PETALING JAYA: Designated seats for women will be introduced during football matches at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Terengganu to address the intermingling between sexes. According to Kosmo!, Terengganu state exco member Hishamuddin Abdul Karim said that the move would begin on Tuesday (July 30) during the Super League match between Terengganu FC and...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Terengganu has arrested a married couple suspected of abusing their positions within a state agency to secure procurement contracts valued at over RM200,000. According to a source, the male suspect, aged around 30, was detained at his office around noon on Monday (July 15), while his wife, also...
JERTIH: A Year Six pupil from Kampung Dengir, near here, has struck gold with his fishing hobby, earning him RM30,000 in prize money from various competitions this year. Muhammad Alif Irfan Ahmad Numan, 12, landed his biggest catch last Thursday, winning a whopping RM20,000 after reeling in a massive 5.4-kg catfish. “In the competition, I used a...
KUALA NERUS: A young girl's dream to rear goats became a reality in 2020 when her father ventured into goat breeding as additional income for the family. Wan Rania Amanda Wan Mohd Faizal, 11, has formed an extraordinary bond with 228 goats reared by her father, Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Zulkefli, 37, in Kampung Baroh Tok...
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu showed they mean business in the FA Cup by thrashing Borneo giants Sabah 4-0 in the first-leg quarter-final at the Sultan Mizan Stadium in Gong Badak on Friday (June 28). The Turtles were truly rampant in front of their home crowd, especially in the first half, scoring four goals. Nigerian striker Ismaheel Akinade was...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Eight companies in Terengganu have been fined so far this year for neglecting worker safety and health standards. Terengganu Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) director Noorazman Soud said the violations included working at heights without personal protective equipment (PPE) and failing to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. "The eight companies were fined...
KUALA TERENGGANU: An owner of a resort on Pulau Lang Tengah in Kuala Nerus, has been issued a compound of RM25,000 for organising a wild party at the premises. Terengganu Tourism, Culture, Environment and Climate Change Committee chairman Datuk Razali Idris said the compound was issued for violating Section 6(1) of the Entertainment and Places of...
KUALA BESUT: A German tourist drowned while swimming with her husband in Pulau Perhentian on Thursday (May 16) afternoon. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairuddin said the victim, Dr Loosen-Freiling Iris,74, drowned while she was swimming with her husband at about 3.30pm. "During the incident, the victim’s husband, also a German, upon realising that his wife...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A former Terengganu Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council (Maidam) member and his wife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Monday (April 22) to abuse of power and submitting false claims related to the distribution of zakat worth almost RM20,000, from 2019 to 2021. Datuk Mohamad Zahari Harun, 64, and his...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A teacher and a self-employed man were charged in the Sessions Court here Thursday (March 21) with trafficking a local woman for sexual exploitation. Teacher Mohd Hasfyanizam Mansor, 48, pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out before Judge Nazlyza Mohamad Nazri. The other accused, Mohamad Fazley Jaafar, 29, however, pleaded guilty after...
