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LAHAD DATU, Settlers in Felda Sahabat will soon have access to a dialysis centre, a move that is expected to greatly ease the burden of those with kidney problems. Felda Sahabat 4 and 5 settlers chief Datu Ibrahim Datu Abd Karim said currently, settlers in need of dialysis must travel 105 kilometres to Lahad Datu Hospital. ‘With the new centre here, settlers and nearby villagers can save time and money,’ he told Bernama after the ‘Segalanya Felda’ Carnival here today. During the event, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim approved an allocation for the establishment of a dialysis centre in

KUANTAN, Tengku Puteri Seri Lela Wangsa Tengku Tan Sri Dr Meriam Al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Shah, the eldest sister of the Sultan of Pahang, heads the state’s awards and honours list in conjunction with the Ruler’s 65th birthday. The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, presented the awards, medals and honours at the investiture ceremony at Balai Mahkota, Istana Abdulaziz, here today. Tengku Meriam was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Al-Sultan Abdullah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia – Peringkat Pertama Sri Setia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah (SAAS), which carries the title ‘Datuk Sri Setia’. Al-Sultan Abdullah bestowed the Darjah

KUALA LUMPUR, Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s trial over alleged power abuse involving RM2.3 billion in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds have been postponed to Sept 17 as he is still warded in Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) due to acute inflammation of the knee. HKL Orthopedic and Traumatology Department senior consultant Dr Siti Hawa Tahir informed Justice Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah that the medical team needs to monitor Najib’s progress after prescribing him opioids two days ago. ‘Datuk Seri Najib’s medical certificate (MC) for today and tomorrow was given based on yesterday’s evaluation because when it comes

GEORGE TOWN, Two entertainment premises in Jalan Sri Bahari and Jalan Kek Chuan, here, were raided by the Penang Enforcement Division of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) yesterday for suspected copyright infringement and unauthorised use of registered works for commercial purposes. Its director S. Jegan said the raid was conducted by 20 KPDN enforcement officers along with eight representatives from the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) following complaints from representatives of the copyright holders. He said the raided premises were licensed entertainment centres offering karaoke services. During the raid, authorities discovered music software suspected

BAGUIO CITY – More than 3,500 farmers from the six provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will benefit from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) farm assistance aimed to ensure food sustainability. Aida Pagtan, DA-CAR’s Regional Agriculture Fisheries Information Service (RAFIS) chief, told the Philippine News Agency on Thursday that among the equipment that will be distributed in various sites in the region on Friday are power sprayers, knapsack sprayers, mechanical transplanter, multi tiller, and forage chopper. Certified seeds will also be given to the farmers as well as disinfectants, biofertilizers, and fertilizer, she said. Abra farmers will also be