Day: September 23, 2024

ALOR SETAR, The Kedah government has activated the Disaster Operations Control Centre (PKOB) in preparation for the monsoon transition phase, which is expected to start tomorrow and last until early November. State Housing, Local Government and Health Committee chairman Major (Rtd) Mansor Zakaria said the centre operates in collaboration with various agencies and departments to ensure assistance for the public during disasters such as floods and storms. ‘We have acted early; the PKOB in Kedah is operational even in the absence of disasters or during minor incidents. In the event of major incidents, we activate the centre in each district,

KAPIT, An armed forces personnel died after being shot by a civilian suspected of hunting in the forest area of Km 8, Jalan Balak Multiplus, Song near here early this morning. Song district police chief DSP Rowney Michael Jalak said the victim, Petrus Linggi Liman, 29, suffered severe injuries to his left thigh and hip while he was on a hammock during tactical training in the forest area. ‘The victim was rushed to Kapit Hospital for immediate treatment but was confirmed dead at 7.43 pm by medical officers,’ he said when contacted by Bernama today. He added that the police

KUALA LUMPUR, Analysts expect headline inflation to trend between 2.0 per cent and 2.3 per cent year-on-year (yoy) for the rest of 2024. RHB Invesment Bank Bhd and MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd have maintained their inflation forecast this year depending on the policy changes. In a note today, RHB IB said it anticipates that headline inflation will stabilise this year, assuming adjustments to RON95 fuel prices are delayed until December 2024 at the earliest. ‘We maintain our 2024 headline inflation projection at 2.1 per cent, with core inflation to average 2.0 per cent. ‘Inflationary pressures remain manageable after the

KUCHING, The decision by three visually-impaired brothers from Kapit, Sarawak to switch from athletics to swimming paid off when they delivered medals for the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) hosts at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre here today. Eldest brother Donny Jaranding, 44, splashed home to two gold medals – clocking 1 minute 18.00 seconds (s) in the 100-metre (m) freestyle S13 and 1:46.45s in the 100m backstroke S13 events. His younger brothers, 38-year-old Julius and 40-year-old Stanley each contributed a silver and bronze respectively in the 100m freestyle S12 category. Julius clocked 1:13.51s and Stanley 1:18.03s Donny, who

KLUANG, The Johor government has disbursed RM910,840 this year to overcome flood problems in the Kluang district, involving work on Sungai Melantai and Sungai Mengkibol. State Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said the allocation was spent for, among other things, upgrading of river embankment and river deepening. “The project in Kampung Palembang Baru involving RM175,000 was completed last Aug 21 while two projects in Kampung Bentong involving Sungai Melantai with an allocation of RM735,840 were completed last Aug 19 and Sept 9,’ he said. Mohamad Fazli said this to reporters after launching the