Day: September 30, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia opened marginally lower on Monday as some investors engaged in profit-taking, reflecting cautious sentiment across regional markets, despite last week’s record gains on Wall Street, according to an analyst. At 9.15 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 0.67 of-a-point to 1,659.42, down from last Friday’s close of 1,660.09. The benchmark index had initially opened 1.80 points higher at 1,661.89. Across the broader market, decliners slightly outnumbered advancers, with 258 stocks declining compared to 219 advancing. There were 304 counters unchanged, 1,701 untraded and 79 suspended. Turnover totalled 263.49 million units, valued at RM149.81

KUANTAN, Three men died and five others were injured, three seriously, in a seven-vehicle pileup at KM 42 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway today. A spokesman for the Pahang Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Pahang said they received an emergency call at 4.13 am regarding a road crash involving four cars, a three-ton lorry and two trailers. The crash involved 13 casualties, comprising nine men and four women. “Immediately after arriving at the scene, the firemen carried out the work of removing the victims from the wrecked vehicles and extinguishing a trailer truck that was on fire,” he said

IPOH, Police have appealed for help from the public to trace a man who has been missing since Sept 13. Kerian police chief Supt Juna Yusoff said the man is identified as Zakaria Mamat, 51, from Batu 12 1/2, Jalan Pantai, Kuala Kurau. ‘The man is 157 centimetres tall, weighs 60 kilogrammes, has short hair, a thin moustache and a slim build, he has a pitted scar on his left arm. “He was last spotted wearing a red T-shirt and grey trousers,” he said in a statement today. Anyone with information on Zakaria can contact investigating officer, Sergeant Major Sukri

KUALA LUMPUR, Former lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Professor Dr Ahmad Atory Hussain, died at the age of 73 today. The news of his passing was shared by his daughter, Nurul Ainun on Facebook today. “This is to inform my father, Prof Dr Ahmad Atory Hussain, has returned to his Creator at 6.37 am, Sept 30, 2024, 26 Rabiulawal 1446, in the ICU ward of Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara. “May my father’s soul be blessed and placed among the believers,” she said. Ahmad Atory, a well-known political analyst in the country, served at USM

IPOH, A total of RM4.3 million has been allocated by the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA) this year under the Human Capital Development Programme to provide opportunities for Orang Asli youth to engage in sports and fitness activities, as well as to promote a healthy lifestyle. Rural and Regional Development Ministry secretary-general Datuk Muhd Khair Razman Mohamed Annuar said the programme also aims to foster closer ties among the 18 Orang Asli ethnic groups in Peninsular Malaysia through sports activities and provide exposure to information on rules and regulations of the sports being contested. ‘Thirdly, it aims to enhance