Category: General

GUA MUSANG, The Orang Asli community has called on the Nenggiri state assemblyman elected in this Saturday’s by-election to make regular visits to their area, allowing them to become familiar with their new representative. Dendi Abdullah, 33, a resident of Pos Simpor, said former assemblyman Mohd Azizi Naim rarely visited the Orang Asli area even a year after taking office. According to Dendi, the residents of the settlement never met Mohd Azizi during his tenure. “The Temiar tribe in the interior is disappointed with the previous representative’s lack of engagement. Mohd Azizi never visited our village, even though Pos Simpor

GUA MUSANG, Despite spending decades outside of Kelantan due to his duties as a police officer, an Orang Asli from the Mendriq tribe continues to preserve his community’s traditional lifestyle in his daily life. After serving for 37 years since March 15, 1985, Razman Periyak, 63, decided to move from Perak to his hometown in Kampung Orang Asli Kuala Lah here, following his retirement on Jan 1, 2022. Age was no barrier for him in fulfilling his dream of building a small wooden house for his five children and nine grandchildren to gather when they return to the village, ensuring

CHUKAI, The search and rescue (SAR) operation to find the missing two victims of a capsized boat incident in the waters of Kemaman ended at 7 pm today. Kemaman Maritime Zone operations deputy director Muhammad Faisal Abdul Rahim said the operation which was carried out for three days was called off as the SAR team failed to find any clues. However, he said efforts to locate the victims will be carried out on a smaller scale by the Terengganu branch of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in the vicinity of the incident. “Nine divers from the Diving Squadron, under

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today handed over contributions to 109 flood victims in Alor Gajah, Melaka. The donation was delivered by his Senior Political Secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin who made a working visit to the Temporary Relief Centre (PPS) at the hall of Ar-Rasyidin Mosque in Taman Seri Bayu, Alor Gajah, Melaka today. “This is (my) first PPS visit before going to the next PPS. In this PPS (Ar-Rasyidin Mosque, Taman Seri Bayu) a total of 163 victims from 59 families from the surrounding area are being housed. “I also handed over the

KUALA LUMPUR, Police are seeking public assistance to locate the next of kin of a man whose body was found floating in Sungai Kajang yesterday. Kajang district police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said that the body, believed to be that of a man in his 40s to 50s, was discovered by a fisherman at 12.34 pm. ‘When found, the man was wearing an orange T-shirt and underwear, with a Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) injection mark, indicating he is likely a Malaysian citizen. No identification was found on the body,’ he said in a statement today. He added that no missing