABALU, Sabah FC will play Selangor FC in their Super League match at home at Stadlum Likas here tomorrow without four main players due to injury. Sabah head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee said team captain Park Taesu, along with Gabriel Peres, Miguel Cifuentes, and national player Stuart Wilkin were still on the team’s injury list, adding that Selangor would certainly be out to register a good result ahead of their FA Cup final against Johor Darul Ta’zim FC on Aug 24. ‘For Sabah, our (3-2) win against Sri Pahang FC in Temerloh on (Friday) was very positive for