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ALOR SETAR, A mother and son are missing after being swept away by strong currents while attempting to wade through flash floods in Kampung Tanjung Kiri, near Kuala Nerang, this morning. Kuala Nerang Fire and Rescue Department head Aminuddin Mad Khozali said they were alerted to the incident at 8.29 am and firemen reached the location 20 minutes later. He identified the victims as Salmah Mat Zain, 46, and her son, Muhammad Rosman Rohaidi, 19, who is a person with disabilities. “The Operations Centre received an emergency call through the MERS 999 line, informing us that the two victims were

CYBERJAYA, The Selangor state government aims to build 60,000 affordable housing units under the Rumah Idaman initiative by 2027, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said the momentum of house construction under the initiative is going well with 40,000 units currently in the process of awaiting related approval. “The (Rumah Idaman Initiative) which is in the pipeline means (in) approval and waiting for the planning permission process and building permission and so on for approximately 40,000 units. “The 10,000 units are under construction which we are targeting first, by 2026 or 2027 we will have 60,000 units (houses

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Fishermen’s Association (NEKMAT) hopes the 2025 Budget, to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim next month, will continue to provide petrol and diesel subsidies, as well as the cost of living allowance to the fishing community. Chairman of NEKMAT Board of Directors, Abdul Hamid Bahari said this is to ensure the fishermen can cover the cost of their daily operations and continue to improve their standard of living. “NEKMAT has almost 100,000 members and we hope that the government can continue to provide subsidised petrol and diesel to them, including in Sabah and

KLUANG, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah in the Mahkota state by-election, also a registered voter in the constituency, cast his vote at the polling station at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seri Perdana. Clad in a batik shirt and a songkok, he arrived at the polling station at 8.54 am and finished voting about 15 minutes later. Met by reporters after casting his vote, Syed Hussien advised voters, including those staying outside the constituency, to fulfil their responsibility. Polling ends at 6 pm today “Come and exercise your right. and thank you to those who have voted,’ he

KLUANG, All 20 polling stations involving 109 channels for the Mahkota state by-election opened simultaneously at 8 am today. Today’s voting process involves 61,274 voters. It will end at 6 pm, to be followed by the vote tallying process, which will be at Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Hall here. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) predicts good weather in Kluang this morning, but thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon. The by-election witnessed a straight fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and Perikatan Nasional (PN) Mohamad Haizan Jaafar. Both are registered voters in the constituency. There are 66,318 registered