Day: September 10, 2024

SERI ISKANDAR, Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has identified 21 hotspot areas across the state, which are vulnerable to water surge incidents. Its director Sayani Saidon said that these locations span five districts: Hulu Perak, Larut Matang and Selama, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, and Kampar. He highlighted that many of these hotspots are popular picnic and recreational sites, with eight of them situated in the Kinta district. These include KM28 Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands, Lubuk Timah Recreational Centre, Kledang Saiong, Kampung Kota Raja, Ulu Chepor, Lata Peyel, Ulu Geruntum, and Sungai Jang. ‘As for Larut Matang and Selama, we are

KULAI, The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) welcomes the cooperation of the public to report social media content misusing images or videos of children. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said the cooperation is important to ensure that no abusing of children images continues in this country. “It’s not that MCMC doesn’t do its work, indeed we have a monitoring team and it is done every day. But we have to understand that the number of MCMC staff is limited and social media algorithms also play a role because not everyone will see the same content. “We welcome complaints and

MUAR, The school bus driver who uploaded a video recording of children in the bus and referred to them as his ‘crush’ and favourite was charged in the Sessions Court here today with two counts of committing sexual assault. The 24-year-old single man pleaded not guilty to both charges. On the first charge, he was alleged to have committed physical sexual assault on his four-year-old niece in a school bus in Simpang Renggam, Kluang, between 5 and 6 pm, from April to September this year. The charge, under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2 provides a

KLUANG, Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) has developed a total of 68,803 Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) since the programme was introduced in 2002. Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said of this number, 66,830 units (residential homes) have been built as of Aug 31, whereas another 1,973 units are under construction. “In Johor, a total of 8,013 units are being constructed, with 57 of them being in Kluang,’ he said in a press conference after a walkabout programme and RMR inauguration in Kampung Tengah here today. “This RMR financing has successfully helped the target group, that is those who

KUALA LUMPUR, The investigation paper on a local politician and her husband linked to a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar has been completed and will be referred to the Attorney General’s Department for further action. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police had taken statements from 11 individuals including the politician and her husband and a businessman with the title of Datuk Seri to complete the investigation paper. “The police investigation, however, did not find any evidence that the couple (the politician and her husband) were involved in the human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar, the investigation paper was