Day: September 21, 2024

KUCHING, Sarawak is all geared up to host the Para Sukan Malaysia (Para SUKMA) 2024 which will kick off tomorrow here. Speaking to Bernama ahead of tomorrow’s opening ceremony, Sarawak SUKMA Chief Executive Officer Datuk Hii Chang Kee said the 27 committees involved are 100 percent ready to host the Games which ends next Saturday. He added that they are ready to receive over 1,200 athletes with disability (PWD), 50 support athletes and 719 officials representing 15 contingents nationwide during the Games. “Preparations for the SUKMA had been made simultaneously with the SUKMA (held from Aug 17-24). We are ready

KUANTAN, A landslide was reported to have occurred at KM67 Jalan Besar Brinchang, near Agro Market, Cameron Highlands, today. Cameron Highlands district police chief DSP Azri Ramli said the Cameron Highlands district police headquarters operations room had received information about the incident at around 11 this morning. He said the disaster had resulted in Jalan Besar, Brinchang near Agro Market being blocked by fallen earth, trees and electric poles. “The incident also caused a vehicle parked near the area to be crushed by a fallen electric pole, but there were no casualties. “The work of clearing the route is being

KOTA KINABALU, The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), through its agency, Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PERNAS), is targeting RM4 million in financing for franchise entrepreneurs in Sabah this year. Its Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said PERNAS has financed a total of 69 entrepreneurs in Sabah, with a total financing value of RM12.7 million, since 2009. ‘The franchise industry in Sabah is developing positively, and I am proud to see various home-grown franchise brands proving that local brands can compete with international franchises,’ he said, while officiating the PERNAS Carnival at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), today. Ewon emphasised

SERDANG, The fishing skills of three generations of a family brought them luck as they were crowned among the winners in the Fun Fishing Competition held in conjunction with the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2024 here today. In the competition organised by the National Farmers Organisation (NAFAS), 82-year-old Siew Kam You, his son Yew Choe, 52, and grandson Choon Hong, 28, won 10th, eighth, and fourth place respectively. Sharing his joy, Choon Hong said his success was due to the fishing skills honed by his grandfather and father after nearly 20 years of fishing together. He added

TASEK GELUGOR, The flooding in Penang is over, with the last five temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in the state sheltering 259 people closed this morning. The skies have been clear without rain since yesterday, as floodwaters that drove many from homes since Tuesday have receded completely today. According to the State Disaster Management Committee, all evacuees from 72 families placed at five PPS in the districts of Seberang Perai Utara (SPU), Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) and Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) were allowed to return to their homes. “Going by inspection and monitoring by the authorities, the flood waters have receded