Day: August 15, 2024

MUAR, Police have confirmed receiving DNA test reports of two victims who were burnt to death in a house fire in Kampung Paya Redan, Pagoh last Friday. Muar District Police Chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that the DNA report received today from the Johor Chemistry Department confirmed that the victims are Mohamed Nor Mohamed Yassin, 82, and his wife Ara Abd Hamid, 76. ‘The DNA results have been obtained, and the victims’ family can claim both bodies for burial,’ he said when contacted today. Meanwhile, the victims’ son, Mahat Mohamed Nor, 44, informed that the bodies are expected

SHAH ALAM, The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) deputy director of Enforcement and his assistant pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to two charges of corruption. Muhamad Irwan Abdullah, 44, and his assistant Zahari Muhammad, 34, entered their pleas after the charges were read before Judge Datuk Anita Harun. They are accused of jointly soliciting RM200,000 and receiving RM160,000 monthly from a 62-year-old man as an inducement to refrain from taking enforcement action against unlicensed entertainment premises under his supervision. Muhamad Irwan also pleaded not guilty to a third corruption charge, for allegedly receiving RM130,000 in cash from

KUALA LUMPUR, Taiwan’s Tainan City Government and its Mayor Huang Wei-che have endeavoured to promote the old city on the international stage with the “Tainan 400” campaign, marking the 400th anniversary of the city, this year. The promo video of Tainan 400 will be broadcast at Times Square in New York City (United States) and Printemps department store in Paris (France) as well as the downtown Gangnam area in Seoul (South Korea), from Aug 12 to 18. According to a statement, the video can also be seen in the busy district of Shinjuku in Tokyo (Japan) at the end of

SHAH ALAM, The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) is pioneering efforts to take local products to the international market through strategic collaborations with several large supermarket chains abroad. Its minister, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said for a start, efforts for the internationalisation of local products will be focused on four countries namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, Japan and Thailand. “We hope that with this programme, in collaboration with supermarkets in those countries, we will be able to take more local products to be put on the shelves of these supermarkets, he said in a

PUTRAJAYA, The Communications Ministry has received sponsorships amounting to RM4.09 million from 29 strategic partners for the National Day Malaysia Day (HKHM) celebrations this year. Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the 2024 HKHM Main Committee chairman, said the sponsorships include RM2.06 million worth of decorated vehicles for the National Day parade. ‘Cash sponsorship will be channelled into the National Day Trust Account, which is to be used to prepare for the HKHM celebrations. ‘In-kind sponsorship, on the other hand, will be distributed by our volunteers to members of the public attending the National Day celebration at the Putrajaya Square