JITRA: The Sungai Petani Pantai Hospital, about 68 km from Alor Setar, was picked to become the first private hospital vaccination centre (PPV) in Sun.
Danajamin Nasional Bhd has guaranteed the C Islamic medium-term notes of up to RM170mil by AC First Genesis Bhd (AFGB) which will be used to acquire the Aman Central Mall in Kedah from Great Realty Sdn Bhd.
25 May 2021 / 22:17 H.
JOHOR
BAHRU: Police have completed the investigation paper on the riot in Parit Raja near Batu Pahat on May 13.
Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (
pix) said all 27 individuals detained earlier may face charges under three different acts namely Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) for not complying with the standard operating procedure (SOP) by holding a large gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic under Movement Control Order (MCO).
“Secondly, Section 505 of the Penal Code for creating a disharmonious environment and one more under Section 8 of the Explosives Act 1957 for setting off flares,” he told a media conference here today.
ALOR SETAR: The 10 suspects detained by police in relation to the discovery of the body of a 17-year-old girl in a rubber plantation in Pokok Sena on May 11 were charged at Alor Setar Magistrate s Court here Tuesday (May 25).
They arrived at court at around 9.00am and at 11.30am were brought before Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim to be charged.
The main suspect, 26-year-old Low Yong Peng, was charged under Section 201 of the Penal Code for disposing or hiding evidence of a crime with the intention of avoiding punishment under the law.
The charge carries a maximum of seven years imprisonment or a fine, or both.
KEPALA BATAS: Several states have requested the Federal Government to set up field hospitals to cope with the increasing number of Covid-19 patients, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said the requests came from Negri Sembilan and Kelantan, among others and the ministry would look into it on an as-needed basis.
“What we can do now is to use every available space we have so that we can treat high-risk Covid-19 patients, ” he told reporters during a walkabout at the army’s field hospital with its intensive care unit (ICU) outside Kepala Batas Hospital yesterday.
Currently, the army has set up four such field hospitals in Kapit, Sarawak; Tawau, Sabah; Pokok Sena in Alor Setar, and here in Kepala Batas, he said.