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ALOR SETAR, Another flood relief centre has opened in Kedah, as the number of flood evacuees in Kedah rose to 917 people from 293 families as of 8 pm compared to 765 people from 253 families this evening. The new centre that opened is Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Alor Merah in Kota Setar, which is currently housing 31 people from seven families, bringing the current number of relief centres to eight. Pokok Sena district still has the highest number of evacuees at 601 people from 184 families housed in four centres, Maahad Tarbiyah Islamiyah Derang, Dewan Serbaguna Pokok Sena, Sekolah

PORT DICKSON, A small group of civil servants remain hesitant to opt for the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), which will replace the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM) effective Dec 1, says Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) president Datuk Dr Adnan Mat. He urged these individuals to agree to the scheme, stressing that it did not entail any disadvantages, adding that CUEPACS would continue to monitor the situation to ensure everything ran smoothly. “Some are still hesitant, but the principle is simple: salary increases. There are no reductions, though some groups may get more,

SEREMBAN, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke remains the Negeri Sembilan DAP chief for the 2024/2027 term following today’s state party elections. The Seremban MP was unanimously elected to head the state party committee among the 15 newly elected members at the Negeri Sembilan DAP Ordinary Convention. Loke, who has held the position since 2004, topped the polls, garnering 571 votes from the 658 delegates present. Seremban Jaya state assemblyman P. Gunasekaran retained the Deputy Chairman post. The two-state Vice Chairman posts went to Nilai assemblyman J. Arul Kumar, who is also Negeri Sembilan Local Government, Housing, and Transport Committee chairman, and

MIRI, Barisan Nasional’s (BN) decisive victory in the Mahkota state by-election in Johor today signals the people’s desire for the Unity Government to be given the opportunity to prioritise the country’s economic development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said BN candidate Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah’s overwhelming majority of 20,648 votes was beyond prior expectations. ‘No one expected Barisan Nasional, representing the Unity Government, to win by over 20,000 votes. I believe this is a sign that the voters there – Malays, Chinese and Indians – have the view that the Unity Government should be given a chance

KUALA LUMPUR, A secondary school teacher won the main prize of the WOW! Kasih Draw today, thanks to her children’s National Education Savings Scheme (Simpan SSPN) accounts. Chan Yin Ling, 44, who teaches at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Kerayong, Bera, Pahang won RM10,000 in cash. ‘I opened the Simpan SSPN Prime accounts for my children in March 2017, at that time my eldest child was six and my second was three. ‘I really support the Simpan SSPN for my children’s education in the future, if my children studies abroad or goes to university, I can use this savings,’ she said