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KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty foreign nationals, including two children were detained by the police under Op Pintas Wakanda at a condominium in and around Jalan Ampang, today. Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said during the 10.30am operation, the 20 foreigners, aged between two and 40, comprised Nationals from Nigeria (14), Uganda(2), Tanzania (3) and Maldives (1). He said the focus of the operation was to identify human trafficking activities based on guidelines under the National Guideline On Human Trafficking Indicators (NGHTI) 2.0. ‘Investigations and checks carried out during the raids, revealed that the

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no automatic replacement public holiday on Sept 17 for the overlap between Malaysia Day and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (Maulidur Rasul) on Sept 16, according to the Prime Minister’s Department. An announcement on the Cabinet, Constitution, and Intergovernmental Relations Division website stated that the Holidays Act 1951 (Act 369) does not provide for an automatic replacement holiday for public holidays that overlap or fall on the same working day. ‘However, the government may designate another day as a public holiday if necessary,’ according to the announcement. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

PUTRAJAYA, Izzul Zafran Abd Razak, a student of Muadzam Shah Polytechnic, Pahang, has made Malaysia proud by winning first place in the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship 2024, held in California, the United States. Izzul Zafran, a fifth semester diploma student studying graphic design, beat 47 other participants from 40 countries, winning a trophy, medal, US$8,000 (RM36,170) in cash, and a certificate with his poster entitled ‘Digital Skills for A Sustainable Future’ created using the Adobe Creative Cloud app in the contest that took place from July 28 to 31. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud told Bernama when

MELAKA, Aug 2 (Bernama) — Two Melaka Education Department officers pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here today to six counts of receiving bribes involving RM27,100 from an advertising contractor to obtain supply works. Yusmawati Mohamad Yussop, 48, and Rosni Leman, 61, made the plea before Judge Elesabet Paya Wan. Yusmawati, the principal administrative assistant at the department, was alleged to have obtained between RM1,900 and RM9,000 without consideration, from Ong Ah Siong, the manager of Syarikat Pusat Pengiklanan Prisma, whom she knew had a connection with her official functions between March 7, 2022, and Feb 9,

GUA MUSANG, Two helicopters will be used for the smooth tallying of vote in the Nenggiri state by-election which will start tomorrow. Nenggiri state by-election returning officer Nik Raisnan Daud said the state constituency covers a wide area including five Orang Asli posts that are located far from the vote tallying centre at Dewan Perdana, Perdana Complex of the Gua Musang District Council. “We will use the two helicopters to reach Pos Goh and Pos Simpoh because Pos Goh is 116 kilometres (km) from Gua Musang, while for Pos Simpoh the distance is 100 km. “If we were to use