MELAKA: The Melaka government is ramping up efforts to address the growing number of abandoned private lands across the state, warning that continued neglect could turn such plots into "man-made jungles". Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh (pic) said the state is taking a proactive stance by engaging private landowners to ensure idle land...
KOTA KINABALU: A woman was jailed six months and fined RM2,000 after pleading guilty to intentionally discarding a newborn baby at a homestay here in 2023. Armaya Matjani, 22, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to the charge under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing the birth and secretly disposing of the baby's...
GOPENG: The driver of a Penang-bound express bus abandoned his vehicle during an integrated operation targeting commercial vehicles at the Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre here Thursday (Nov 28) night. The bus was carrying 11 passengers from Kuala Lumpur's Southern Integrated Terminal to Sungai Nibong. An inspection of the vehicle found what is believed to be drug paraphernalia. National...
IPOH: The police have arrested two individuals, believed to be the parents of four siblings who were found abandoned at the Perak Tengah Administrative Complex, in Kampung Gajah, on Thursday (Nov 23). Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the two individuals were arrested separately, after receiving a report about the incident from Kampung Gajah...
MACHANG: The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) has allocated RM3.4mil to revive six abandoned housing projects in Kelantan this year. KPKT National Housing Department (JPN) deputy director-general (Private Housing) Norsazila Nordin said the allocation will be channeled to the state government, with rehabilitation works to be carried out by the Kelantan State Economic Development Corporation (PKINK). "KPKT...
