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Mohammad Ridhuan Mohd Sharif, 52, of Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, said as a Muslim, he believes in destiny and views the incident involving his son, Muhammad Amar Danish, 20, as a test from Allah for their family. He and his wife have already forgiven the female suspect, who is believed to be suffering from mental health issues, as well as her family, who are also facing pressure and negative perceptions from the public following the incident. ‘She (the suspect) is also unwell. I do not blame her or her family for what happened. If her family wants to come and visit

The number of flood victims in Kedah has dropped as of 4 pm today compared to this morning, whereas the number of affected residents in Perak and Johor remains unchanged. In KEDAH, state Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said the number of flood victims has decreased to 2,387 people from 718 families compared to 2,952 individuals from 912 families this morning. All victims are being housed at 17 temporary relief centres (PPS) in four districts namely Kota Setar, Pendang, Kubang Pasu and Pokok Sena. ‘In Kota Setar, a total 1,475 people from

Perlis has fully recovered from floods, with two temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in Kangar and Arau being closed this afternoon and earlier today. Perlis Social Welfare Department (JKM) director Ku Chik Ku Mat Esa said the two PPS closed are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sena in Kangar, which closed at 2 pm today, and SK Arau PPS, which closed at noon for the Arau district. He said that 119 flood victims at SK Sena and five people sheltered at SK Arau as of 8 am this morning were allowed to return to their homes. “The affected flood victims come from villages

The number of flood victims in Kedah and Perlis has decreased as of 8 am today compared to last night, while the number of affected residents in Perak and Johor remains unchanged. In KEDAH, Civil Defence Force (APM) deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain reported that although Baling is a newly affected district, the number of flood victims has dropped to 2,952 people from 912 families this morning, down from 3,051 people from 938 families last night. He added that all victims from the five affected districts are currently housed in 22 temporary relief centres. “Three new centres

The Perlis state government has requested that the term of service for the new state secretary be extended to ensure that development planning can be implemented more effectively. Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli said he expressed this request to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof yesterday, adding that Fadillah agreed to raise the matter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He spoke to reporters after today’s state-level National Sports Day opening ceremony at Kompleks Sukan Tuanku Syed Putra here, officiated by Fadillah. The new state secretary Datuk Rahimi Ismail reported for duty yesterday replacing Datuk Che Murad Sayang