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PARIT -- Seorang bayi lelaki berusia tiga bulan patah tangan kanan dipercayai didera pengasuh wanita di Seksyen Dua, Seri Iskandar, Rabu lalu. Ketua Polis Daerah Perak Tengah Supt Mohamad Zainal Abdullah berkata Muhammad Zaheen Affan Mohamad Zulkarnain kini dirawat di Hospital Seri Manjung. Beliau berkata pihaknya menerima laporan polis daripada bapa mangsa kira-kira 11 pagi semalam sebelum menahan pengasuh yang berumur 42 tahun pada 4 petang hari sama. “Sewaktu bapa mangsa mengambil anaknya di rumah pengasuh, beliau bertanyakan keadaan tangan anaknya, namun dimaklumkan suami pengasuh itu bahawa tangan bayi itu terseliuh. Bapa mangsa kemudian membawanya mendapatkan rawatan di Hospital Changkat Melintang sebelum dirujuk ke Hospital Seri Manjung,” katanya, lapor Bernama. Katanya pemeriksaan hospital mendapati terdapat kesan dipulas sehingga menyebabkan tangan bayi tersebut patah. Mohamad Zainal berkata wanita itu direman empat hari mulai hari ini bagi membantu siasatan mengikut

SANDAKAN -- Pemberian tender kerja pembersihan bandar menerusi Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan (MPS) akan dirombak bagi meningkatkan tahap kebersihan di daerah ini. Menteri Kesihatan dan Kesejahteraan Rakyat negeri Stephen Wong Tien Fatt berkata ia juga bagi memastikan tender kerja pembersihan itu dilaksanakan oleh kontraktor yang betul-betul dapat melaksanakan kerja dengan baik. Katanya rombakan itu termasuk memastikan tender terbuka dibuat untuk setiap kerja pembersihan kerana sebelum ini ia diberikan secara tender terus kerana terdapat campur tangan politik. Menurutnya ini menyebabkan kerja pembersihan bandar membabitkan memotong rumput, penyelenggaran parit dan memungut sampah tidak dilaksanakan dengan baik dan mencapai kriteria ditetapkan. "Ada di antara kontraktor yang mendapat tender dari MPS itu menyerahkan kerja pembersihan itu kepada sub kontraktor lain. Ini menjadi faktor menyebabkan tahap kebersihan Sandakan masih pada tahap tidak memuaskan. Kebersihan Sandak

IPOH -- "Saya sedar itu kelemahan saya", demikian pengakuan ikhlas Menteri Besar Perak Ahmad Faizal Azumu mengenai dirinya yang jarang melawat kawasan diwakili iaitu Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Chenderiang di Tapah. Dikenali umum sebagai seorang yang sangat merendah diri dan santai, Ahmad Faizal yang juga Anggota Parlimen Tambun berkata beliau sedang menyesuaikan diri dengan tanggungjawab sebagai Menteri Besar. "Tambun saya balik setiap hari, Chenderiang saya mengaku tinggalkan (jarang balik) buat masa ini, namun pegawai saya di kedua-dua kawasan melaksanakan tanggungjawab dengan amat baik. "Saya perlu memberi fokus kepada tanggungjawab mentadbir negeri selain memenuhi tuntutan untuk melangsaikan janji-janji manifesto Pakatan Harapan semasa Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (PRU14)," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan ke-43 Kesatuan Penghulu Penggawa  Semenanjung Malaysia cawangan Perak. Beliau mengulas desas desus mengatakan

MAKKAH -- The Tabung Haji (TH) standard operating procedures (SOP) on safety is sufficient to guide TH workers in handling emergency cases on the holy land. Maktab 87 TH manager for the 1439H haj season Khairoddin Ahmad said the crane-collapse tragedy in Makkah in September 2015 was an experience that gave him better insight on ways to improve handling of the haj pilgrims and their welfare. "Even during training back home (in Malaysia), we have been exposed to the risk and what should be done during emergency,” he told a media conference here. For the current haj season, he said, the Maktab 87 management team  comprised 11 workers. "All Maktab managers have been provided the SOP for important matters in the haj pilgrimage, like movement during the  Masyair, namely for the wukuf in Arafah and then to Muzdalifah and Mina. "We need proper and coordinated planning. For the Masyair operation, the 11 of us will be assisted by workers from the welfare division,” h

PUTRAJAYA -- Former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar  Abdullah on Friday lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the alleged loss of RM18 billion meant for the refund of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He was at the MACC headquarters for about two hours from 9.30 am, having driven there himself in a black Chevrolet car. As he emerged from the building, Mohd Irwan Serigar told reporters that he made a report so as to find out the truth because he felt that the allegation of the missing RM18 billion was unfounded. He had yesterday denied the allegation by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Wednesday that there was a shortfall of RM18 billion in the RM19.4 billion meant for the refund of the GST to traders. Mohd Irwan Serigar said he would also lodge a police report this afternoon. “The MACC gave the assurance that it will investigate the matter. The money did not go missing. It had been placed in the Consolidated Fund,

