SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 20 — Penang does not have a policy to provide cash aid to flood victims, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today. He explained that defining who qualifies as a flood victim is challenging. “As with normal practice, flood victims will be given assistance by being placed at temporary evacuation centres (PPS) […]
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PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — A proposal to compensate the family of the Indian national woman, who fell into the sinkhole on Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur, will be discussed at the Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa. “I intend to bring this matter to the
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — A total of 137 individuals, including children, believed to be labour exploitation victims, were rescued under Op Pintas Mega from January to June. In a statement today, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) principal assistant director SAC Soffian Santong said 35 victims
TANJUNG MALIM, Aug 24 — The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) in collaboration with the Perak Fire and Rescue Department rescued eight more victims trapped after a bridge collapsed due to a water surge in Kampung Pasir, near Sungai Geliting, Slim River here. Muallim district APM officer Captain (PA) Shahrizal Hussin said the rescue operation
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — Rescuers looking for the Indian tourist who fell into a sinkhole that opened up at her feet in Jalan Masjid India here could only find a pair of slippers belonging to her near the location after almost 17 hours of searching yesterday. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa
LUNDU, Aug 23 — The air was thick with sorrow this morning as mourners gathered at Selampit Cemetery to lay to rest the three teenagers who perished after the boat on which they were travelling to school capsized while crossing Sungai Batang Kayan here on Tuesday. Members of the local community, teachers, and schoolmates started
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The farmer who was remanded in connection with the death of two siblings after they ate snacks containing poison in Kampung Padang Ubi, Labu Besar in Kulim on July 7, has questioned the grandmother’s claim that the food was taken from his orchard. In a video released on Facebook yesterday,
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Most would imagine that sexual abused would already be traumatic in itself, but for male victims, there can also be the loneliness and isolation of not being believed. The male-centric view of sexual abuse meant many male victims often had to convince their parents about being attacked, suffering the additional
KOTA KINABALU, July 3 — Three of the four temporary evacuation centres set up for flood victims have been closed, with only the centre in the severely affected Penampang district remaining operational. Currently, the Penampang Cultural Centre houses 272 people from 90 households, a slight decrease from the 285 recorded this morning, as 202 victims
PARIS, July 1 — French authorities today detained leading film directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for questioning over accusations of sexual abuse, sources close to the case said. An AFP journalist saw both men, who have denied the allegations, arrive at a Paris police station this morning, accompanied by their lawyers. Judith Godreche, a
PENAMPANG, June 30 — Penampang Member of Parliament Datuk Ewon Benedick tonight distributed RM20,000 in immediate aid to help flood victims in Penampang. The Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives said the donation handed over to the District Disaster Management Committee (JPBD) was to fund rescue operations for flood victims and other needs at the
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JOHOR BARU, June 24 — Police busted an insurance syndicate whose bogus agents sign up unwary victims, then stage their murder as accidents before claiming compensation from the policy bought in the victim’s name. Johor police chief CP M. Kumar said the syndicate was uncovered during an investigation into the murder of a 38-year-old man
