Day: September 5, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Police have warned the public to stay away and refrain from making social media content at the sinkhole site along Jalan Masjid India. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said he had instructed his officers to be stationed at the site to ensure other agencies can carry out their remedial work without disruption. ‘We don’t want the public to go to the sinkhole site and make Tik Tok content there. Please stay away from the area. ‘The hole in the area is about eight to 10 metres deep. We need to remind the public that the

MERSING, The Defence Ministry is urging the public to assist approximately 20,000 pensionable and non-pensionable Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) veterans, in registering with the Department of Veterans Affairs (JHEV). Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari explained that this registration will enable veterans to access government assistance more efficiently. The assistance schemes offered by JHEV include Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH), school assistance, admission assistance to higher education institutions, medical equipment aid, and disaster relief for eligible veterans. ‘I urge veterans and Malaysians in general to encourage family members or relatives to help register with JHEV, and update their details through the VIBES

KUALA LUMPUR, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri has instructed an officer from the Child Development Department (JPKK) to file a police report against a school bus driver who has been posting videos of the students he transports. Nancy said regarding this issue, the ministry is also ready to cooperate with the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters’ Sexual, Women and Children Crime Investigation Division (D11). ‘This behaviour is not accepted and shouldn’t be normalised. Sharing pictures or videos of a child without the parent’s permission is a violation of the child’s rights and privacy (Chlid Act 2001),’

KUALA LUMPUR, Police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a man who has been missing since July. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman said that they received a missing person report for Nohasman Abu Noh, 37, at 10.30 am on July 25, at the Tun H.S.Lee police station. ‘Nohasman is 167 centimetres tall, he was last seen by his mother in front of Kenanga Mall in January,’ he said in a statement here tonight. Sulizmie Affendy said that anyone with information related to the missing person, can channel it to the nearest police station, or

IPOH, The Ipoh Doughnut Economics Programme, which won the 2024 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award, is proof of how cities, when guided by an innovative framework, can grow within ecological limits while improving the well-being of their communities. Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the importance of the achievement lies not only in the award itself, but the commitment of the Ipoh City Council (MBI) to transform Ipoh into a sustainable, inclusive and resilient city. “It reflects a strong impact in applying the Doughnut Economics model, which integrates economic, social, and environmental dimensions to achieve a balanced and sustainable development