Day: October 6, 2024

GEORGE TOWN, A man was found drowned at Pantai Tanjung Tokong today. The victim, A. Sekar, 44, was discovered approximately 50 metres from the shoreline at around 6.34 pm. Timur Laut district acting police chief Supt Lee Swee Sake said preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, a local, had gone swimming in the area with a friend. “It is reported that the victim swam towards a rock further from the beach and did not return to shore before his body was found washed up there. “The medical team confirmed that the victim had died after the fire department retrieved his

VIENTIANE, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz have arrived in Vientiane to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits. Both ministers arrived today at Wattay International Airport at 7.45 pm local time (8.45 pm Malaysian time). The summits will be held at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in the capital from Oct 8 to 11. Approximately 2,000 delegates will attend the event, including heads of state and government from ASEAN member countries, dialogue partner nations, external partner nations, and representatives from regional and international organisations.

KOTA BHARU, Farmers under the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) are now facing problems in cultivating rice crops next season due to the state government’s delay in resolving the issue of water supply to the padi fields. Kelantan Farmers’ Association (Pesak) chairman Zuha Ismail, the issue has not yet been resolved by the state government. “We are very grateful for all the initiatives taken by the federal government in helping Pesak regarding this matter. “I understand that the repair works and the provision of pumps in Kemubu and Lemal will be done but until now there has been no notification