Day: October 1, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The flood situation in Kedah continued to improve with two temporary relief centres (PPS) in Kubang Pasu closed this afternoon, while the number of evacuees in Perak increased slightly, as rain continues in several areas. In KEDAH, three districts remain affected by the floods, with the number of evacuees reported at 4 pm today decreasing to 1,148 people from 373 families, down from 1,373 people from 457 families in the morning. According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana report, Pokok Sena has the highest number of evacuees, with 466 individuals from 148 families currently sheltering at the

KUALA LUMPUR, Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly higher on Tuesday amidst geopolitical risks in the Middle East and hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell regarding potential interest rate cuts. At home, the new spot month October 2024 gold futures contract fell to US$2,660.70 per troy ounce from US$2,664.70 on Monday. Meanwhile, the November 2024, December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025 contracts all settled higher at US$2,681.80 per troy ounce, compared with US$2,664.70 on Monday. Trading volume decreased to nine lots from 12 lots, while open interest narrowed to 24 contracts from 45 contracts previously.

KUALA LUMPUR, Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly higher on Tuesday amidst geopolitical risks in the Middle East and hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell regarding potential interest rate cuts. At home, the new spot month October 2024 gold futures contract fell to US$2,660.70 per troy ounce from US$2,664.70 on Monday. Meanwhile, the November 2024, December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025 contracts all settled higher at US$2,681.80 per troy ounce, compared with US$2,664.70 on Monday. Trading volume decreased to nine lots from 12 lots, while open interest narrowed to 24 contracts from 45 contracts previously.

SUBANG, The purpose and objective of organizing the 2024 Selangor Raja Muda Cup, which expands the involvement of schools from all over Selangor for this edition, is to unearth more talented football players from the state. The Raja Muda Cup Tournament Chairman Datuk Emran Kadir said the opportunity given to school students throughout Selangor to participate in the tournament was also approved by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. ‘I have obtained his majesty’s blessing for the teams that participate in this tournament to be developed throughout Selangor, the way we implement it is the same as the

KUALA LUMPUR, The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852), which came into force today, has received positive reaction from the community, especially restaurant traders most of whom have taken steps to display no smoking signs in their premises. However, there is a section of the community who are insensitive to the enforcement of the Act and continue smoking shamelessly in public areas in blatant disregard for no smoking signages displayed. A Bernama survey at several premises, especially restaurants in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Kota Warisan in Sepang, found groups of recalcitrant customers smoking electronic