Category: General

The Negeri Sembilan Environment Department (JASNS) has taken water samples from Sungai Gemencheh, Tampin, near here today due to suspected pollution after the river water turned black. Gemencheh assemblyman Suhaimizan Bizar said the samples were sent to the Chemistry Department for analysis before further action can be taken. ‘Samples were taken last week, and today more samples were taken and the results are expected next week. In fact, two months ago the river water had changed colour, but the rains were back, however, lately the water looks black, and today we saw a lot of dead fish,’ he told Bernama.

The ringgit soared to 4.12 against the US dollar on Friday, emerging as one of the top-performing currencies globally. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid highlighted that the ringgit had strengthened by 1.6 per cent week-on-week against the US dollar. The local currency surged to 4.1230/1280 from yesterday’s close of 4.1430/1485, marking a year-to-date gain of 11.36 per cent. Mohd Afzanizam noted that the local currency was well-supported, particularly during the morning session when the dollar-ringgit reached RM4.1175 in early trading. He also said that the ringgit’s appreciation was broad-based, gaining against the euro, British

Celebrity preacher Azman Syah Alias, better known as PU Azman, was sent to Kajang Prison today to begin his 24-year prison sentence after the court dismissed his bid to stay the execution of the punishment. Judge Noridah Adam dismissed the application after finding that there were no special circumstances that would warrant the stay. Earlier, she sentenced Azman Syah to 24 years jail and two strokes of the cane after finding him guilty on two counts of physical sexual assault on a 17-year-old boy. Azman Syah, clad in a blue kurta, nodded in understanding after being asked by Noridah if

The Royal Malaysian Customs Department in Penang successfully foiled 240 smuggling and customs duty evasion attempts between January and August, resulting in seizures valued at over RM28 million, including duties. State director Datuk Roselan Ramli stated that cigarettes topped the list with 107 cases, amounting to RM2.7 million in goods and RM9.28 million in duties. There were 81 cases involving liquor amounting to RM1.739 million, with RM6.64 million in duties, he added. “We also seized RM1.013 million worth of drugs in four cases and uncovered 39 vehicle-related cases, with seizures valued at RM1.664 million and RM2.56 million in taxes,” he

Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Friday due to a lack of fresh catalysts, bucking overnight Wall Street gains on strong US economic data, said an analyst. At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 7.89 points to 1,663.43 from Thursday’s close of 1,671.32. The benchmark index opened 2.73 points easier at 1,668.59. Across the broader market, losers led gainers 233 to 125, with 305 counters unchanged, 1,863 untraded and 123 suspended. Turnover totalled 188.22 million units valued at RM99.28 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng said Wall Street ended positively, underpinned by