KOTA BHARU: Floods have forced the closure of stretches of a federal and state road in Machang to all traffic, according to the Public Works Department (JKR). Kelantan JKR director Nik Soh Yaacoub said FT 479 Jalan Kemuning-Bukit Belah and D16 Jalan Batu 30-Temangan were immersed in 0.8m of water. “Landslides occurred on the access … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes as massive floods caused by relentless rains swept through Malaysia’s northern states, disaster officials said on Saturday (Nov 30). The number surpassed the 118,000 displaced during one of the country’s worst floodings in 2014, and disaster officials feared it could rise further as … Read more
KOTA BARU: Results of the investigation to determine if a recently captured tiger was responsible for killing two men in Kelantan are expected within the next two to three weeks. Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim said the results would be obtained from tests including DNA samples taken from … Read more
PASIR MAS: The government has approved RM8.2mil for 11 idle land development projects for agricultural purposes in Kelantan this year. Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud said the projects are a collaboration between the state government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. “According to records from the Department of Agriculture from 2006 … Read more
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan state government will reintroduce 16 of the 18 provisions of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (I) Kelantan 2019 that were annulled by the Federal Court last February for approval in the state legislature. Kelantan Islamic Development, Dakwah, Information and Regional Relations committee chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud said the matter would … Read more
KOTA BARU: A Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officer was injured after being hit by a car attempting to escape a roadblock inspection on Jalan Kuala Krai-Kota Baru, here last night. Kelantan JPJ director Mohd Misuari Abdullah said Mohamed Azrin Abdul Wahab, 43, sustained injuries to his hands and legs when he was hit by … Read more
PASIR MAS: A 15-month-old boy was found drowned in a swamp near Taman Rantau Baru in Rantau Panjang here on Thursday (Dec 21). Rantau Panjang fire station chief Shapawi Stapa said the body of Firdaus Mohd Faisal, a Thai national, was found at 2.20pm. “The body was found by the Water Rescue Team in the … Read more
