Category: General

KUALA TERENGGANU, A pensioner lost RM91,060 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said it all started when the 85-year-old man received an advertisement via WhatsApp from an unknown number on Oct 29 last year, offering a ‘Madinah Emas’ investment package with high profits in a short period. ‘The victim was offered a VIP package with an initial investment of RM500, promising a return of RM15,800 within just four hours. ‘Blinded by the promise of quick profit, the man made 26 money transfers to six different bank accounts as instructed

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) reported Wednesday a resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) in 38 of the city’s 98 barangays, raising concerns over the spread of the virus. Dr. Arcadio Cavan, OCVet acting chief, said nine of the affected barangays are in the first congressional district, while 29 are in the second district. ‘Most of these barangays have previously been hit by the ASF virus, indicating a resurgence or recurrence of the disease,’ Cavan said during a press conference, describing the situation as alarming. From Aug. 1 to Sept. 6, OCVet recorded 2,231 hog

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Rate of price increases in Ilocos Region decelerated to 1.8 percent in August from month-ago’s 3.3 percent due to lower inflation in food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, and education services, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA Ilocos regional director Sheila De Guzman, in virtual press conference on Wednesday, said slower upticks in the prices of cereals and cereal products, vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas drove the slower food inflation rate last month. Rice’s inflation rate in the region posted a lower rate of 10.4 percent in August from 23.6 percent in July; corn, from 35.6

SHAH ALAM, The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle illegal migrants out of the country in the waters off Pantai Tanjung Rhu, Kuala Langat early this morning. Selangor MMEA director Maritime Capt Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh said the Klang Area Control Centre (ACC) alerted the agency about a suspicious target moving at high speed in the area at 1.50 am. The MMEA team found an unregistered fibreglass boat speeding away and pursued it for about 35 minutes. ‘The skipper then deliberately rammed the patrol boat and damaged its hull and engine guard, before jumping into the

KUALA LUMPUR, Starting from Oct 1, all food and beverage containing sugar will be removed from the list of items eligible for discounts under the MADANI Rahmah Sale programme, said Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Fuziah Salleh. She said the move was to support the ‘War on Sugar’ campaign led by the Health Ministry (MOH) to encourage the public to reduce sugar intake. “We will remove items containing sugar from the Rahmah Sale list…No more discounts,” she said, adding that previously, the Rahmah Sale offered discounts ranging from 10 to 30 per cent for sugary items