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The police are seeking public assistance to find a mother and her two children who were reported missing form their home in Tanjung Rambutan here since Sept 13. Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in a statement that husband of the Indonesian woman, Ernawati Rajagukguk, 36, realised she was missing at about 8.30 pm. Also missing are their two children, daughter Farisha Jan Mohamed Faiz, nine, and son Firaz Khan, six, he added. Abang Zainal Abidin urged those with information to contact investigating officer, Sub Insp Ferdaus Jahya at 019-7130163 or any nearby police station.

Sarawak’s Chong Cheng Tat always believed that “if you never try, you’ll never know’. It’s this inquisitive quality of his that led him to clinch gold for Sarawak in the men’s discus throw 1-kilogramme (kg) F34 (physical impairment) category in his maiden Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) appearance here in Sarawak today. Cheng Tat, who only took up the sport to find an alternative income after suffering a stroke which left him partially paralysed, found that he was quite adept at discus throw and decided to represent his home state in the biennial Games. The former salesman, who sprang a

The number of flood evacuees in Pendang, Kedah remained at 609 from 163 families as at 8 am today. According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana report, all of them were being accommodated at eight relief centres, namely Dewan Kompleks Rakan Sukan Tanah Merah, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Pendang, SMK Tanah Merah, SMK Ayer Puteh Dalam, Sekolah Model Khas Bukit Jenun, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Haji Mohamad Ariff, SK Tanah Merah and SK Syed Ibrahim. Meanwhile, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s (JPS) Public Infobanjir portal reported that the level of Sungai Laka in Kampung Padang Pasir, Kubang Pasu

Manila: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has directed new Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III to lead a full-scale internal cleanup of the CIDG to restore its integrity and rebuild public confidence. ‘The CIDG must set the highest standard of professionalism and ethical conduct,’ Marbil said in a statement as Torre officially assumed as the 49th chief of the CIDG through a simple turnover ceremony at Camp Crame on Thursday afternoon. ‘I have complete trust in Brig. Gen. Torre’s ability to address the challenges within the CIDG. His proven track

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has reaffirmed its commitment to a strong partnership with the media and the National Press Club in amplifying the voices of Kuala Lumpur’s diverse stakeholders, said Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Maimunah Mohd Sharif. Maimunah expressed her intention to hold quarterly engagement sessions with the media to provide updates on the latest facts and figures, strategic developments and community engagement programmes that have directly impacted the residents of Kuala Lumpur. ‘But we at City Hall cannot do this on our own. On your part, I call upon the media to play a leading role,