Category: General

Manila: The Philippine National Police (PNP) assured that it can safely transport dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo from Camp Crame in Quezon City to the Senate in Pasay City on Monday. Guo will resume appearance before the continuing investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said Sunday that they have coordinated with the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms on Friday, after Tarlac Regional Trial Court Branch 109 permitted Guo to attend the hearing, as requested by Senator Risa Hontiveros. The security convoy will leave the PNP custodial center at 8 a.m. Fajardo said Guo would be

ALOR GAJAH, The Melaka state government will promptly initiate the legalisation process for childcare centres (Taska) operating in the state to prevent further infant deaths in such facilities, said Datuk Kalsom Noordin, the state Executive Councillor for Women’s Affairs, Family Development, and Welfare. In response to the death of an eight-month-old baby at a childcare centre yesterday, she emphasised that the process will focus on licensing, safety, and the backgrounds of caregivers, highlighting the need for immediate action since this is not the first such incident in the state. “Many caregiving practices also need to be re-evaluated, including swaddling infants

Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there are about 420,000 hectares of rubber plantations owned by smallholders involving mature rubber trees which are no longer productive. Ahmad Zahid said rubber tree logs cut down for replanting can be used as ‘timber’ to generate side income. ‘The timber or wood material can be used to make furniture that can be sold before the treatment process (replanting) is done. ‘With an area of ??420,000 hectares, it can provide a lucrative yield of about RM2 billion within 10 years, or RM200 million a

KUALA LUMPUR, A distraught man went on a rampage last Thursday at the Forensic Department of Sungai Buloh Hospital after being denied the chance to see the remains of a family member. The 43-year-old man attempted to break a glass panel using a helmet. Sungai Buloh police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said police were alerted to the incident around midnight and upon arriving at the scene, officers arrested the man and seized the helmet. “The man was believed to be in a state of anger and depression after being unable to view his family member’s remains. ‘A check

SIBU, The long-awaited dream of the Selangau community for a new secondary school is set to become a reality with the commencement of the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Selangau construction project. The school will be built on an 8.9-hectare plot of land, 79km from here, and will accommodate 400 students. “This school project costs over RM81 million, with a 35-month timeline and a completion date set for June 14, 2027,” said Tamin state assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang. Speaking after a ceremonial event at the project site today, Gira said the school will have 18 classrooms, male and female student dormitories,