Day: October 6, 2024

BAGAN DATUK, The estimated cost of repairing the burst bunds in 12 areas in Bagan Datuk is at least RM10 million for each damaged structure, according to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Member of Parliament for Bagan Datuk, stated that the government has allocated RM18 million so far to repair the Sungai Tiang Selatan bund and will request an additional RM10 million from the Ministry of Energy, Transition and Natural Resources (PETRA) to repair the Sungai Tiang Utara bund. ‘There are 12 areas in Bagan Datuk with burst bunds, and

KUALA LUMPUR, The children rescued from charity homes affiliated with GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) must be given proper education to prevent them from continuing down the wrong path, said Federal Territories Syariah Lawyers Council president Datuk Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar. He pointed out that a more critical issue involves determining the children’s lineage. “As reported by the media, there is a possibility that the parents’ marriages were either unregistered or not in accordance with Islamic law. This could lead to the children being classified as illegitimate or as anak wat’ie syubhah (children whose lineage is unclear due to an

BINTULU, Following are the results of Stage Eight (Final Stage) of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2024 cycling race, covering a distance of 147.5 kilometres (km) around Bintulu today: Top 10 finishers: Matteo Malucelli (ITA) JCL Team UKYO – 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team Gleb Syritsa (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team Mattia Pinazzi (ITA) VF Group-Bardiani-CSF-Faizane Manuel Penalver Aniorte (ESP) Polti Kometa David Martin Romero (ESP) Polti Kometa Luke Mudgway (NZL) Li Ning Star Cycling Team Blake Agnoletto (AUS) ARA Skip Capital Miguel Angel Fernandez Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma Maikel

GUA MUSANG, Over 30 residents from Kampung Bering, Kampung Pasik, and Kuala Wook continued their search for Zuzina Abine, an Orang Asli woman who has been missing since Sept 20, despite the search and rescue (SAR) operations being suspended a week after her disappearance. Kampung Bering Lama village head Anjang Ranget, 60, said they had searched up to 10 kilometres (km) from Kampung Bering up to the border area of ??Kampung Gawin, Post Gob, but efforts to find the 32-year-old proved futile. “Previously, the police and fire department used tracker dogs but could not find any signs such as Zuzina’s

KUALA LUMPUR, Palestine’s ambassador to Malaysia, Walid Abu Ali, has confirmed that the woman featured in a recently circulated apology video is indeed one of the two Palestinian women involved in an altercation with security personnel at Wisma Transit, Kuala Lumpur. In a short statement to Bernama on Sunday, Walid said: ‘Yes, this is the woman who created the problem. ‘In this video, she realised that she was wrong and has apologised to the officer and to Malaysia. She admitted she was emotionally unstable that day.’ On Oct 4, Bernama reported the incident, which went viral earlier this week, has

KUALA LUMPUR, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) bagged a double when they defeated Selangor 3-2 in the Malaysia Futsal Cup final at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil here today. The win more than makes up for the disappointment of finishing as runners-up in the second edition of the competition last year, when they lost 3-1 on penalties to Pahang Rangers after both teams were tied 4-4 in regulation time. Against Selangor today, coach Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia’s JDT team started aggressively to draw first blood with an early goal through import Bruno Taffy Nogueira Aguiar. Selangor, however, drew level in