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SHAH ALAM, The SkyCity tower that is being developed in the digital city of i-City here is set to become a new landmark as well as an additional attraction for the city of Shah Alam and the tourism sector in Selangor. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the 60-metre (m) high tower, featuring a 600m-long glass slide built at a cost of about RM15 million, would further enhance i-City’s existing attraction to domestic and foreign tourists. ‘Based on the latest tourism data, i-City is one of the major attractions for visitors coming to Shah Alam, and I hope

GEORGE TOWN, A total of 527 types of sex stimulants containing scheduled poisons and unregistered products as well as 11 digital devices, all worth about RM4.4 million, were seized under Ops Legacy 2.0 in Penang, Kedah and Johor on July 30. The illegal products were seized through 24 raids by the pharmaceutical enforcement branch of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the three states, which is the largest operation held this year. MOH pharmacy enforcement division director Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said that after carrying out intelligence and surveillance for the past two years on the proliferation of sex stimulants, the

KUALA TERENGGANU, Fishermen involved in selling diesel at sea will lose their fuel subsidy, said Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) chairman Muhammad Faiz Fadzil. He said an order to close the premises will also be taken against any fisherman’s diesel sales centre that is found to be carrying out illegal activities. “We will take immediate action to close these fishermen’s diesel sales centres if there are leaks and irregularities involved. If fishermen are involved, we will cancel their eligibility to get subsidies,’ he said after officiating the Rahmah Mesra MADANI with Fishermen Programme in Pelabuhan Chendering here today. “From

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit retreated from its winning streak to close lower against the greenback today as the US Dollar Index (DXY) rebounds. At 6 pm, the ringgit declined to 4.4725/4770 versus the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.4240/4305. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid opined that global financial markets have yet to calm as fears over the potential recession would continue to hog the limelight. “There might be a tendency for US dollar demand to rise as traders seek refuge in the safe-haven currency. “At the moment, the ringgit will move closer to the

PUTRAJAYA, As of July 30, a total of 114 media practitioners facing hardships and requiring assistance have benefited from the Tabung Kasih@HAWANA initiative, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the agency responsible for managing the fund, has been asked to collaborate with media clubs nationwide to gather information about media practitioners who need assistance. ‘This will enable us to assist more media friends in need,’ he said in his speech at the Communications Ministry’s monthly assembly here today. Also present were Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching and secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa,