Category: General

BALING, The Ulu Legong-Tanjung Pari road near here has sustained damage and cracks, believed to be caused by prolonged heavy rainfall in the area recently. Following this, the Baling Public Works Department (JKR) issued a notice today informing that the road had been fully closed to all types of vehicles beginning yesterday (Sunday) until further notice. A road user, Mohd Noor Mohd Zahari, 48, said he noticed the cracks while on his way to a nearby campsite along the road yesterday afternoon. “Around 2.30 pm, I heard a sound like an explosion, possibly due to the land cracking. It was

KUALA LUMPUR, Flood in Pahang and Perak worsens with a significant increase in the number of evacuees, while the situation in Kedah, Johor and Melaka remains about the same. In PAHANG, the number of flood victims in the Temerloh district increased to 856 people (244 families) at five relief centres (PPS) as of 3.30 pm compared to 98 individuals from 25 families at four PPS this morning. According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana application, 462 victims are at the PPS at Dewan Sekolah Menengah Semantan (SMK) Seri Semantan, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Desa Bakti (308 people), Sekolah Kebangsaan Lanchang (36

KOTA KINABALU, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) discovered two safe houses and confiscated RM321,000 in foreign and local currency in its investigation of a case involving Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI). MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said four individuals were detained last Thursday (Oct 10) to assist in the investigation. One of them, who is related to the company’s director, is on remand until tomorrow (Oct 15), he said, adding two others were released on MACC bail yesterday, while another was only held on remand for a day. He said the MACC had recorded statements from 15 witnesses

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia’s barometer index was marginally higher at midday as traders awaited the upcoming United States (US) Producer Price Index data for cues to gauge the Federal Reserve’s future interest rate moves, analysts said. At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) added 1.35 points to 1,634.90 from Friday’s close of 1,633.55. The benchmark index, which opened 3.62 points higher at 1,637.17, moved between 1,632.37 and 1,642.56 in the morning session. In the broader market, decliners outnumbered gainers 597 to 278, with 437 counters unchanged, 1,153 untraded, and nine suspended. Turnover amounted to 1.34 billion units

KUALA TERENGGANU, A construction site supervisor has fallen victim to an investment scam, losing RM118,800 after being lured into a non-existent scheme through the ATS Pro application. Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said that the 39-year-old victim discovered the application when an unknown individual added it to a WhatsApp group on April 21. Intrigued by the discussions and profits shared by other group members, the victim was subsequently contacted by an individual named ‘Vincent’, who encouraged him to invest based on recommendations from a mentor named ‘Joel Kim’. ‘The investment agreement was executed online with Dimensional