Fire Dept to probe blaze at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital, switchboard fire did not disrupt services, says N. Sembilan health chief Posted on 27/12/2024 SEREMBAN, Dec 27 — A fire that broke out in the main switchboard room of Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar (HTJS) earlier yesterday only caused a power cut in the main building and did not affect other buildings, said state health director Datuk Dr Harlina Abd Rashid. She disclosed that in response, HTJ activated its Business Continuity Plan to ensure hospital services remained unaffected. A team from from Seremban fire station (JBPM) soon arrived at the scene at 12.48pm and extinguished the blaze by 1.35pm, with no casualties cited. The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will conduct further investigations, she added. Negeri Sembilan JBPM senior operations commander II, Khir Amir Ahmad, reported that a generator room measuring 45.7 x 12.1 square metres supplying electricity to HTJ was about 40 per cent (pct) damaged by the blaze. He said the fire was sparked off by a truck carrying construction material that got stuck on an electrical cable, causing the cable pole to break. — Bernama News
US strike kills Islamic State leader in Syria Posted on 21/12/2024 The Pentagon says there are now approximately 2,000 US troops in Syria. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: American forces killed an Islamic State (IS) group leader and another of the group’s members in a strike in Syria, the US military said today. Washington has stepped up military action against the group… Read More
PM Anwar: KWAP’s wakaf land project to boost elderly welfare Posted on 30/11/2024 JOHOR BARU, Nov 30 — The Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) is working with stakeholders to identify potential land for its Wakaf Land Development initiative, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced. He said that the initiative involves various state Islamic religious councils, the Wakaf, Zakat and Haji Department (Jawhar), and… Read More
FashionValet founder Vivy Yusof and husband Fadzarudin plead not guilty to RM8m CBT charges Posted on 05/12/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — FashionValet Sdn Bhd (FashionValet) founders Datin Vivy Yusof and Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar were charged in the Sessions Court here today with criminal breach of trust involving RM8 million in investment funds belonging to Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) six years… Read More