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KOTA KINABALU, The Samudera Perkasa Timur 2/2024 Exercise has enhanced the interoperability and mutual understanding of the maritime community in ensuring regional stability and security, especially in the South China Sea. The Eastern Fleet Command Headquarters in Kota Kinabalu, in a statement today, said that the integrated exercise was held in Kota Kinabalu from Sept 23 to 27, involving the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). ‘The exercise involved two RMN ships, namely KD Kelantan and KD Renchong, as well as a Maritime Helicopter (HOM). This exercise also involved elements from RMN’s Naval Special Forces

KUCHING, National powerlifting coach Jamil Adam came to the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA), which end today, with a dual mission: to lead the Sarawak powerlifting squad and also scout for talented youngsters to be roped into the national team. The Sarawak-born coach admitted that this edition of the Para SUKMA was among the significant platforms to evaluate the performances of powerlifters from every state. Sarawak Para Athlete Brownson John Gustin “We saw several young athletes with the potential to go far and who can be roped into the national programme, including the likes of Sarawak’s Brownson John Gustin

KLUANG, The voting for the Mahkota state assembly by-election concluded today, with all 20 polling centres, which opened at 8 am, officially closing at 6 pm. The counting of votes will now take place at the Dewan Tunku Ibrahim Ismail here. According to data from the Election Commission (EC), 61,397 voters were eligible to cast their ballots today, while early voting took place last Tuesday, and postal ballots were issued on Sept 15. Overall, the Mahkota state constituency has 66,318 registered voters, with the majority being Malay at 56 percent, followed by Chinese at 34 percent, Indian at eight percent,

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

KLUANG, Even though it’s only been a month since she gave birth to her first child, young mother Nur Syafiqah Azani who is still in confinement, was determined to go out and fulfill her responsibility as a voter of the Mahkota state by-election. Nur Syafiqah, 19, of Sarawak said she did not want to miss out on voting because the by-election was her first, so she and her husband left early in the morning from their family home in Johor Bahru. “We left at 4 this morning. To be honest, it was noisy but everything went smoothly and the staff