KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has forecast thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Terengganu and six other states until 7pm on Tuesday. In a statement issued at 3.25pm, MetMalaysia said the areas expected to be affected include parts of Kedah, covering Padang Terap, Yan, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling and...
PUTRAJAYA: Pneumonia was the leading cause of death in Malaysia in 2023 with 18,181 fatalities, says Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said the Statistics on Causes of Death, Malaysia 2024 report indicates that pneumonia accounted for 15.2% of the 119,952 medically certified deaths that year. "Pneumonia supersedes ischaemic heart disease as the principal...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Electric Train Service (ETS) and KTM Komuter operations experienced disruptions last Friday (Oct 25) due to third-party tree-cutting activity, which severed the overhead line, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) said on Monday (Oct 28). KTMB reported that the incident occurred at 2.45pm, resulting in delays exceeding 120 minutes on the ETS and KTM...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 872,000 or 10.2% of active Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members have made voluntary contributions amounting to RM9.39bil as of Aug 31 this year. Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said members could contribute voluntarily to increase their savings, subject to a maximum amount of RM100,000 per year, effective June 1, 2023. "These...
KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman claims to have lost more than RM4mil after being deceived by a Labuan-based foreign currency (forex) investment syndicate. The woman, identified only as Suzy, 53, said that she began investing in the company in 2020, depositing a total of S$1.3mil (RM4.3mil) into two local bank accounts associated with the company. Based in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Private vehicle users will enjoy toll-free travel on highways on Oct 29 and 30 in conjunction with Deepavali, says the Works Ministry. Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the toll-free travel for Class 1 (private vehicles) will be implemented at all highways from 12.01am on Tuesday and end at 11.59pm the following day...
IPOH: Persatuan Kebudayaan Guan Gong has confirmed that all necessary procedures, including obtaining a police permit, were followed for their recent cultural parade in Teluk Intan. President Soon Boon Hua stated that these steps were essential to ensure the event was conducted legally and in compliance with local regulations. "The Malaysia International Guan Gong Cultural Festival is...
KOTA KINABALU: Parti KDM has pledged to look into resolving land ownership issues in Sabah as the party seeks to shore up support among the native communities for the upcoming state election. Its president Datuk Peter Anthony announced the policy as he unveiled two more plans under his manifesto during the launch of the party’s machinery...
KOTA KINABALU: Almost three-quarters of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors in Sabah have savings of less than RM50,000 in their EPF accounts. Sabah and Labuan EPF regional director Mohd Fadil Sarehan said this represents about 71%, or 691,322, of the 973,693 contributors in Sabah. Mohd Fadil said there is a need to raise awareness among contributors to...
LIKE all things, airliners become obsolete and when they do, it is time for their retirement. Some wind up as artificial reefs, some get cut up for their aluminium and other metals to be salvaged and repurposed and some wind up being used on the ground for training emergency services, law enforcement and even military units. It...
