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KUALA LUMPUR, Police fired seven shots at a four-wheel drive vehicle, with four men inside, when they tried to ram into the patrol car while trying to escape from inspection in Serendah, near here, today. Hulu Selangor District Police chief Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said that in the 2.41 am incident, police personnel from its Patrol Car Division tried to stop the vehicle, which was being driven around suspiciously. “However, when they wanted to detain the vehicle, the men tried to ram the police patrol car with their Mitsubishi Triton four-wheel drive vehicle, thus endangering the lives of the policemen

KUCHING, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg today launched The CyberSarawak initiative during the International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2024 here. The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) in a statement today said the initiative with the tagline ‘Stay Safe’, ‘Stay Smart’ and ‘Stay Secure’ is a comprehensive effort aimed at strengthening Sarawak’s cyber security posture to foster trust and greater participation in the digital economy. It said the ‘Stay Safe’ program focuses on creating a central platform for the public to report cybersecurity incidents while the ‘Stay Smart’ program emphasises raising cyber security awareness, particularly among underserved communities

MELAKA, Four medical teams, from three clinics in Jasin, have been mobilised to temporary relief centres, to provide health assistance to flood evacuees. State Health, Human Resources and Unity exco Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem said the teams, comprising medical officers, assistant medical officers, and nurses, from Klinik Kesihatan (KK) Merlimau; KK Jasin; and KK Sungai Rambai; have been on-site since the relief centres opened on Monday. ‘As of yesterday, a total of 179 evacuees have received treatment at the centres, including consultations for chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. ‘Fortunately, no cases have required hospital referrals,

KUALA LUMPUR, The Special Action Committee to Combat Absenteeism Among Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Candidates 2024/2025 has been formed to reduce the number of candidates missing the examination. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said that this initiative is the latest action by the Ministry of Education (KPM), which has planned intervention strategies by strengthening existing programmes. He said that among other methods, KPM is utilising psychometric assessments to gather information on psychological traits on mental or emotional aspects to help students recognise their own personalities and make decisions based on their abilities. “In addition, we are implementing preparation programmes

KUALA LUMPUR, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin received a courtesy call today from Thales International chief executive officer Pascale Sourisse, accompanied by a delegation, at the Ministry of Defence. Mohamed Khaled, in a Facebook post, said that one of the key topics discussed was the enhancement of the local defence industry’s capabilities in line with the country’s current push for self-reliance. ‘Thales is a leading French multinational company in the aerospace, defence and security sectors. ‘I believe that achieving our goals can be supported by global industry players through initiatives such as technology transfer and the Industrial Collaboration