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MANILA: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said it has activated programs to assist other agencies in containing the oil spill from the sunken M/T Terra Nova off the coast of Limay, Bataan. In a statement, Environment Secretary Maria Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga said a survey of the site of the sunken vessel has already been completed as weather conditions improved last week. Yulo-Loyzaga said the DENR, particularly its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has implemented necessary measures to determine the extent of the oil spill’s effects. ‘Ang EMB po ang in charge dito sa water quality at air

ALOR SETAR, The Kedah Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) arrested two Thai nationals suspected of smuggling petrol in local vehicles to a neighbouring country. Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said both suspects, a 21-year-old man and 39-year-old woman, were nabbed at a roadblock in Jalan Durian Burung towards the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS) in Kota Putra, Durian Burung at noon yesterday. ‘The enforcement team received a case handover from the General Operations Force (GOF) involving two vehicles with local registration numbers and two Thai drivers, suspected of possessing a controlled substance, that is petrol,

SUNGAI BULOH, The 2024 Agriculture Census by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) is progressing smoothly, with a 20 percent completion nationwide since it began on July 7. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin stated that as of July 26, a total of 251,371 visits have been carried out, with Sabah recording the highest number, followed by Johor and Sarawak. “This census is a strategic initiative to collect comprehensive and current data on the status and development of Malaysia’s agricultural sector. ‘This data will be used to plan more effective policies, strategies, and interventions to boost the sector’s

PUTRAJAYA, A new legislation encompassing provisions on procedures and enforcement of a ‘kill switch’ to enhance cyber security will be tabled in Parliament this October, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said it would place responsibility on social media service providers and internet messaging service providers to play their role and be accountable in tackling online crimes such as online scams, cyberbullying, dissemination of child sexual abuse materials, as well as harassment and sexual extortion. ‘This is in line with legislative initiatives enforced in various other countries,’ she said

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the government will carry out cloud seeding in Kedah and Perak for three consecutive days starting tomorrow. He stated that the operations aim to increase water levels for agricultural and domestic use in the Bukit Merah and Muda dams, in Perak and Kedah, respectively. Referring to data from the National Water Services Commission on Friday (July 26), Ahmad Zahid noted that the current level of the Muda Dam is at 9.44 per cent, while the Bukit Merah Dam stands at 15.25 per cent. “This is part of