Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, A former research assistant of a politician was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking 305 grams of cannabis last Friday. Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, 31, nodded after the charge was read out to him before Magistrate S. Arunjothy, but no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court. He was charged with committing the offence in a parking area in front of the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) surau at 10.15 am last Sept 6. The charge, framed under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, provides life

MANILA – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has approved a resolution that urges local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila to conduct an information and education campaign to raise awareness about leptospirosis among the populace on the nature, symptoms, and risks to life and health of the disease caused by exposure to floodwaters. In a press briefing held at the MMDA head office in Pasig City on Wednesday, MMDA Acting Chairman, lawyer Don Artes, said through MMDA Regulation No. 24-003 (series of 2024), children and adults are prohibited from swimming, playing, gallivanting and/ or unnecessary wading or doing any other

MANILA – The Senate is determined to pass a bill that will bolster the declaration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on totally banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Gatchalian said senators, including Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, have agreed to hasten the passage of the bill. “Hopefully, in the next two weeks. Simpleng bill lang naman to (This is just a simple bill), and I thank Senator Joel Villanueva, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano for initiating the bill. So, iko-consolidate na lang namin to (We will just

ILOILO CITY – Around 1,500 residents here gained access to potable water supply with the inauguration of the 925 linear meters pipe-laying project of the Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) in Jaro district on Thursday. The PHP7 million project will serve residents in Sitio Ilaya, Barangay Tabuc Suba, and Barangay San Isidro, including the Uswag condominium. ‘This is just one of the projects that we rolled out. We still have ongoing projects in Barangay Lanit and four more in City Proper. Our target is to expand the water availability and service coverage here in Iloilo City,’ MPIW chief operating officer

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah government has welcomed the RM300 million increase in the interim special grant from the federal government for next year. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said this was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council (MTPMA63) meeting here today. He said the federal government had paid RM300 million in interim special grant to Sabah this year. “Sabah welcomes the RM600 million interim special grant pending the 40 per cent revenue resolution. “This is an acknowledgement to Sabah’s development needs and the will power of the federal government