Day: September 22, 2024

BEIJING, His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia said his State Visit to China has further strengthened friendship and bilateral relations between the two countries. Sultan Ibrahim said many topics he discussed with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang were well received by both leaders. “The good relationship between Malaysia and China is based on trust and respect which enables close cooperation in almost all sectors. “I hope the government will examine the results of this visit and take appropriate measures in the areas discussed including education, trade, investment as well as transport and connectivity,” His Majesty told

IPOH, The Perak Department of Environment (DOE) will probe further into allegations that sand dredging activities caused the diesel spill incident in Sungai Slim and Sungai Bernam. State Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Teh Kok Lim said the sand dredging activity was believed to have occurred some three kilometres upstream of the Sungai Geliting Water Treatment Plant in Slim, Muallim district. “The Perak DOE will conduct further investigations related to the information of sand dredgers’ involvement by referring the matter to the Muallim District and Land Office. “In addition, monitoring and patrols will be carried out in this

KUALA TERENGGANU, Thirteen horses at an equestrian facility allegedly linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) in Kampung Mengabang Panjang, in Kuala Nerus, which was raided by the police yesterday, were found to be branded with the company logo. Terengganu Islamic Affairs Department (JHEAT) Enforcement Division chief assistant commissioner Aizi Saidi Abdul Aziz said the police told him the logo was on the horse’s forelegs. The facility is in front of a walled luxury bungalow by the beach, believed to be rented by followers of GISBH. “I went there again today but could not go in as it was locked.

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 1,174 Orang Asli families from the districts of Muar, Tangkak, and Segamat in Johor have received food baskets from the Sultan Ibrahim Johor Foundation (YSIJ). According to a post on His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page, the contributions are part of YSIJ’s community outreach activities aimed at helping those in need across various districts in the state. Today, food baskets were distributed to 764 families in the Segamat district during a ceremony held at the Orang Asli village of Kampung Kudung, Bekok. Meanwhile, food basket donations for the Orang Asli communities in Muar and

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of flood evacuees in Kedah dropped to 8,103 as of 8 pm, down from 8,394 earlier this afternoon. According to the Disaster Info portal of the Social Welfare Department, the evacuees, involving 2,590 families, were placed in 39 relief centres across five districts. Kota Setar district recorded the highest number of evacuees with 5,324 people from 1,747 families followed by Pendang (1,548 from 466 families), Kubang Pasu (671 from 217 families), Pokok Sena (441 from 134 families) and Bandar Baharu (119 people from 26 families). The Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s (DID) Public Infobanjir website reported