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MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday began its campaign for community involvement in road safety through a seminar in Marikina City. In a statement, LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said 150 mothers and 20 leaders of tricycle operators and drivers associations (TODA) joined the program called “LTO sa Barangayan.” The seminar focused on the importance of the guidance of family to its members who drive and a whole-of-community approach towards road safety. ‘Naniniwala kami sa LTO na malaki ang maitutulong ng bawat isa upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng lahat ng road users, kasama na ang disiplina

KOTA KINABALU, A total of 18 semi-permanent houses was destroyed in a fire that occurred this afternoon in Kampung Kuala Abai, Kota Belud, 68 kilometres from here. The operations centre of the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) in Sabah said a call on the incident was received at about 3.43 pm before firemen were deployed to the scene 13 km away. ‘The blaze was brought under control at 5.20 pm and extinguishing work was still being carried out using 500 feet of fire hose, including drawing open water from streams and a nearby river,’ the centre said. The effort took

KUALA LUMPUR, The Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was tabled for its second reading, has been deferred and will now be referred to two Parliamentary Special Select Committees (PSSC) for further engagement. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the decision to defer the bill, which has been under discussion since last week, was made in accordance with Standing Order 62 after careful consideration of views from members of parliament, in addition to ensuring that the bill is refined and meets the highest legislative standards upon approval. ‘During this period, we will invite all relevant

JOHOR BAHRU, Four Singaporeans detained by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) for involvement in illegal gambling on July 1 here, were handed over to the Singapore Police Force (SPF) today. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the four suspects aged 41 to 60 have prior criminal records in Singapore. He said police also detained two local women aged 29 and 34, believed to be managing gambling transactions, as a result of information shared by the Singapore authorities. ‘All six individuals were charged yesterday under Section 6(1) of the Betting Act 1953. They were

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today as the US dollar and US bond yields fell in the wake of the weak jobs report. A weaker US dollar is likely to drive the price of gold higher through increasing demand as more gold could be purchased when the greenback is lower. At the close, the spot month July 2024 contract increased to US$2,375.00 per troy ounce from US$2,370.50 per troy ounce last Friday. Meanwhile August 2024, September 2024, October 2024, December 2024 and February 2025 rose to US$2,391.00 per troy ounce from US$2,386.50 per