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SUNGAI PETANI, A 34-year-old man sustained serious head injuries after a tree fell and hit his house in Kampung Nyior, Bukit Selambau near here early today. Amanjaya Fire and Rescue Station chief Assistant Superintendent Fire Chief Azahari Abdullah said the station received a distress call at 1.18 am and a team was dispatched to the scene, arriving there at 1.44 am. On arrival, the team found that a tree had fallen and crashed into a class B house (half concrete, half wooden), causing a 34-year-old man to be seriously injured on the head in the house, he said in a

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KUALA LUMPUR, Trading on Bursa Malaysia continued to build up its momentum at mid-morning with glove counters dominating the gainers’ list. At 11.02 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) jumped 10.21 points to 1,662.36 from last Friday’s close of 1,652.15. The benchmark index opened 2.16 points firmer at 1,654.31. On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 421 to 367, with 380 counters unchanged, 1,337 untraded and seven suspended. Turnover totalled 1.35 billion units valued at RM1.10 billion. Glove counters rallied in the early trade following the recent announcement by the United States trade representative on substantial increases in

The Department of Health (DOH) distributed 27 new and fully equipped ambulances to the local government units (LGUs) of Ilocos Region’s four provinces. The ambulance distribution is part of the Health Facility and Enhancement Program of the DOH, aimed to further serve the medical needs of the people, especially in emergency cases, according to DOH-Center for Health Development-Region 1 (DOH-CHD-1) program officer Glen Ramos in a phone interview on Tuesday. ‘Each unit will be managed by a nurse and a medical doctor to provide the medical needs of patients such as treating and stabilizing those who are injured en route

Manila: The PHP30-billion upfront payment from San Miguel Corporation-led New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) public-private partnership (PPP) project will boost the government’s non-tax revenue stream, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Tuesday. In March, San Miguel released the PHP30 billion upfront payment for the NAIA project. Recto said the remittance was cleared with the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Monday, following the official turnover of the NAIA’s operations and maintenance (O and M) to New NAIA Infra Corp. on Sept. 14. ‘We are hitting two birds with one stone on this project. This