Category: General

KUCHING, As far as Sarawak Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is concerned, the state contingent “won in style’ despite falling one gold short of their 83-gold target at the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA). She hailed the contingent’s achievement in wresting the title of overall champion from Sabah, who had to settle for second placing in the medal standings with 62 golds. “If we were to compare with the previous edition, we lost to Sabah by just four medals but, this time, we left them (Sabah) trailing by 20 gold medals! So, this

KUANTAN, Over 1.3 million visitors visited museums managed by the Department of Museums in the first eight months of this year, Unity Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad said. He said the department is targeting two million visitors to its 22 museums nationwide this year, with a range of engaging activities already held and more planned to attract the public. ‘The number of visitors has been encouraging and continues to grow… each museum management has its own Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and is working hard to introduce programmes that can boost visitor numbers. ‘I hope all museum management

MELAKA, The Melaka Health Department has ordered the closure of the dining hall and cafeteria at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Terendak for 14 days, effective yesterday, following the discovery of rat droppings on the floor. State Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem said that the action was taken under the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Act 1988 and the Food Act 1983 for necessary cleaning and corrective measures, with both premises fined RM1,000. “In addition to hygiene concerns due to evidence of rat presence, the dining hall and cafeteria were closed because the refrigerator

KUALA NERANG, Villager Moh Sofi Rhazalee, 39, who was returning from buying breakfast described seeing two people struggling in the fast-flowing floodwaters in Kampung Tanjung Kiri earlier today. Mohd Sofi recounted how he spotted single mother, Salmah Mat Zain, 46, and her 19-year-old son, Muhammad Rosman Rohadi, clinging to a rubber tree as they attempted to cross the flood. He shouted for them to turn back but Salmah lost her grip and her son, who has a disability, tried to pull her back. Despite efforts from Sofi and other villagers to call out to them, they received no response and

SHAH ALAM, Seven individuals arrested in Selangor yesterday in connection with the GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) case have been remanded for seven days. The remand order, which begins today, was issued by Deputy Registrar Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rashid at the Magistrate’s Court here. Lawyer Rosli Kamaruddin, who represented the seven, aged 18 to 55, said they are being investigated under, among others, Section 31(a) of the Child Act 2001 and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2022. According to him, they were arrested in Rawang last night. They comprise six women, including four believed to be