Day: September 18, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of flood victims in temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in Kedah and Penang has slightly dropped this afternoon, while Perlis has recorded an increase. In KEDAH, the State Department of Social Welfare (JKM) director, Datuk Zulkhairi Zainol Abidin, reported that the number of flood victims in six districts – Kubang Pasu, Pendang, Kulim, Pokok Sena, Kuala Muda and Kota Setar – has dropped to 2,108 individuals from 554 families currently being sheltered in 15 PPS, down from 2,194 this morning. ‘The number of flood victims in the Pokok Sena district has decreased to 745 victims from 202

KUALA PERLIS, Passengers taking the ferry to Langkawi from Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar in Kedah were forced to board the ferry to the tourist island from Kuala Perlis jetty this afternoon. Shafinaz Ibrahim, 38, along with her husband and children were supposed to board the ferry from Kuala Kedah at 12.30 pm this afternoon but it was cancelled leaving the family with no choice but to move to Kuala Perlis to board the ferry at 4pm today. “I am grateful to be able to return to Langkawi after being in the village in Kedah via Kuala Perlis Jetty… fortunately the

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 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

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives snapped a three-day losing streak to end higher on Wednesday as the market expects a resumption of vegetable oil demand from India for the upcoming festive season, said a trader. Mumbai-based Sunvin Group commodity research head Anilkumar Bagani said the steady recovery in ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) and energy prices also lifted market sentiments. ‘The bullish momentum in soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade and Chinese vegetable oil futures further fuelled the market,’ he told Bernama. Palm oil trader David Ng said CPO futures rallied above