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SIBU, The Sarawak government has channelled various assistance amounting to RM149,750, including in cash, to victims of a fire in Kampung Hilir here, said state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the amount of aid channelled through the Social Welfare Department (JKM) included the initial assistance that was distributed to 142 victims a day after the Sept 22 blaze. According to her, 15 houses were razed in the incident. “Preliminary assistance like dry food, kitchen utensils and sleeping equipment has been given to the household heads at the temporary relief centre. “Today, we

KUALA LUMPUR, Nine contestants will present their recitations on the second day of the 64th International Quran Recitation and Memorisation Assembly (MTHQA) tonight at the World Trade Centre, here. Egyptian qari (male reciter) Mohamad Abdel Karim Kamel Attia leads the list of contestants, followed by Cambodian qari Kriya Lim, qariah (female reciter) from Kyrgyzstan Mariam Abdiraimova, qari from China Ma Fengying and Fillipino qari Saidi Datala Saiduna. Qari Flamur Kasami (Kosovo), qari Riyadh Ahmed Abed (Iraq), qariah Dr Siti Wardah Abdul Rahman (Brunei), and qari Ammar Efendic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) will also present their recitations. Meanwhile, this morning, 10 participants

KOTA BHARU, Farmers under the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) are now facing problems in cultivating rice crops next season due to the state government’s delay in resolving the issue of water supply to the padi fields. Kelantan Farmers’ Association (Pesak) chairman Zuha Ismail, the issue has not yet been resolved by the state government. “We are very grateful for all the initiatives taken by the federal government in helping Pesak regarding this matter. “I understand that the repair works and the provision of pumps in Kemubu and Lemal will be done but until now there has been no notification

PUTRAJAYA, The Immigration Department has busted a syndicate bringing in foreigners posing as athletes after detaining 21 Bangladesh nationals in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Oct 3). Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said three of those arrested in the 10.38 am operation are believed to be running the syndicate. “Two of the men detained possessed temporary employment visit passes (PLKS) while the other had overstayed. All three are aged between 21 and 33. “The Immigration team also seized 18 Bangladesh passports, RM990 cash and an invitation letter, which is believed to be fake, to join a sports competition together with

PUTRAJAYA, Enforcement, public fund management and strategic communication are among the priority clusters of the focus group established to improve Malaysia’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki when contacted by Bernama said other clusters are business competitiveness, investment risk and legislation. “This focus group will play a role based on the terms of reference, which is to analyse the findings of the survey and related indicators and recommend improvement proposals to the CPI Special Task Force,” he said. He said the focus group also needs to lead engagement sessions with stakeholders under