Category: General

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are pursuing a suspect behind a grenade attack that injured a policeman in Isabela City, Basilan province, on Sunday night. Lt. Col. Parson Asadil, Isabela City police chief, identified the victim as Pat. Aldimar Salahuddin of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-9 (RMFB-9), who was on duty at the Community Police Action Center (COMPAC) in Barangay Sunrise when the explosion occurred around 9:45 p.m. Salahuddin was inside the COMPAC when the attacker threw a fragmentation grenade, Asadil said. The explosion was captured on a closed-circuit television camera. Salahuddin was immediately taken to a hospital, where doctors declared

JOHOR BAHRU, AmBank Group has granted RM115 million financing facilities to Senibong Cove Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of WM Senibong Sdn Bhd; and RM78 million to JBB Builders (M) Sdn Bhd, the appointed contractor for the reclamation of 150 acres of waterfront land in Senibong Cove, directly across the Johor Strait from Sembawang, Singapore (‘The Project’). Senibong Cove is a luxury waterfront development in Johor Bahru; well-known for its beautiful marina, lush vistas, and spectacular water views. This is an exclusive 215-acres community, situated across the Johor Straits from Singapore, redefining waterfront lifestyle. Today, Senibong Cove boasts

IPOH, A total of 622 road accidents involving school students were recorded in Perak in the first eight months of this year, compared to 602 cases in the same period last year, according to state police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris. “I hope all parties, including the ministry and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs), will further enhance advocacy efforts involving all school students. “Our focus is to address traffic-related offences committed by students. This is aimed at reducing fatalities and physical disabilities,” he said. He told reporters this after attending the Road Safety Awareness Advocacy Programme by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants the welfare of vulnerable groups in this country to continue to be given attention in line with the concept of MADANI economy. Taking the example of the education sector, he said there are children of the rich who enjoy government-funded educational facilities compared to the poor. “As far as I understand, the majority benefits the elite groups such as senior civil servants, political leaders, leading entrepreneurs who are sending their children to the best schools funded by the government and this is unreasonable, unfair. “Should a child of the rich (who)

CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) noted a slower turnout of registrants for the mid-term elections on May 12, 2025, an election official said on Monday. Omar Sharif Dilangalen Mamalinta, spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Central Visayas, said despite the slower attendance from July 1 to Sept. 28 of those wanting to register or transfer registration, there was still an increase in the number of applicants. ‘Based on our observations, we have a slower turnout. The good thing is that we see a five percent increase since the last elections,’ Mamalinta told the Philippine News Agency. Comelec-7