Day: September 18, 2024

IPOH, Two peple were seriously injured when a tree fell on a car and motorcycle in an accident in Jalan Kamunting, Taman Glen View, near Kamunting today. Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a team from the Kamunting Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) rushed to the location after receiving a distress call about the incident at 12.53 pm. He said in the incident, the tree fell and damaged a passing Perodua Alza car and Yamaha Y15 motorcycle. According to Sabarodzi, there were five female occupants, believed to be between 16 and 35 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Veteran composer Datuk Ooi Eow Jin passed away due to old age at Kuala Lumpur Hospital at 3.30 pm today. He was 86. Yayasan Kebajikan Artis Tanah Air (YKAT) chairman Datuk DJ Dave, who announced the news, described his passing as a huge loss for the country’s music industry. ‘I received a call from his wife Datin Khaw Lean Kee informing me of the matter. His remains will be taken to Nirvana Memorial Park in Shah Alam tomorrow for the funeral,’ he told Bernama. According to him, Oii, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, received monthly assistance of

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit has been on a uptrend against the US dollar today, moving to its highest close since Feb 2, 2023 at the close of trading today. At 6 pm, the local note rose to 4.2410/2460 versus the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.2535/2645. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the market observers are anticipating a 50 basis point (bps) cut in the Fed Fund Rate (FFR) tonight. ‘This effectively will narrow the gap between the FFR and the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) which currently stood at 2.50 per cent (5.50 per

KUALA LUMPUR, The retail price of RON97 petrol and diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will drop by six sen, to RM3.19 and RM2.95 per litre respectively, from tomorrow until Sept 25. The Ministry of Finance (MOF), in a statement today, said that the price drop for RON97 and diesel in the peninsula is in line with the recent drop in global crude oil prices and the strengthening of ringgit. The statement said the retail price of diesel in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, however, will remain unchanged, at RM2.15 per litre, while the retail price of RON95 petrol will also remain at

KOTA BHARU, The Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) is looking for the family or next-of-kin of an elderly patient who is currently receiving treatment in Ward 28 of the hospital. Its Corporate Communication Unit said the man, identified as Lam Kim Hock, who is in his 70s, was found at a shopping mall here and admitted to the hospital on Aug 14. “HRPZ II, together with the National Registration Department, has made efforts to trace the elderly man’s family through the system, but no records were found,” it said in a statement today. Those with information on Lam