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IPOH, Art activist Faindra Jabbar is determined to contribute to fueling the patriotic spirit surrounding this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) celebrations by capturing the heroism and prowess of Datuk Maharaja Lela in his fight against the British in Malaya through the production of a short film. Faindra, a lecturer at a private institution of higher learning, believes that his short film about Datuk Maharaja Lela’s struggle against British colonialists in the 18th century can have a positive impact on the community. He considers the film a ‘gift’ from him in conjunction with the country’s historic day. “The

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) has allocated RM10 million for the development and upgrading of 41Tamu Markets in Sabah this year. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said of the amount, RM7.6 million has been spent for the upgrade of 38 Tamu Markets. The upgrading work is in progress and is expected to be completed this year, he said in a statement today. He said the other three Tamu markets, at Kinabatangan, Menggerimot and the Pasar Tamu Rancangan Belia Tiulon are in the stage of documentation. He said the markets are upgraded

MANILA: Aira Villegas celebrated one of her most memorable birthdays with a unanimous decision win over Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria in the Paris Olympics women’s boxing 50kg round of 16 early Friday (PH time) at North Paris Arena. She turned 29 on Aug. 1 and immediately made the quarterfinals against France’s Wassila Lkhadiri. Their match is set Saturday at 3:20 a.m. (PH time). Nesthy Petecio (women’s 57kg), will follow against first-time Olympian Amina Zidani of France for a similar spot in the quarterfinals. Carlo Paalam (men’s 57kg) will face Australian Charlie Senior in the quarterfinals at about 9:30 p.m. The

KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty foreign nationals, including two children were detained by the police under Op Pintas Wakanda at a condominium in and around Jalan Ampang, today. Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said during the 10.30am operation, the 20 foreigners, aged between two and 40, comprised Nationals from Nigeria (14), Uganda(2), Tanzania (3) and Maldives (1). He said the focus of the operation was to identify human trafficking activities based on guidelines under the National Guideline On Human Trafficking Indicators (NGHTI) 2.0. ‘Investigations and checks carried out during the raids, revealed that the

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no automatic replacement public holiday on Sept 17 for the overlap between Malaysia Day and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (Maulidur Rasul) on Sept 16, according to the Prime Minister’s Department. An announcement on the Cabinet, Constitution, and Intergovernmental Relations Division website stated that the Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369) does not provide for an automatic replacement holiday for public holidays that overlap or fall on the same working day. ‘However, the government may designate another day as a public holiday if necessary,’ according to the announcement. Source: BERNAMA News Agency