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ALOR SETAR, A man suffered burns to his shoulder and back while attempting to extinguish a fire at a vehicle spare parts warehouse, owned by a family member, in the Mergong Industrial Area today. Kedah Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Zone 1 head Senior Supt I Ahmad Aminuddin Abd Rahim said the 59-year-old man received initial treatment from the Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) before being transferred to the hospital for further treatment. “The fire services received a distress call at 5.16 pm. Six engines from the Jalan Raja Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) and Alor Setar BBP, along

KOTA KINABALU, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here for a two-day visit to Sabah. The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister landed at Terminal 2 of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 7.10 pm and was welcomed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Tonight, the Prime Minister is scheduled to attend the State Government Dinner with Hajiji and the entire Sabah Cabinet. Tomorrow morning, Anwar is also scheduled to visit and grace the Segalanya Felda Carnival at Felda Sahabat in Lahad Datu. In the afternoon, Anwar is expected to attend the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Implementation Action Council meeting at

ALOR SETAR, The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago was commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here today. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Mat allowed Syafaqat Ali Ghulam Nabi’s request for review under Sections 2(4) and 3(1) of the Review of Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Act 2023 (Federal Court Temporary Jurisdiction) (Act 847) Tengku Maimum set aside the April 5, 2013, High Court death sentence against

KUALA LUMPUR, The Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) issued by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) aims to ensure businesses, particularly government procurement bidders, comply with the country’s tax laws by being responsible taxpayers. IRB Revenue Collection assistant director Nooraini Mat Ali said the TCC is specifically aimed at taxpayers who carry out businesses or individual business owners, in addition to being applicable to cooperatives, trusts, unit trusts, Limited Liability Partnership, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Property Trust Funds. “Individuals who run businesses must have the TCC, which is a prerequisite for taxpayers or bidders when tendering applications for government procurements since

KOTA BHARU, A nurse at a confinement care centre here has been remanded for seven days to help in the investigation into a negligence case that resulted in the death of a 30-day-old infant yesterday. The remand order, effective until next Tuesday, was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid to facilitate police investigation under Section 31(1) (a) of the Child Act 2001. Yesterday, Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud confirmed that police have received a report on the incident, stating that the woman in her 20s was nabbed at 6 pm. He said the incident occurred at