Sessions Court dismisses lawsuit filed by family of Navy cadet officer

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court has dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of navy cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam against the Malaysian Armed Forces Council, the government and others over his death. The family's lawyer Zaid Malek said Sessions judge Idah Ismail made the dismissal after finding that the plaintiff failed to establish a claim...

Cases of heat-related illnesses increase to 112, says Nadma

KUALA LUMPUR: Monitoring up to July 23 showed an increase in heat-related illnesses, with cases rising to 112 from 109 on July 16. In a brief report on the hot weather status, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) on Tuesday (July 23) said that out of the total cases, 26 were heat stroke, 78 were heat...

Govt allocates RM10mil to address impact of southwest monsoon, says Nadma

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to allocate RM10mil to address the impact of the southwest monsoon which is expected to bring several negative effects to the country. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said the agency will coordinate the distribution of the allocation, under the National Disaster Assistance Trust Fund, according to the needs of the...