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IPOH, Four adult passengers were seriously injured in a road accident when a double-decker tour bus that they were travelling in lost control and hit the road divider at Kilometer 273.5 of the North-South Expressway heading south near here, last night. Ipoh District Police ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in the incident at about 12.15 midnight last night, the accident involved a local man who was the driver of the bus and 34 passengers aged between one and 73 years old. He said results of initial investigations revealed that the bus traveling from Sungai Nibong, Penang towards Terminal

SHAH ALAM, Associate Professor Dr Abd Rauf Hassan, a member of the Islamic Education and Tahfiz Committee of the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS), has been named the state’s Tokoh Maulidur Rasul for this year. The award was presented by the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah during the state-level Maulidur Rasul Celebration at the Dewan Syarahan dan Muzakarah Islam, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque here. Abd Rauf, a native of Klang, is honoured for his significant contributions to the development of Islam and the Muslim community, particularly through his expertise in Arabic and the

TONGOD, A fire last night destroyed 44 houses in Kampung Penangah, leaving 282 people from 74 families homeless. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operation Centre said that an emergency call was received at 7.24 pm and the firefighters arrived at the scene at 11.30 pm due to the remote location of the incident. The fire affected an area of 1.21 hectares, with the houses built too close together. ‘All of the affected houses were completely destroyed. Firefighters used open water sources to extinguish the flames. Fortunately, no casualties were reported,’ it said in a statement. It added that

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday it has so far provided more than PHP48.14 million in humanitarian aid to families affected by Tropical Storm (TS) Ferdie and Mt. Kanlaon’s increasing unrest. DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the agency gave PHP37.67 million worth of humanitarian assistance to families affected by Kanlaon’s ongoing volcanic activities and its eruption in June of this year, and PHP10.47 million for families hit by Ferdie two days ago. ‘The PHP48,149,794 aid provided to the affected individuals includes food and non-food items (FNIs) and cash assistance,’ said Dumlao, also the DSWD’s Assistant

Manila: The House of Representatives (HOR) has tapped the Philippine National Police (PNP) in arresting former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who has been considered a fugitive after being cited in contempt by the HOR. ‘All law enforcers who have received a copy of the contempt order, they can arrest Atty. Harry Roque if they see him. The PNP has been directed to assist the House Sergeant at Arms in finding Roque, ” PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said in a press briefing at Camp Crame, Quezon City on Monday. She said the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has proceeded