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The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has outlined possible options regarding the Malaysian Army’s proposal to cancel its lease for Black Hawk helicopters, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. “The AGC has outlined all possible scenarios and explained the necessary actions required for both canceling the lease and continuing with it,” he told reporters after officiating the Jelebu UMNO Division Representative Meeting at the UMNO Jelebu Complex today. Also present was the Negeri Sembilan UMNO Liaison Body chairman, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, who is also the Jelebu UMNO Division chief. Previously, Mohamed Khaled said that the Ministry of Defence

To address illegal settlements and crime, 63 squatter homes were demolished in an integrated operation around the district yesterday, Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP Kassim Muda said. He said 13 foreign nationals, believed to be illegal immigrants, were detained during the operation for further investigation. ‘This demolition serves not only to eliminate illegal settlements but also to enhance the safety and comfort of the surrounding community,’ he said in a statement today. The operation involved collaboration among various agencies, including the National Registration Department, Malaysian Volunteers Corps Department (RELA), Civil Defence Force, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd, as well as the

Malaysia plans to bring Palestinians injured in the ongoing Zionist aggression in Gaza for medical treatment in the country, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the government would allocate funds for this purpose and expressed gratitude to countries that have expressed willingness to cooperate in this humanitarian mission. ‘I am in contact with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, seeking his assistance to facilitate humanitarian aid for Palestinians and to allow us to bring back some of the injured and sick Palestinian women and children to be treated in Malaysia,’ Anwar said. He was addressing the ‘Himpunan Pembebasan

The Persatuan Madrasah Tahfiz Al-Quran Malaysia (Permata Al-Quran) has appealed to the government to set up a Tahfiz Teacher Training Institute to produce qualified teachers and create standardised teaching methods for tahfiz schools. Permata Al-Quran president Manolito Mohd Dahlan said the institution could also become an international hub for tahfiz education. “In July, I made a presentation to the Education Coordination Committee and the National Council of Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI) in Sarawak, where I highlighted the need for trained teachers to produce professional huffaz (Quran memorisers),” he told reporters after the 9th Nusantara Huffaz Convocation ceremony at Millennium Hall

A total of 15 individuals from four families in Muallim have been evacuated to two relief centres in the district following continuous rain in the morning. The Perak state disaster management secretariat said that 10 evacuees from three families from Kampung Ketoyong are housed in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Khir Johari, Tanjong Malim, while the remaining five, residents of Kampung Sri Behrang, Kampung Lambak and Kampung Kelawar at Dewan Kampung Pauh, Behrang Stesen. The secretariat also said that the water levels of rivers in 10 flood-risk locations around Kinta, Larut Matang and Selama, Kerian, Hulu Perak, Kampar, Kerian, Kuala Kangsar,