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PUTRAJAYA, The Court of Appeal here awarded former radio announcer Khairu Norliza Khairudin RM56,000 in compensation today, ruling that she was unlawfully dismissed from employment in 2018. The three-judge panel, comprising Court of Appeal judges Datuk Lee Swee Seng, Datuk Azimah Omar and High Court judge Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, allowed Khairu Norliza’s appeal against the High Court’s decision which overturned the Industrial Court’s award. Justice Lee, who chaired the panel, however, reduced the compensation amount initially awarded by the Industrial Court to Khairu Norliza, 38, from RM133,000 to RM56,000. He said the award is reduced to cover

QUZHOU, China, September 28 marks the 2575th birth anniversary of the revered Chinese philosopher Confucius. The ceremonial event, which seeks to respect the sage and honor rituals as well as promote nationwide worship of Confucius to achieve universal harmony, took place in the eastern Chinese city of Quzhou, located in Zhejiang Province. “This year, the Confucius worship ceremony has, for the first time, moved beyond the confines of the ancestral temple and taken place at the Confucius Cultural Square located in front of the temple,” said Sheng Xiongsheng, director of Quzhou Southern Confucianism Development Center. “By doing so, it has

IPOH, Police have appealed for help from the public to trace a man who has been missing since Sept 13. Kerian police chief Supt Juna Yusoff said the man is identified as Zakaria Mamat, 51, from Batu 12 1/2, Jalan Pantai, Kuala Kurau. ‘The man is 157 centimetres tall, weighs 60 kilogrammes, has short hair, a thin moustache and a slim build, he has a pitted scar on his left arm. “He was last spotted wearing a red T-shirt and grey trousers,” he said in a statement today. Anyone with information on Zakaria can contact investigating officer, Sergeant Major Sukri

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – The Bulacan Police Provincial Office and Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday held an ocular inspection at The Pavilion of the Hiyas Convention Center here where the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the upcoming 2025 National and Local Elections will be held starting on Tuesday. Col. Satur Ediong, Bulacan provincial director, and Bulacan Provincial Election Supervisor, lawyer Mona Ann Aldana-Campos, assured that the week-long filing of candidacies will be peaceful and orderly. The filing period is from October 1 to 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The purpose of the inspection

Manila: The Coalition for Emerging Market Infrastructure Investment (CEMII) is eyeing the Philippines to be the initial market for its USD25-billion Indo-Pacific-wide energy investments, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla said. In a statement Monday, Lotilla welcomed the announcement of CEMII for choosing the Philippines to be its focus market for energy investments among the United States-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) economies. CEMII was convened by Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity (IP3) and co-chaired by Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR. Other partners that committed to pour in capital under CEMII include Allied Climate Partners, BlackRock, Brookfield, GIC, The Rockefeller Foundation,