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BACOOR: Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Wednesday the new bike lanes being constructed in Bacoor, Cavite would help address the worsening vehicular congestion in the city. During the groundbreaking ceremony for the bike lanes here, Bautista said the bike lanes would have an immediate impact on residents and encourage more cyclists to participate in the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Active Transport Program. ‘With the construction of bike lanes, kahit papaano makakatulong tayo na mabawasan ang traffic dito sa Bacoor (we will be able to reduce some vehicle congestion in Bacoor),’ he said. He also called on the project’s contractor, Metro

KUALA LUMPUR, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain announced that 34 individuals linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH), whose remand period ended today, will be re-arrested under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA). “Another 127 individuals have been released on bail after their remand period ended, and we advise them to approach the police if they require any welfare support,’ he said in a statement today. Razarudin also noted that the police have obtained a four-day remand extension for 24 GISBH members, including the organisation’s top management, to facilitate investigations under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking

KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mixed today. The spot month September 2024 and March 2025 contracts were unchanged at 1,667.5 and 1,662.5, respectively. The October 2024 note inched up half-a-point to 1,671.0 and December 2024 gained one point to 1,676.0. Turnover declined to 30,428 lots from 31,370 lots on Tuesday while open interest expanded to 80,583 contracts from 75,828 contracts previously. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.01 points, or 0.18 per cent, to settle at 1,673.38 from Tuesday’s close of 1,670.37. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

ALOR SETAR, The number of flood victims in Kedah has continued to drop, with 2,942 from 939 families as at 4 pm today, compared to 5,454 from 1,745 families this morning. According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana report, all evacuees from the four affected districts were being housed at 20 relief centres, down from 29 previously. The highest number of evacuees is still in Kota Setar, at 1,576 from 521 families accommodated at eight relief centres followed by Pendang with 1,220 evacuees from 366 families at 10 relief centres. One centre each in Kubang Pasu and Pokok

KUALA LUMPUR, Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, has launched ProtiumSource, the world’s most advanced end-to-end solution for electrolyser-ready water. ProtiumSource lets producers focus on green hydrogen, not source water as it offers solution they need to fulfill the promise of green hydrogen by delivering high-purity, electrolyser-ready water with the lowest energy demand, fully powered by renewable energy. ‘With the introduction of ProtiumSource, we are removing a major hurdle to making green-hydrogen a fully renewable energy source,’ said Gradiant Chief Operating Officer, Prakash Govindan in a statement. ProtiumSource results from collaboration, combining the recently acquired