Day: August 28, 2024

KUANTAN, Two foreign men were killed when the lorry they were riding in skidded and collided with a trailer coming from the opposite direction before both vehicles plunged into a ravine at Jalan Utama Bukit Damar, Lanchang, Temerloh last night. Temerloh district police chief ACP Mazlan Hassan said in the accident at about 9.26 pm, the lorry passengers, a 35-year-old Pakistani national and a 37-year-old Bangladeshi national, were confirmed dead at the scene of the incident. “Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the lorry driver was heading towards Kuantan from Raub. Upon arriving at the scene, the truck

SEPANG, The Sepang Sessions Court today fixed Oct 15 for the submission of documents in the case involving a travel agency manager accused of attempting to murder his wife and causing severe injuries to her bodyguard. Judge Amir Affendy Hamzah set the date after deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Zuhaini Mahamad Amin informed the court that some documents had not yet been provided to the defence team. ‘I was informed that while some documents have been submitted to the defence, the forensic report has been received but other reports are still pending. Therefore, the prosecution requests another date to submit all

KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) have been asked to inspect the sewage pipe at the location of another sinkhole that occurred near the police beat base on Jalan Masjid India early today. City Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Maimunah Mohd Sharif said that as a safety measure, the area of the sinkhole had been cordoned off using safety tape and a water barrier. ‘We will continue working closely with IWK and other agencies to ensure that continuous and comprehensive follow-up actions are taken to prevent similar incidents from occurring. ‘The safety and wellbeing of

KUALA LUMPUR, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has submitted names of 635 company directors to the Immigration Department between January and June 2024 to be barred from leaving the country, due to unpaid EPF contributions as stipulated under Section 39 of the EPF Act 1991. EPF Chief Operating Officer Sazaliza Zainuddin said the contributions remind all employers of their obligation to remit their employees’ contributions promptly, as stipulated in Section 43(1) of the EPF Act. ‘Failure to make timely EPF contributions is considered a serious offence, and the EPF will not hesitate to pursue legal remedies, including civil and criminal actions,

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia defied the regional downturn with the benchmark index climbing 1.37 per cent in the morning session on stronger corporate earnings, particularly in the banking sector. At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) surpassed the 1,670 mark, rising 22.70 points to 1,674.99 from Tuesday’s close of 1,652.29. The FBM KLCI exceeded its previous 44-month high of 1,674.35 recorded on Dec 17, 2020. The index opened 5.48 points higher at 1,657.77, its low for the session, and peaked at 1,681.37 at around noon. However, the broader market was negative as losers led gainers by 559