Dungun police: Man finds hand grenade while cutting grass on East Coast Expressway 2 Posted on February 17, 2025 By serv KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — A man discovered a hand grenade while cutting grass along the East Coast Expressway 2 near Bukit Besi in Dungun, Terengganu today. Dungun District Police Chief Superintendent Maizura Abdul Kadir told Harian Metro that the grenade was found at around 12.50pm. “The man spotted an object on the ground while cutting grass. On closer inspection, he realised it was a hand grenade and immediately alerted emergency services,” she said. She added that police sealed off a 300m stretch of the highway in both directions as a precaution. A bomb disposal unit from the Terengganu Police Contingent Headquarters later destroyed the device at around 4pm. Maizura said investigations are ongoing to determine how the grenade ended up there and who was responsible. News
Able Global CEO remanded by MACC as graft probe widens Posted on February 15, 2025 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Able Global Bhd’s chief executive officer (CEO) and executive director, Edward Goh Swee Wang, has been remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The dairy manufacturer and tin can maker said the remand was to facilitate the ongoing investigation concerning its chairman and executive director… Read More
MoH bans ‘Apple S’ candy over illegal use of weight-loss drug Posted on January 24, 2025 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH), through the Food Safety and Quality Programme (FSQP), has ordered the immediate cessation of the Apple S candy sales after surveillance discovered that the product contained prohibited substances that could harm consumers’ health. According to MOH, FSQP monitoring found that… Read More
Storm alert: Heavy rain, thunderstorms set to lash 10 states and Federal Territories Posted on November 25, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Thunderstorms and heavy rain with strong winds are expected to occur in 10 states as well as the Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya Federal Territories, until 7pm tonight, according to the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In a warning issued at 3.3 pm MetMalaysia said the areas… Read More