Day: September 28, 2024

SHAH ALAM, The Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) confirmed that it had never received any kind of zakat payment from GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) or its subsidiaries. LZS Head of Collection Division Mohd Fikri Naim Harun said this was despite the board having held talks on tithe collection at GISBH premises. “There are more than 20 GISBH-related companies on our list but none have made zakat payments to LZS. We also cannot determine the tithe amount required to be paid by GISBH and their subsidiaries because we have never received any information regarding their assets and liabilities,” he said. He

KUALA LUMPUR, Owners of food premises in the Federal Territories who failed to maintain the cleanliness in their respective premises face losing their business licenses. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said their licences would not be renewed. She said that at a meeting of the heads of agencies of the Federal Territories department two days ago, she had instructed the Kuala Lumpur Mayor (Datuk Seri Dr Maimunah Mohd Sharif) to carry out enforcement on the cleanliness of premises in the city, especially food premises. ‘If the cleanliness of the premises is found not up

ALOR SETAR, A mother and son are missing after being swept away by strong currents while attempting to wade through flash floods in Kampung Tanjung Kiri, near Kuala Nerang, this morning. Kuala Nerang Fire and Rescue Department head Aminuddin Mad Khozali said they were alerted to the incident at 8.29 am and firemen reached the location 20 minutes later. He identified the victims as Salmah Mat Zain, 46, and her son, Muhammad Rosman Rohaidi, 19, who is a person with disabilities. “The Operations Centre received an emergency call through the MERS 999 line, informing us that the two victims were

SEREMBAN, The driver of a sand-laden lorry involved in a fatal accident with five other vehicles at the traffic light intersection on Persiaran Golf, Nilai, yesterday, has tested positive for drugs. Nilai district deputy police chief DSP Mat Ghani Lateh said the 30-year-old man’s urine sample tested positive for methamphetamine. ‘The man has been remanded for four days until Oct 1 to complete the investigation under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he told Bernama today. In the 3.45 pm incident, a 31-year-old woman was killed after being trapped in her vehicle and four others were injured. The

KLUANG, The Election Commission (EC) announced that as of 2 pm, 38.53% of the 61,274 voters in the Mahkota state assembly by-election have cast their ballots. Voting is taking place at 20 polling centres with 109 voting streams, and will continue until 6 pm. EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun stated that the commission is targeting a voter turnout of over 60% for this by-election. So far, the weather in Kluang remains favourable, although the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has forecasted rain in the afternoon. Once the voting process concludes, the ballot counting will be conducted at the respective polling