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CYBERJAYA, Hard work pays off and it proves true for settlers of Felda Sungai Tengi Selatan, Hulu Selangor, with their harvest of golden melons now available on the shelves of several branches of big supermarkets and wholesale markets in the country. Project coordinator Suhairi Hussin, 36, said what made them prouder was that the yellow-skinned round fruit with white flesh, the product from a fertigation project that was carried out since May last year, met the conditions and quality set by the supermarket concerned. He said the project, involving quality products with high market demand, was carried out to increase

KOTA TINGGI, Two friends have been reported missing and are feared drowned while swimming at Pantai Batu Layar, here, today. Punggai Fire and Rescue Station (BPP) operations commander Mohammad Saifulizam Mohd Rofi said the missing individuals have been identified as Muhammad Syahmie Zamzam, 26, and Haqim Abdul Rahim Lee, 20. He said the station was alerted to the incident at 9.38 am, and the operation is still underway to locate the victims. ‘The distance between the beach and the location where the two victims are feared to have drowned is approximately five kilometres,’ he said in a statement today. In

KUCHING, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has reminded contractors that the onus is on them to ensure the smooth implementation of projects awarded by the government. Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, said contractors must sign a pledge to ensure the projects are completed within the specified time frame and according to the agreed specifications, standards and budget. ‘If I frequently visit the project site, it means the project has problems. So contractors should be cautious; if they perform well, we fully support them. “Therefore, we (ministry) hope that contractors will execute projects

KUALA LUMPUR, Four individuals, including a woman, were charged in the Sessions Court in Johor and Kelantan for terrorism-related offences. However, no plea was recorded from all of them as the cases are under the jurisdiction of the High Court. In Johor Bahru, a former lecturer at an institution of higher learning (IPT), Abdullah Daud, 70, was charged before Judge Fatimah Zahari on four charges. On the first two charges, he was charged with encouraging terrorist acts by instilling the ideology of terrorism linked to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and allowing a meeting to be held at his

KUALA LUMPUR, The government remains committed to intensify conservation efforts for Malayan tigers, which are estimated to be less than 150 throughout the country. Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said among the efforts that show a positive impact was the increase in the number of community rangers from 1,000 to 2,000 people consisting of armed forces veterans, police, Orang Asli and the local community this year. “There is good progress when there are community rangers in their habitats to combat poachers. This is our ongoing effort to restore as many wildlife corridors as possible