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GENTING HIGHLANDS, The Gohtong Jaya Fire and Rescue Station, on a 0.8-hectare site here, will be the first fire and rescue station to be built through public-private strategic cooperation, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. He said the project, approved in 2021 under the 12th Malaysia Plan, is estimated to cost RM68.3 million with the government allocating RM39 million and the remaining to be borne by Genting Malaysia Berhad (GenM) under the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. “The station, equipped with 40 units of staff quarters, a multi-purpose hall and a prayer hall is expected to

KUALA LUMPUR, Five individuals, including a boy, were rescued by the fire department after being trapped in a water surge in Kampung Batu 10, Cheras-Kajang Highway, near here, yesterday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they were alerted to the incident at 9.05 pm. He said a fire engine along with six personnel from the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn fire station was dispatched to the scene. ‘The operations commander reported that five victims, consisting of three men, one woman and a boy, were trapped across the river due to the headwater phenomenon. ‘The

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday pledged that the current administration would make sure that the ‘Lab for All’ Project, which offers free medical services to Filipinos in need, will reach the 7,063 geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in the country. During the Lab for All caravan at the Rizal High School in Pasig City, Marcos said the project, spearheaded by no less than First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, aims to bridge the gap in the country’s health care system. ‘Ang kalusugan po ay kayamanan. Walang silbi ang lahat ng yaman kung hindi maayos ang ating kalusugan. Ngunit

ILOILO CITY – The local government here is eyeing to gather about 2,000 performers and participants for the two-week Iloilo Arts Festival to position this city as a hub for arts and culture. “For this arts festival, we aim to promote cultural diversity and inclusivity, support creative industries and artists, preserve and promote heritage sites, enhance cultural education and awareness, and strengthen cultural diplomacy and exchange,” festival director, architect Wilfredo Sy, said in a statement on Wednesday. Its theme, “Creative Collaborations in the Community,” marks the ‘coming together of various art groups and socio-civic organizations to showcase the diverse expressions

BACOLOD CITY: Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is eyeing a third and last term in the May 2025 midterm elections with a new running mate, 4th District Board Member Jose Benito Alonso, who is running for vice governor for the first time. Lacson and Alonso, backed by the Love Negros and United Negros Alliance coalition, filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) in the presence of allies from various local government units, before the Commission on Elections at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall here Thursday afternoon. ‘I’m just very happy for their appearance, for their support to the next tandem,