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MERSING, The Scientific Expedition on Biodiversity in the Gunung Arong Forest Reserve can stimulate ecotourism activities as well as attract more tourists to the state. State Health and Environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the expedition jointly organised by the Johor State Forestry Department, the Mersing District Office, the Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department and the Global Environment Centre focused on collecting data on biological diversity and forest resources for planning the development and preservation of Johor’s natural treasures. He said the five-day expedition starting today, involving 132 participants from various agencies, higher education institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), was

NIBONG TEBAL, Temporary relief centres (PPS) have yet to be activated here despite several villages being inundated by floodwaters but authorities are nevertheless on standby for any eventualities, said Member of Parliament for Nibong Tebal, Fadhlina Sidek. Fadhlina, who is also Education Minister, said she had been notified that floodwaters had risen in the affected areas due to heavy rain since yesterday. “The flood situation this time is worrying, and we need the cooperation of all agencies, especially the Royal Malaysia Police, to ensure public safety,’ she told reporters after surveying today’s flood-affected areas. “Some houses are in quite bad

MELAKA, The state government will not compromise with any movements that violate procedures, Syariah law, or Islamic faith, said Melaka chief minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. Ab Rauf said that, although no reports have been received concerning Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) being investigated following Op Global in the state, his office, through the Melaka Islamic Religious Council, continuously monitors the situation. “On behalf of the state government, we have no objections if there are matters that need to be studied, reviewed, detailed and recommendations made for action or otherwise,” he said after officiating at

ALOR SETAR, Ten ferry trips on the Langkawi-Kuala Kedah-Langkawi route were cancelled today due to the five-metre high waves that stormed the waters of Kuala Kedah, affecting almost 4,000 passengers. In a statement, Konsortium Ferrylines Ventures Sdn Bhd general manager, Captain Dr Baharin Baharom, said that the ten trips involved four ferries from Langkawi to Kuala Kedah with a total of 2,154 passengers, and six ferries from Kuala Kedah to Langkawi with 1,791 passengers. He said the cancelled trips from Langkawi were the ones scheduled at 10.30 am, noon, 1 pm, and 1.30 pm, while from Kuala Kedah are the

PARIS and LONDON and NEW YORK, Akur8, the machine learning-powered insurance pricing and reserving platform, announced today that it has secured $120 million in series C funding, bringing its total raised investment to $180 million. This latest funding round was led by One Peak, a leading growth equity firm investing in software scale-ups, with participation from Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry acting on behalf of its clients, and historical investor Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE). The new funding will significantly bolster Akur8’s ability to expand its product portfolio and fuel its growth in