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GEORGE TOWN, Several firearms, including imitation ones, were seized by the police following the arrest of four men in connection with a fight that broke out in Bukit Mertajam last month (June 13). Penang Police Chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said all four suspects were arrested last Saturday with the first one in Juru near here. Following the arrest, he said, the police were led to a house belonging to one of them in Sungai Bakap, near here, where various firearms were found. “We seized two We Tactical air pistols with only the bullet casings, a packet of ball bearings and

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signed an agreement with the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) that would expand access to free legal services. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and PALS president Teodoro Pastran signed the memorandum of agreement. “This momentous occasion is testament to the unwavering efforts of PBBM’s Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) political slogan that no Filipino shall be left behind as the country moves forward to progress,” Remulla said in a news release. ‘With this initiative, we unconditionally open the doors of justice for the welfare of more Filipinos, regardless of their social status.’

MANILA: Both the local stock market and currency declined on the first day of trading this week. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 1.14 percent to 6,649.23 points, while All Shares also decreased by 0.68 percent to 3,605.33. Among sectoral indices, only the Industrial counter closed in the green territory, higher by 0.16 percent finishing at 9,174.50 level. Financials had the biggest drop for the day, declining by 2.65 percent; followed by Mining and Oil, down by 1.18 percent; Property, down by 0.90 percent; Services, down by 0.84 percent; and Holding Firms, down by 0.51 percent. Philstock Financials,

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit opened almost flat against the US dollar on Monday, however, the short-term outlook for the local currency remained promising as the anticipation of a United States rate cut gained momentum, an economist said. At 8 am, the ringgit stood at 4.6550/6610 against the greenback from last Friday’s close of 4.6550/6605 . Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said that the anticipation of the US rate cut was fuelled by market projection ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on July 30-31. “We should see further support for the ringgit

KUALA LUMPUR, At least five or six countries have asked Malaysia to become an ASEAN space agency, the Senate was told today. In fact, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said those countries also wanted Malaysia to be the satellite launch centre even though the establishment of ASEAN space agency is still in the planning stage. “We (the government) have not yet chosen the state or the place (where the establishment of this space agency) will be, but we will discuss it with the relevant ministries and agencies before it is brought to the Cabinet to decide,” he said in