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KANGAR, Two of the 141 Neighbourhood Watch Areas (KRT) in Perlis have earned Progressive KRT status this year for their sucessful implementation of economic initiatives, which could drive development in their respective areas. Perlis Unity director Hanita Ahmad said the two KRTs are Taman Bukit Kayangan KRT and Kampung Rama Permatang Keriang KRT, which have implemented economic projects such as banana and corn cultivation, as well as producing personal care items like a herbal bath product. ‘Taman Bukit Kayangan KRT is also working on an onion planting initiative with the assistance of the Agriculture Department, while Kampung Rama KRT is

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia’s domestic tourism showed an impressive growth in 2023 when it recorded a total expenditure of RM78.7 billion compared to RM59.2 billion in the previous year, according to the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia today. The TSA is a statistical framework used to gauge the performance of the tourism industry and its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP). Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase in domestic tourism expenditure was mainly attributed to shopping activities (39.2 per cent), food and beverage (17.5 per cent) and automotive fuel (14.3 per

KOTA BHARU, A labourer was sentenced to a total of 72 years in prison and 60 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for raping his biological daughter, who gave birth to their child last year. Judge Zulkifli Abllah handed down the sentence on the 46-year-old man after he pleaded guilty to six counts of raping the girl. The judge sentenced him to 12 years in prison and 10 strokes of the cane for each count, with the jail sentence to be served consecutively. The man was also ordered to undergo rehabilitation and counseling while in prison

ORDOS, China, Viewed from above, 196,000 blue solar panels form a dynamic silhouette of a horse, galloping through the Kubuqi Desert. Strolling around the solar power station in Chaideng Village, Ordos City, tourists marveled at the green vegetation and tracking solar panels that spun like sunflowers, and hardly believed that this was once a barren land called the “sea of death”. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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