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KUALA PERLIS, Passengers taking the ferry to Langkawi from Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar in Kedah were forced to board the ferry to the tourist island from Kuala Perlis jetty this afternoon. Shafinaz Ibrahim, 38, along with her husband and children were supposed to board the ferry from Kuala Kedah at 12.30 pm this afternoon but it was cancelled leaving the family with no choice but to move to Kuala Perlis to board the ferry at 4pm today. “I am grateful to be able to return to Langkawi after being in the village in Kedah via Kuala Perlis Jetty… fortunately the

GEORGE TOWN, A tree uprooted by a storm crushed to death two Chinese tourists – a man and his daughter – here today, just hours after the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had announced plans to cut down 54 trees deemed at risk of falling in severe weather. The tourists, who were in a car parked at Penang Peranakan Mansion, were also hit by falling building debris during the tragic incident in Lebuh Gereja at 2.15 pm. The car was driven by a local man, who managed to escape before the tree fell. The female victim, who was seated in

KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today in line with the performance of the underlying cash market. Spot months September 2024, October 2024, December 2024 and March 2025 all eased 2.0 points to 1,660.0, 1,662.5, 1,668.0, and 1,654.5, respectively. Turnover fell to 5,298 lots from 8,651 lots on Tuesday, while open interest eased to 48,219 contracts from 51,615 yesterday. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 3.69 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 1,660.59 from Tuesday’s close of 1,664.28. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, National men’s doubles professional pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi had to work their socks off to beat Taiwan’s Lee Jhe Huei- Yang Po Hsuan 13-21, 21-16, 21-15 in the first round of the China Open in Changzhou today. The Malaysians needed 44 minutes to subdue the sixth-seeded Taiwanese pair and set up a second-round date with either Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen, also of Taiwan, or Indonesians Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. In the mixed doubles event, Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei cruised into the second round after taking just 26 minutes to dispose of

KUALA LUMPUR, Crest Group Bhd, en route to its listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia, aims to raise RM45.75 million from its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is priced at 35 sen per share, and the listing is scheduled for Oct 9, 2024. Non-independent executive director and group managing director Lim Siong Wai said that out of the total proceeds raised, RM15.76 million will be allocated for the company’s new headquarters in Selangor. ‘Currently, we have two offices located in Puchong and Subang Jaya. Our plan is to centralise these two offices into one, which will be