Category: General

SHAH ALAM, The remains of former Minister of National Unity and Community Development Tan Sri Dr. Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, were buried today at 11.30 am at the Section 21 Muslim Cemetery here. Earlier, the funeral prayer for the former UMNO Wanita chief was performed at Surau Platinum Al-Mawaddah, Section 7 near here. Siti Zaharah’s second son, Jati Dzulkarnain Samarudin, said his mother, 75, died at Serdang Hospital, Selangor, last night due to old age. “Insha Allah we will hold a tahlil ceremony for my mother for three consecutive nights at my house in Denai Alam,” he added. “I am very

KOTA KINABALU, As many as 94.1 per cent of the adult population in Sabah suffer from cavities or caries, said state health director Dr Asits Sanna. He said the findings from the National Oral Health Survey revealed that 82 per cent of six-year-olds and 63.3 per cent of 12-year-old students also have caries problems. He said the findings also show that dental health issues are more prevalent in rural areas due to high sugar intake and a lack of emphasis on preventive dental care. ‘The Sabah Health Department (JKNS) is committed to improving oral health across the state. We are

GEORGE TOWN, Veteran politician Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang expressed his gratitude to the Governor of Penang, Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, for conferring upon him the state’s highest award, the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN), which carries the title Datuk Seri Utama. “I thank the Governor of Penang for the award and I appreciate it. I am very grateful,” he told reporters after the 2024 Penang Investiture ceremony here today. The 82-year-old former DAP chairman led the list of 253 recipients of the state honours in conjunction with the 75th Birthday Celebration of the Penang Governor today. This is

KUCHING, Sarawak-owned higher learning institution, i-CATS University College, will have a new campus to be developed at a beach side at Trombol, about 40 kilometres from the city centre here. Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the development of the new campus would cost about RM300 million and would be equipped with the latest modern learning technology. ‘At the same time, it will be equipped with a state of the art lab to produce the right graduates that will upgrade Sarawak as a centre for modern learning,’ he said when speaking to launch the Sarawak Foundation Education

KOTA BHARU, The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) recorded total sales of RM1.2 billion from various programmes held nationwide up to June this year. Its chairman, Aminuddin Zulkipli, said that with this figure, FAMA is confident of achieving the remaining RM800 million by the end of this year, thereby reaching the sales target of RM2 billion set for 2024. ‘The Agro MADANI sales programme has been one of the highest contributors, generating approximately RM80 million through 4,102 sales series, along with FAMA Fest and other FAMA sales branches,’ he told reporters after officiating FAMA Fest here yesterday. He said that