KUALA LUMPUR -- The Sessions Court here on Friday acquitted and discharged an Obstetric & Gynaecology specialist who was charged with causing the death of former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s son-in-law, Datuk Syed Alman Zain Syed Alwi, during a dental treatment three years ago. Judge Zaman Mohd Noor  ordered the release of Dr Ting Teck Chin, 38, after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case at the end of the prosecution’s case. “There were inconsistencies in the testimony between the anaesthetist and the autopsy expert on the cause of death of the deceased. The anaesthetist said there was cardiac arrest as a result of over-sedation, while the autopsy expert opined that the death was caused due to allergy to anaesthetic. “However, the testimony by the anaesthetist did say the possibility of the death due to allergy to anaesthetic, although it seldom happens, but the possibility is there. Therefore, the accused is 

GEORGE TOWN -- The Penang state government is reviewing a proposal to build an underground reservoir such as the one in Bangkok, Thailand which is capable of accommodating 3,785 cubic metres of rainwater in efforts to tackle flooding in the state. State Public Works Committee, Utility and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said through the technology, rainwater would be “filled up” as much as possible into the tank, and then “swallowed” slowly through pumps that will then drain water into the river. This project is interesting not only in flood mitigation but also in terms of aesthetics and recreation as the park can also be used by the public when it does not rain," he said when winding up the debate on the address of Penang Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas at the State Legislative Assembly sitting here. However, Zairil said a comprehensive study should be carried out. It should include reviewing the feasibility of the technology as a c

SHAH ALAM -- Proton Edar Sdn Bhd expects the prices of Proton vehicles are set to increase by between RM1,500 to RM3,000 with the reintroduction of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) in September. Hence, its Chief Executive Officer, Abdul Rashid Musa advised the public to buy the car of their choice during the transition from the zero-rated Goods and Services Tax (GST) to SST, to enjoy the savings. “We expect the price of Proton vehicles to go up after the implementation of the SST even though we have yet to ascertain the accurate figures as the government has yet to announce the tax mechanism. “The calculation of the price increase (RM1,500-RM3,000) was made based on the GST introduced by previous government to replace the SST where the prices of Proton cars then were reduced by between RM1,500 and RM3,000. "As such, when the SST is re-introduced, we expect there will be a similar increase in the quantum price," he told reporters after the Proton Wealth on Wheels (W

KUALA LUMPUR -- Cinta atau diperdaya? Inilah persoalan yang membelenggui isu perkahwinan yang melibatkan kanak-kanak perempuan di negara ini, lebih-lebih lagi sekiranya pasangan mereka adalah lelaki dewasa yang jauh lebih berusia. Ramai yang berpendapat kanak-kanak perempuan tidak wajar dijadikan isteri pada usia terlalu muda, di mana mereka sepatutnya masih di bangku sekolah serta dalam jagaan dan bimbingan ibu bapa. Mereka juga belum tahu banyak perkara terutamanya yang berkaitan dengan tanggungjawab sebagai isteri. Akta  Kanak-Kanak 2001 memperuntukkan bahawa kanak-kanak  di Malaysia adalah mereka yang berumur 18 tahun dan ke bawah. Pakar Psikologi Klinikal di sebuah klinik swasta di Bangi Azlina @ Roszy Mohamad Ghaffar berkata kanak-kanak perempuan lazimnya tidak menyedari bahawa mereka menjadi mangsa dalam sesuatu ‘hubungan terlarang’. Ini kerana, pasangannya ‘mempersiapkan’ kanak-kanak perempuan berkenaan dalam  jangka masa tertentu sebelum membawa mereka ke ta

KOTA KINABALU — Tan Sri Musa Aman released the content of his letter dated 30th of July addressed to the Speaker of the Sabah Legislative Assembly as a response to a news report in a mainstream portal media concerning the deadline for him and his son Yamani Hafez to take their respective oaths as members of the Sabah Legislative Assemby and the Federal Parliament respectively. Tengku Fuad Tengku Ahmad who is also Musa’s Lead Counsel said his client in the letter had informed the Speaker that he was and has been undergoing a series of medical treatments and tests for which he was hospitalised and where it was unsafe and ruinous to health for him to travel. According to Tengku Fuad, in the letter Musa also informed the Speaker that he is currently awaiting the results of the numerous medical tests, diagnosis, as well as his future prognosis in respect of his immediate condition in order to determine first, his  medical needs and second when it may be safe for him to endure the l

KAJANG – The Kajang Hospital is congested because it wards 50 per cent more patients than its capacity, said Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said one of the main reasons for the congestion was the high daily rate of bed occupancy, up to 150 per cent. He said this situation which had persisted for several years was due to the high number of patients, affecting not just the wards but also the specialist clinics and emergency unit. He said the hospital had been forced to accept a large number of patients beyond its capacity. Dr Dzulkefly said he had ordered the hospital to optimise the use of available space and to request for more beds. “At present, the Kajang Hospital has 326 beds, so I have asked the hospital authorities to apply for at least 15 more. “As a long-term solution, the ministry plans to build additional blocks and upgrade the existing ones,” Dr Dzulkefly told reporters after visiting the hospital here. His visit was to look at the hospital’s co

KOTA KINABALU – The government will take into consideration the views of all stakeholders in the discussions to raise the marriage age limit in the country from 16 to 18 years before any decision is made, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk V.K Liew. He said the views of all relevant parties were important to see the implications that would exist if the law was to be implemented. Liew said this included taking into account the views of stakeholders in Sabah and Sarawak as both states allowed marriages under the age of 16 years with parental permission based on the traditional marriages practised by various races and religions in the state. "Considerations from the legal aspects of Islam are also taken into account in this discussion," he told reporters after witnessing the handing over of the new Kota Kinabalu Court Complex project. Also present were Chief Justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Da