Category: General

PUTRAJAYA, A total of 317 new dengue fever cases, including four deaths, were reported during the 29th Epidemiological Week (ME29), which is from July 14 to 20, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan. He said with the new cases recorded, the number of dengue cases had increased to 2,690 cases in ME29, from 2,373 cases in ME28, with a total of six deaths. The number of hotspot localities reported in ME29 was 94 compared to 100 in the previous week with 71 of them in Selangor, six each in Perak and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur

KUALA KANGSAR, The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) aims to expand the cultivation of the MDUR 88 hybrid durian to boost durian production for export to the international market. Its Deputy Minister, Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said the MDUR 88 durian variety, developed by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), is highly demanded by durian lovers as it is comparable to the popular Musang King durian. “We want to further expand the MDUR 88 durian crop in this country because the production is still not enough (even) to cover domestic demand,’ he told reporters during a

BUKIT MERTAJAM, UDA Holdings Berhad is targeting RM37 million in property sales throughout the three-day UDA Carnival 2024@Penang, focusing on its latest offerings that cater to all generations in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, said UDA Holdings Berhad chairman Tan Sri Mohd Annuar Zaini. He said that as the leader in property development and asset management, UDA Holdings is concentrating on 13 products in various property segments at the carnival that kicked off on Friday. ‘This includes affordable homes, open category homes, commercial lots as well as shop offices such as the Kuala Terengganu Golf Resort (Phase 6, Package 1) in

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) hopes that the National Defence University (UPNM) will ensure an incident such as the death of navy cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain does not recur in future. Its minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said although the university does not fall under the ministry’s jurisdiction, however, UPNM is responsible for producing military and civilian graduates for the needs of the country’s defence. “UPNM as a military university is where we send cadets to ensure the needs of the Malaysian Armed Forces,’ he said. ‘The UPNM campus is located in our area and its vision

KOTA TINGGI, Police arrested seven men and a woman and seized 779.07 grammes of various types of drugs worth RM54,550.20 around the Sungai Papan area here on Wednesday. Kota Tinggi District Police Chief Supt Hussin Zamora said all of them, aged between 19 and 51, were detained by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division in a special operation at around 3.40 a.m. He said the syndicate, which had been active since May, used a house located at the river mouth there as a repackaging site for drugs before distributing them to the local market. “Initial urine screening tests found six of