Day: September 19, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of flood evacuees across three affected states increased to 4,223 this morning, with all of them housed in 42 temporary relief centres (PPS), compared to 3,560 people in 34 centres last night. KEDAH, the hardest-hit state so far, saw an increase from 2,882 evacuees last night to 3,441 from 978 families this morning, an addition of 559 individuals. According to the latest report from the Disaster Info of the Social Welfare Department (JKM), the affected districts are Kubang Pasu with 704 evacuees, Pendang (429), Kulim (86), Pokok Sena (773), Kuala Muda (131), Kota Setar (1,205), and

BEIJING, The state visit of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, to China, which starts today and ends on Sept 22, is highly anticipated by China, said Malaysia’s Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad. He noted that this is the first state visit by a Malaysian King to China in 10 years, marking a significant moment for both nations as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. “This is the first state visit in 10 years … indeed, it has been a long time. We are very pleased to have this visit. China warmly welcomes His Majesty’s visit.

SINGAPORE, Johnson and Johnson (JandJ), a leading healthcare company, announced its 50th anniversary in Singapore. Guided by Our Credo to put the needs and well-being of the people we serve first, JandJ has been, and continues to be, dedicated to improving the lives of Singaporeans through innovative medicines and cutting-edge medtech solutions. To commemorate this significant milestone, JandJ is inviting patients and their families to be part of history by sharing their stories of how the company has made a meaningful impact on them through innovative medicines and medtech solutions. Every patient journey is unique and deeply personal. These stories

GUIYANG, China, Congjiang County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, home to many ethnic groups, inherits an ancient and charming traditional Chinese agriculture — vast expanses of mountain slopes carved into rice paddies where rice, fish and ducks flourish in co-existence. The agricultural feat of growing one season of rice, keeping a batch of fish and raising a batch of ducks in the same rice paddy has been inherited for thousands of years in Congjiang. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, A former investment banker was charged in three Sessions Courts here today with operating an unlicensed capital market activity and misrepresentations regarding the purchase of shares for investments, six years ago. Ruwan Amaresh Shaun Ponniah, 35, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out before Judges Siti Aminah Ghazali, Azrul Darus and Hamidah Mohamad Deril. Before Siti Aminah, Ruwan Amaresh was charged with one count of conducting a business in the controlled activity of fund management, without a capital market services licence and while not being registered as a fund manager. The offence was allegedly committed at