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IPOH, The Movie Animation Park Studio (MAPS) complex in Bandar Meru Raya is now under liquidation and no longer under the Perak government since the closure of the failed theme park, said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Therefore, he said that the state government has no rights over the park. ‘We are not being silent, MAPS does not belong to the state anymore, I cannot touch people’s property,’ he said at the 2024 ‘KAMU’ Youth Carnival here today. He said this when asked about a media report about Perak Opposition leader Razman Zakaria, who is also the Semanggol

KOTA BHARU, A 33-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly attempting to smuggle out 374 kilogrammes (kg) of subsidised cooking oil worth RM935 and 264 kg of coarse sugar worth RM910.80. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Kelantan director, Azman Ismail said the arrest was made during a joint operation by KPDN and the Marine Operations Force of Region Three Pengkalan Kubor in Kampung Pasir Puteh, Cabang Empat, Tumpat, at 7.30 am. ‘In the operation, a suspicious-looking man was apprehended in front of a house in the village. ‘A search of a nearby Perodua Kancil car uncovered

IPOH, The Movie Animation Park Studio (MAPS) complex in Bandar Meru Raya is now under liquidation and no longer under the Perak government since the closure of the failed theme park, said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Therefore, he said that the state government has no rights over the park. ‘We are not being silent, MAPS does not belong to the state anymore, I cannot touch people’s property,’ he said at the 2024 ‘KAMU’ Youth Carnival here today. He said this when asked about a media report about Perak Opposition leader Razman Zakaria, who is also the Semanggol

KAMPAR, The Perak government has urged all residents in the state to keep flying the Jalur Gemilang (national flag) to keep the spirit of patriotism and unity in the air ahead of Malaysia Day, which will be celebrated on Sept 16 nationwide. State Communications, Multimedia and NGOs Committee chairman Mohd Azlan Helmi said this directive applies to all government, private, residential homes and appropriate locations. ‘Besides the iNational Day that is celebrated every Aug 31, Malaysia Day is also one of the historic events that happened in the country. ‘So since the interval between the two dates is not too

KUALA LUMPUR, The use of children as content on social media without their consent violates their privacy rights and can lead to long-term negative psychological effects, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) said today. Protect and Save the Children (PS The Children) reiterated in a statement today that children have a fundamental right to privacy as outlined in Article 16 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) that protects them from arbitrary interference with their personal lives and ensures their dignity is upheld. ‘The norm of placing “children under the gaze” of public scrutiny compromises their rights