Day: October 9, 2024

TASEK GELUGOR, The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) is ready to use the Darul Hidayah Complex in Penaga here as a faith rehabilitation centre for children and teenagers rescued from the charitable homes of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH). MAINPP president Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid, however, said that they would wait for the Penang State Fatwa Committee’s decision regarding the practices and beliefs of GISBH before proceeding with rehabilitation programmes for the affected children. ‘In terms of faith rehabilitation, we will await the decision from the Penang State Fatwa Committee, which will hold a meeting. ‘However, at the Penang

TASEK GELUGOR, The Penang State Government allocated close to RM13 million this year for payment of various allowances to the appointed Village Community Management Council (MPKK) members in the state. Penang Deputy Chief Minister I, Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid said the amount includes the Chairman’s Fixed Allowance (RM700), RM600 for the Secretary’s Fixed Allowance, and RM300 for the Treasurer’s Fixed Allowance. Apart from the fixed allowances, a Meeting Management Allowance is paid RM100 while a Meeting Attendance Allowance of RM100 is provided for 12 meetings a year, bringing the total allocation to RM12.975 million. He said 375 MPKK members

KUALA LUMPUR, Key Asic Bhd has signed a collaboration agreement with NSW Inc, one of Japan’s largest system solution developers, to develop the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design business. The company said that NSW will offer a wide range of solutions, allowing both companies to jointly develop their ASIC design capabilities and better address customer needs. Key Asic highlighted NSW’s unique and impressive expertise in software, hardware, and chip development, particularly in the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which have been successfully deployed in the market. “NSW’s capabilities will enable us to deliver more complete and

SHAH ALAM, A local teenager, who went missing while swimming at Pulau Carey, Telok Panglima Garang, yesterday, was found drowned today. Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said that the body of the 17-year-old victim was discovered at 3.15 am, not far from the location where he was reported missing. He added that the boy, along with six friends, had gone to the area to celebrate his birthday. The victim and three friends entered the water around 6.40 pm. ‘According to initial reports, the victim and his friends were swimming, when, despite their warnings, he swam

SHAH ALAM, The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has clarified that a viral video showing a trader washing a wok, allegedly using drain water, did not occur within its administrative area. MBSA, in a statement today, said that following the viral video, immediate action was taken to identify the location of the stall, and checks revealed that the stall was not under its jurisdiction. “MBSA advises the public not to make any false statements that could cause confusion among the community. “Legal action can be taken against any party spreading false news as it tarnishes MBSA’s image,” read the statement.

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH), through the Food Safety and Quality Programme (PKKM), constantly carries out monitoring and enforcement on food premises to ensure compliance with the Food Act 1983 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2009. This follows several issues that have gone viral on social media related to food operators handling food in an unsanitary and unsafe manner such as using drain water to wash utensils and storing raw vegetables in the toilet. In a statement today, the MOH insisted that all food premises operators and food handlers must always have good practices when handling food and to comply