2. Other candidates seeking nomination today include Amanah's Khalid Samad, UMNO's Johari Abdul Ghani, and Pejuang's Khairuddin Abu Hassan.
The candidates are submitting their nomination papers one by one at SMK Aminuddin Baki.
3. A 53-year old retiree who wished to contest as an independent has been stopped from submitting his nomination papers after arriving late.
Habib Bourguiba Abd Hamid expressed frustration over the matter, saying a lot of the roads were closed on his way here.
4. Khalid Samad has pledged to resolve issues related to the redevelopment of Kampung Sungai Baru if he is elected.
He says the development, which was brought about by the BN administration, only helps developers and does not benefit the people.
5. Meanwhile, Johari Abdul Ghani expects that all candidates will face challenges with the entry of young voters, which make up 16% of Titiwangsa's electorate.
He adds that it is necessary to begin including voter education in the school syllabus.
6. Pejuang's Khairuddin Abu Hassan notes that people should not be celebrating the imprisonment of ex-PM Najib Razak.
"Ini bukannya masa untuk tepuk tangan. Kita kena terus berdoa untuk beliau. Everyone makes mistakes," he says.
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Fugitive Jho Low reportedly transferred US$406,000 to Kim Kardashian and her former partner Kris Humphries, while Pharrell Williams received US$2,025,000.
These payments were made using funds from 1MDB through his shell company, Good Star Ltd, a witness testified today.
According to financial fraud investigator Richard Templeman, Low misappropriated US$1.03 billion from 1MDB's JV with PetroSaudi Limited and transferred the funds to Good Star.
"These were used for the personal benefit of the co-conspirators and their associates."
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Good Star remitted US$13.5 million to a Riyad Bank account under the names of Prince Faisal and Prince Saud in two tranches: US$12 million and US$1.5 million.
"After receiving the US$12 million, US$10 million was transferred from the Al-Saud account to Najib Razak."
MRT Corp says it it will be undertaking a three-month public inspection exercise for the Circle Line (MRT3) project starting from September 2 to December 2.
This is for the public to review and provide feedback on the proposed alignment, site and context plans.
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As part of the public inspection exercise, MRT Corp has set up 35 designated locations throughout the Klang Valley.
These include eight MRT info kiosks and 27 MRT info trucks stationed at key sites.
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For those unable to visit the public inspection locations in person, project materials and details are accessible online via the dedicated microsite.
Feedback can also be submitted through this platform throughout the three-month period.
A 24-year-old man has been brutally murdered at Jasin Hospital, Melaka.
Police say the victim was first attacked by a group of masked men armed with machetes at a barber shop in Taman Rim Baru.
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"The injured victim managed to contact his brother to drive him to the hospital to seek medical attention.
"Upon arriving at the hospital, the assailants returned and again started to attack him mercilessly and smashed the windscreen of the car," say Jasin police.
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An ambulance at the emergency unit was also damaged.
The victim passed away at 10.15pm on the same day (August 25).
3 suspects were arrested and PDRM is searching for 2 more suspects.
Seoul authorities say women's accessories sold by online retailers Shein, Temu, & AliExpress contained toxic substances, with some levels hundreds of times above acceptable limits.
Out of 144 products tested from the companies, multiple items failed to meet legal standards.
Starbucks Malaysia operator Berjaya Food Bhd has recorded a net loss of RM29.76 million in the third quarter ended March 31, 2024 from a net profit of RM15.94 million the same period last year.
Its revenue also almost halved to RM138.65 million in the quarter under review.
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BFood has registered a net loss of RM53.31 million for the first nine-month period of the year versus a net profit of RM86.13 million in the previous corresponding period.
Its revenue also dropped 28.96% to RM599.74 million from RM844.22 million over the same period.
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The company attributes the drop in revenue and pre-tax loss to the ongoing boycott due to the conflict in the Middle East.
It adds that the one-off loss arising from the disposal of the group's entity equity interest in Jollibean Foods Pte Ltd also played a part.
1. Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor will face temporary scheduled water supply disruption from 9am on 5 June, due to maintenance and replacement works.
"These works are expected to be completed by 7pm, 5 June," said Air Selangor.
2. Water supply is expected to be restored in stages at 3am on 6 June (Thursday) after maintenance and replacement works are completed and the main water supply distribution system has been stabilised.
"The full recovery time is expected to be at 12pm, 7 June (Friday)," it said.
3. Air Selangor will be mobilising water tankers to affected areas by giving priority to critical premises such as hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers and funerals.
It also advised affected consumers to keep adequate water supply and use water prudently during the disruption.