Category: General

KUALA SELANGOR, A total of 8,500 premises across the country have been issued warnings for violating the The Control Of Smoking Products For Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) that came into effect on Oct 1. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the offences were detected through 283 special operations held in five days involving 4,481 Health Ministry enforcers that ended on Saturday. “We cannot take enforcement action like imposing compounds, instead only warnings in the form of literature and explanations,’ he said at a media conference after a walkabout programme in Selangor here today. He added that

JOHOR BAHRU, The number of foreign vehicles using the land crossings between Malaysia and Singapore via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link has returned to normal following the enforcement of Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP), which is being done in stages from Oct 1. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that there was a drop in the number of vehicles on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the situation has returned to normal after the government provided assurances that no summonses will be issued to vehicles that have yet to install VEPs. “On Oct 1 and 2, we have some reduction of car’s

MELAKA, The Melaka Explorace treasure hunt, organised by the state government in collaboration with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), will continue next year, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said the state government will carry on with the hunt in conjunction with Melaka being appointed as the host for World Tourism Day and the World Tourism Conference set to take place in September next year. ‘I am very satisfied with the success of this programme. Thank you to Bernama for successfully organising this programme…we hope to improve it next year,’ he told reporters after closing the

GUA MUSANG, Over 30 residents from Kampung Bering, Kampung Pasik, and Kuala Wook continued their search for Zuzina Abine, an Orang Asli woman who has been missing since Sept 20, despite the search and rescue (SAR) operations being suspended a week after her disappearance. Kampung Bering Lama village head Anjang Ranget, 60, said they had searched up to 10 kilometres (km) from Kampung Bering up to the border area of ??Kampung Gawin, Post Gob, but efforts to find the 32-year-old proved futile. “Previously, the police and fire department used tracker dogs but could not find any signs such as Zuzina’s

KANGAR, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has urged the public to always be vigilant with the content they encounter on social media to avoid falling victim to scams or malicious intent. Fahmi said social media users must confirm whether the account truly belongs to the person it claims to represent and ensure the accuracy of the shared content. ‘We’ve seen the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create deepfakes, making it appear as if Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, or other prominent figures such as Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, are speaking. ‘So, we must