Day: August 27, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The Search and Rescue (SAR) operation for the Indian tourist who was swallowed up by a sinkhole along Jalan Masjid India here on Friday (Aug 23) has been temporarily suspended at 7.30 pm today due to heavy rain, including at the site of the incident. In a statement this evening, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) reported that today’s SAR operation focused on searching the area around the last known location of the sewer, which is the sewage treatment plant in Pantai Dalam to locate the Indian woman, identified as Vijayalaksmi, 48, of Andhra Pradesh, India. “The results

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested an enforcement agency director in Kuching, Sarawak suspected of accepting bribes from a subsidised diesel smuggling syndicate in Sibu. According to a MACC source, the man, in his 40s, was arrested this afternoon at the Sarawak MACC office when he showed up to record his statement and was subsequently released on MACC bail with one surety. “The man is believed to have received bribes from the syndicate in return of not taking enforcement and legal action against the misappropriation and smuggling of subsidised diesel in Sibu,’ the source said, adding that

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching chaired a meeting today with the Malaysian Tamil Artiste Association, where she announced five key initiatives to support the creative industry practitioners. Teo revealed that the 2024 Creative Content Fund (DKK) will allocate RM13 million under the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) across five categories, namely Script Development Fund, First Time Amateur Filmmaker (FAME) Fund, TV Programmes Fund, National Documentary Fund, and Co-Pro Fund. She also shared that Radio MINNALfm (RTM) will expand its “Thaalam” programme recordings to six selected states, providing opportunities for artistes in those regions. “The airtime

KUALA LUMPUR, ‘I’m sad because my mother could not see the tattoo (her name) I had on my left hand, tattooed especially for her,’ was the expression of the son of the victim of the Jalan Masjid India sinkhole incident. M. Suria, 25, who remains inconsolable told Bernama that the tattoo of his mother’s name Vijayaletchumy was imprinted on his left arm during his recent vacation in Thailand. ‘Mother is everything to me, no matter what I do everything for her…that’s why when I count the tattoos on this hand, her name is the first that comes to my mind.

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested an agricultural company director suspected of submitting false documents to obtain financing facility totalling around RM500,000. A MACC source said the individuals who has a Datuk title, in his 40s, was arrested at 4.30 pm when he came to the Negeri Sembilan MACC office to provide his statement. ‘The suspect is believed to have committed the offense in early 2020 to obtain financing facility of around RM500,000 from an agriculture bank for the purpose of financing the fixed and operating costs of planting tapioca and bananas,’ the source said. Meanwhile, Perlis MACC