Day: August 15, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The capacity of tiered public seating will be increased to ensure the comfort of all visitors who will be attending the National Day celebration at Dataran Putrajaya on Aug 31,said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the additional facilities are also meant to ensure that visitors, estimated to reach 200,000 people, can fully enjoy the excitement of the 67th National Day celebration this year. ‘In general, we will double the number (of seats) compared to last year,’ he told reporters after attending the Sponsorship Contribution Handover Ceremony by Strategic Partners of the Ministry of Communications for the 2024 National

PUTRAJAYA, The Court of Appeal here today dismissed a female civil servant’s appeal to overturn her conviction and RM6,000 fine for careless and inconsiderate driving that led to the death of a woman motorcyclist 13 years ago. The three-judge panel led by Justice Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim found that Mas Ayu Siti Asmah Hani Zainul Abidin failed to demonstrate that her appeal had any merit. He said the Magistrate’s Court’s findings were based on cogent evidence. He also said the evidence of a key witness was supported by other circumstantial evidence. Justice Ahmad Zaidi said there was no misdirection on

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower as the US dollar strengthened today. At the end of trading, August 2024 slid to US$2,480.90 per troy ounce from US$2,485.90 per troy ounce at yesterday’s close. Meanwhile, September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, December 2024, and February 2025 all settled lower at US$2,484.60 per troy ounce against US$2,489.60 per troy ounce previously. However, volume increased to 75 lots from 48 lots yesterday, while open interest surged to 91 contracts from 60 contracts previously. The price of physical gold stood at US$2,456.70 per troy ounce, according to the

KUALA LUMPUR, Former UMNO Youth executive council member Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris told the High Court here today that the suit filed against him by former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his son, Clint Lim Way Chau, was a form of political persecution. He said the lawsuit, over the allegation that he spread the news about Way Chau bringing in RM2 million into Singapore without proper declaration, is a matter involving political party disputes. “I did not issue defamatory statements against the plaintiffs (Guan Eng and Way Chau) at all. The ‘Papa Azri’ Facebook page is not

KUANTAN, A housewife was found dead with strangulation marks at her residence in Indera Mahkota here yesterday afternoon. Kuantan district police chief ACP Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the victim, 28, was found unconscious in her bedroom by her husband at 7.30 pm. “Before the discovery, the victim’s father, 62, made a police report regarding the victim’s disappearance at 3.25 pm yesterday after she failed to be contacted. “She last communicated via Whatsapp messaging at 8.30 am the same day,” he said in a media statement today. He said the victim lived with her husband, a Chinese national who