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
Tourism Ministry reviews minimum RM250,000 bank guarantee requirement for Umrah operators amid rising fraud cases Posted on January 19, 2025 PUTRAJAYA, Jan 18 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is currently reviewing the requirement for umrah operating companies to put up a bank guarantee of at least RM250,000. The bank guarantee for large-scale operators, will be increased according to the size of their company’s operations. MOTAC announced… Read More
Thunderstorms, heavy rain warning for KL, Putrajaya and eight other states Posted on January 6, 2025 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning for thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds expected in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and eight states until 9 pm today. In a statement, MetMalaysia said the affected states include Kedah (covering Yan, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling,… Read More
Don’t fence up Tanjung Aru low-cost flats, plead residents Posted on December 24, 2024 KOTA KINABALU, Dec 23 — Residents of the Tanjung Aru low-cost flats are pleading to the Sabah Housing and Urban Development Board (LPPB) to cease their plans to fence up the housing area. In a press conference at the flats on Monday, Tanjung Aru assemblyman Datuk Junz Wong said the… Read More