Day: September 23, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Himpunan Gerakan Islam Malaysia (HIKAM) is urging the authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation into GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH), and hoped that it would be conducted transparently and fairly. HIKAM, comprising of Wadah Pencerdasan Umat Malaysia (WADAH), Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM), Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) and Pertubuhan Himpunan Lepasan Institusi Pendidikan Malaysia (HALUAN), issued a joint statement urging for immediate legal action should there be any violation be found. ‘HIKAM supports Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s statement on the immediate investigation into GISBH and welcomes the recent instructions of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms followed by heavy rain and strong winds in almost all states till 7 pm today. MetMalaysia said the areas include Selangor (Hulu Selangor, Gombak dan Hulu Langat), the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan (Jelebu and Seremban) and Johor (Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi dan Johor Bahru). Areas in northern Peninsular Malaysia affected include Perlis; Kedah (Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Padang Terap, Yan, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu); Penang and Perak (Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Perak Tengah, Kampar,

PUTRAJAYA, The circulation of poison-pen letters urging Chinese voters to stay away from the Mahkota state by-election this Saturday will not affect the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, said BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The UMNO president said the entire machinery of the component parties within the Unity Government is working tirelessly to ensure all voters turn out to cast their ballots. “Yesterday, I spent the entire day in the Mahkota constituency and this matter was brought to my attention by the Johor Menteri Besar (Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi). “It was found that this (circulation of these anonymous

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of flood victims in Kedah has dropped to 7,252 people as of 4 pm today compared to 7,958 people this morning. According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana, all the victims, involving 2,418 families, are at 35 relief centres (PPS) in four districts affected by the floods. The Kota Setar district recorded the highest number of victims, totalling 4,984 people, followed by Pendang (1,604), Kubang Pasu (579) and Pokok Sena (85 people). Meanwhile, based on the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) website, Public Infobanjir, only Sungai Anak Bukit at the TAR Bridge, Kota Setar

KOTA KINABALU, Three secondary school students have discovered a rare coral fungus, Phaeoclavulina cokeri, at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Hill here recently. UMS said in a statement today that the discovery by Muhammad Aqil Fahmi Mahadimenakbar from Sekolah Menegah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tebobon, Muhammad Daniel Ashraff Abdullah (SMK Likas) and Cleasha Joiee Alfius from Sekolah Menengah (SM) All Saint, represented a significant breakthrough in the study of fungi as it was a rare recorded instance of the species in this region. ‘This new finding of Phaeoclavulina cokeri in Sabah is particularly significant as it is more commonly found in North America,