Day: August 29, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor (YSIJ) distributed 300 food baskets to retired military and police personnel in Kampung Pasir, Johor Bahru in Johor today. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s Facebook page, the donation is to honour and recognise the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces and police in serving the nation. Additionally, 100 food baskets were donated to needy families in the same village. The contribution was presented by YSIJ chief executive officer Mohd Anizam Jamian to Johor Bahru district officer Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman at the Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat

KUALA LUMPUR, The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has approved the first monkeypox (mpox) test kit for the Malaysian market to aid in the effective detection of the virus. MDA chief executive Dr Muralitharan Paramasua, however, said the Viasure Monkeypox Virus Real-Time PCR Detection Kit can only be handled by authorised professionals, such as licensed medical practitioners, and not by the general public. He said that selling or purchasing the kit in pharmacies, retail stores, or e-commerce platforms is prohibited and is an offence under the Medical Device Act 2012 (Act 737). ‘If the mpox test kit is not handled by

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today detained 13 individuals, including two enforcement officers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), suspected of involvement in a syndicate smuggling foreigners into the country through ‘counter setting’ at KLIA. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the arrests of all the male suspects, aged between 20 and 50, in the Klang Valley were made through Ops Setting, following intelligence sharing between agencies. “The two enforcement officers are suspected of being involved in the activity since 2016, receiving bribes ranging from RM300 to RM2,500 per foreigner, depending on their nationality. “The other

TENOM, A woman testified in the Magistrate’s Court today that she did not give the police the mobile phone she used to record a video call with Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew. The ninth prosecution witness, in her 40s, who is the complainant in the sexual harassment case against the preacher, explained that the phone in question was used at home with her husband, and she could not recall the number because it was no longer active. During cross-examination by Lew’s lawyer, Datuk Ram Singh, before Magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani, the witness said she received a

KUALA LUMPUR, Two individuals, including a young boy, were detained in Pandan Indah last night for their suspected involvement in stealing items from a vehicle in Taman Cahaya Ampang last Sunday. Ampang Jaya District Police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said a 21-year-old man was arrested at 11:30 pm, along with a 12-year-old boy. He said police had earlier received a report from the victim, a 37-year-old e-hailing driver, regarding the theft of items from his vehicle. “The complainant claimed to have parked his Perodua Alza outside the front gate of his home in Taman Cahaya Ampang at 1.30 am