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A family faced harrowing moments when an armed gang of 12 robbers broke into their home at Jalan Jagong, Pandamaran, in Klang near here yesterday. Klang Selatan police chief ACP Cha Hoong Fong said that in the 5 am robbery, all the suspects, believed to be locals, arrived in front of the house in two cars before climbing the wall and breaking the grate of the main door to break in. He said the suspects, who were all masked, then tied up the three occupants of the residence before ransacking the three-storey bungalow and fleeing with cash, deity idols and

The construction of the 1.5-kilometre (km) main road leading to Universiti Malaysia Sabah Teaching Hospital costing RM18.94 million has been completed on July 1, Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said. He added that the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) project was managed by the Public Works Department (JKR), with the cooperation of the Sabah JKR via open tender and began on March 15, 2021. “The project was completed on time and I congratulate the contractor and all related departments and agencies for completing the project that will benefit motorists and the hospital,’ he told reporters after handing over

The Residensi Klebang 2 housing project under Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) here is almost 99 per cent complete and is expected to conclude soon, says Melaka Housing and Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management Committee senior chairman Datuk Rais Yasin. He said the remaining work of the 800-unit apartment project only involved infrastructure development. ‘I was informed by PR1MA earlier regarding Residensi Klebang 2, and they have committed to completing the project as soon as possible… only less than two per cent remains, and it is only an infrastructure issue. ‘I have received many complaints from buyers who

The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) provided RM5,000 in zakat donations today to a former GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) member to help him begin a new life. Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said the council stepped forward to help the former GISBH member to live a proper life and re-enter society and free him from the influence of the group’s teachings. ‘The allocation is part of the decision agreed upon by the Perlis Fatwa Committee and is in line with the state fatwa declaring GISBH as deviant teachings,’ he told reporters after presenting

All civil servants are reminded not to make any public statements, including on social media, unless given the authority or mandate by ministries or departments. In a post on the Public Services Department’s (JPA) Facebook page, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said the reminder was issued under the 2024 Prime Minister’s Department’s administrative meeting. “If found guilty and in violation of any regulation in effect, disciplinary action can be taken against the civil servant,’ he said in the post, which contained information explaining that civil servants cannot make public statements that harm the government’s