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ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has recorded 51 dengue deaths out of the 20,814 cases from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2024, according to the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) in a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. The data is higher by 264 percent compared with the 5,711 cases with 25 deaths for the same period in 2023. Amid the increasing cases, Dr. Bea Camille Natalaray, program medical coordinator for emerging and re-emerging infectious disease cluster, said they have monitored the utilization rate in hospitals in the region for the past few weeks

SHAH ALAM, The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) caught 35 Indonesian illegal immigrants trying to sneak out of the country at a position 6.9 nautical miles southwest of Pantai Sekinchan early today. Selangor MMEA director Maritime Captain Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh said the arrests of the immigrants, aged 18 to 50, were made after the Selangor maritime operations centre received information about a foreign fishing boat moving out of Sekinchan waters under suspicious circumstances. An MMEA patrol boat was dispatched to the location to intercept the vessel. “Arriving at the location at about midnight, the operation team found an Indonesian

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) will collaborate to complete the Kemubu and Lemal Pump System with an allocation of RM20 million to address the shortage of water supply faced by farmers in the state. Kelantan menteri besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud said that repairs to the temporary sheet pile embankment and related works at the Kemubu Irrigation Scheme will also be carried out, at an estimated cost of RM15 million. “This project is one of three approaches agreed upon during the 13th State Executive Council meeting with KPKM in June as

JOHOR BAHRU, Residents of Kampung Maju Jaya here claimed to have smelled a strong, pungent odour similar to chemicals at around 1 am yesterday. The odour was reportedly noticeable around the village, including near the Tebrau River. According to one resident, Zaini Kasirin, 49, the effects of the pollution caused some villagers, especially the elderly, to experience dizziness. “Yesterday, the villagers, particularly the elderly, complained of dizziness, which doesn’t usually happen. “When everyone mentioned the smell in the village WhatsApp group, we advised them to stay indoors, but even inside the houses, the smell lingered,” he said when met by

KUALA LUMPUR, A recent study conducted by a team of local academics has revealed that young Malaysians have a strong sense of pride in the nation’s cultural heritage, particularly in its historical sites, cultural products and food. The survey, which collected data from 391 respondents aged 18 to 30, found that the overall perception of Malaysia’s aesthetic domain scored the highest, reflecting the appreciation of Malaysia’s rich cultural heritage and diversity. The study, titled ‘Portrays of a Country’s Image: A Case Study of Malaysian Youth’s Perceptions towards Malaysia’, was led by Dr Tan Sing Pei, Dr Azhar Abdul Rahman, Assoc