Category: General

SEMPORNA, The bodies of two Filipino men, who were reported missing after two boats collided in Pulau Sebangkat waters on Tuesday, were found today in the waters off Pulau Bohey Dulang. Acting Semporna District Police chief DSP Fauzi Abd Kadir said that the bodies were discovered floating in the waters by VAT69 Commando Unit personnel conducting patrols in the area. “The bodies have been sent to Semporna Hospital for autopsy, and preliminary police investigations confirmed that the two bodies belong to the victims who went missing after the boat collision on Aug 6 near Pulau Sebangkat. “Both bodies found are

KUALA NERUS, Each allocation distributed to schools is based on their specific needs and priorities, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. She said that this refutes claims by certain quarters that the government provides a larger allocation to Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK) than to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK). ‘It’s untrue. Each school has its own needs and priorities. Allocation for both maintenance and development should be needs-based. ‘If SJKC (Chinese national-type primary schools) requires (a certain amount), we will look at it. The same applies to SK or SJKT (Tamil national-type primary schools),’ she told reporters after officiating the national-level MADANI Scout

JEMPOL, A 32-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife this morning following a suspected domestic dispute at their home in Bahau, Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said. He added that the 30-year-old wife survived the attacked and is now being treated at the Tuanku Ampuan Najihah Hospital in Kuala Pilah. ‘The victim was stabbed twice in the left rib area by her husband with a knife,’ he said in a statement here today. The suspect was found at a durian orchard in Jelebu after he was believed to have consumed some weed killer hours later. He is now being

GUA MUSANG, Folks in the Nenggiri constituency here are relieved and grateful after getting news that their long wait for an automated teller machine (ATM) service in their area will soon come to an end. The Finance Ministry announced today that the implementation of ATM services in Nenggiri will be expedited to meet local demands. Settler, Abdul Ghani Awang, 78, welcomed the news, noting that residents previously had to rely on ATMs in Gua Musang town for cash withdrawals. ‘We villagers are very pleased and relieved that basic amenities like ATMs will soon be closer to home, which means there

GUA MUSANG, The Additional Economic Activities Programme (AET), provided by the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) under its entrepreneur development programme, has been very helpful in increasing the income of smallholders through business activities. A smallholder and owner of the business ‘Mummy Jelita Empire,’ Che Norbi Yaacob, 63, shared that she received RM10,000 under the AET scheme in 2011 to start a business in traditional delicacy, specifically ‘akok’ and ‘bahulu’. “I also received RM5,000 for labelling assistance and several pieces of equipment including an oven, mixer, workbench, digital scale, foot sealer, akok and bahulu moulds, dough machine and a