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Malay Mail
5 days ago
- Malay Mail
Cameron Highlands police arrest man suspected of burying baby born to stepsister
KUANTAN, July 18 — Police arrested a young man on suspicion of concealing the birth and death of a baby boy in a hilly area in Kampung Melayu Desa Kayangan in Brinchang, Cameron Highlands, yesterday. Cameron Highlands police chief Supt Azri Ramli said police received information from the suspect's father, who found the baby's body at 10am. 'The suspect's father saw a patch of soil that had been dug up when he was going to the water tank located behind their house in the hilly location. He then stumbled on a white cloth bundle containing the dead baby and called police,' he said when contacted by Bernama today. He said the 19-year-old suspect, who works as a cleaner at a homestay, admitted to burying the remains of the two-day-old baby born to his 21-year-old stepsister. 'Following that, police arrested the man at 5.30pm at his home in Kampung Melayu Desa Kayangan yesterday and seized tools such as hoes and shovels used to dig the ground to bury the baby,' he said. The man has been remanded for four days starting today to assist in investigations under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing the birth and death of a baby. — Bernama
Malay Mail
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Man United gear from Asean All-Stars match donated to SK Lemoi in CSR initiative
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Public relations agency ShekhinahPR, together with football marketing and management consultancy ProEvents, has donated football equipment used by Manchester United during their match against the Asean All-Stars at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil last month to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Lemoi. In a statement, ShekhinahPR said the agency also presented 15 pairs of brand-new football boots to the school's pupils in support of football development within the Orang Asli community. 'SK Lemoi, a rural school that serves Orang Asli children in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, has its own football team known as The Botaks,' the statement read. ShekhinahPR chief executive officer Christopher Raj said the contribution was part of an ongoing effort to nurture interest in sports among children in remote areas. 'We believe sport can be a catalyst for life-changing opportunities. Through this contribution, we hope to inspire and motivate Orang Asli children to stay active and pursue their passion for football,' he said. 'Seeing the joy on their faces as they received the football boots and gear previously used by Manchester United was truly heartwarming,' he added. Christopher also reaffirmed ShekhinahPR's commitment to grassroots development, especially in underserved rural communities. He said the agency has consistently supported SK Lemoi through donations of sports equipment and team jerseys, with the most recent contribution made in March. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Report filed over derogatory term used on Orang Asli MP Ramli
Ramli Nor became Malaysia's first Orang Asli MP in 2019 when he was elected to the Cameron Highlands seat. PETALING JAYA : A group representing veterans of the police's Orang Asli unit has lodged a report on the alleged use of a derogatory term against Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Nor on Facebook. The report, filed yesterday by Bah Bi Bah Kerundang, who leads the Senoi Praaq police veterans' association, concerned a Facebook comment which allegedly used the term 'sakai' and belittled Ramli's intelligence. He said the comment was insulting to Ramli, Malaysia's sole Orang Asli MP, as well as the indigenous community, and called for action against the Facebook user. Ramli, who is also a Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker, became Malaysia's first Orang Asli MP when he was elected to the Cameron Highlands seat in a by-election in 2019. He won with a majority of 3,238 votes. He defended the seat for a second term in the 2022 general election, winning with a greater majority of 4,544 votes. A former police officer who retired from the force with the rank of assistant commissioner, Ramli is also an appointed member of the Umno Supreme Council.
Malay Mail
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
G. Palanivel, who led MIC and served four terms as MP, dies in HKL at 76
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Former MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel died today. He was 76. MIC vice-president Datuk T. Murugiah, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed that the former Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, died at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital at 8 am. Born on March 1, 1949, in Penang, Palanivel began his career as a research officer at the National Museum for the Bujang Valley Project in 1973, before joining the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) as a senior journalist in April 1977. In 1984, he was appointed as the editor for domestic and economic news at the agency before being seconded as press secretary to then Works Minister, Tun S. Samy Vellu, from 1987 to 1990. He had been actively involved in politics through MIC since the early 1970s and contested in the general election for the first time in 1990. He won the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat in the 1990 General Election and served as the MP for four consecutive terms before losing the seat in 2008. Palanivel returned to Parliament in 2013 as Cameron Highlands MP. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Former MIC president Palanivel passes away
G Palanivel, a former Cameron Highlands MP, joined MIC as an ordinary member in 1968. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Former MIC president G Palanivel passed away at Kuala Lumpur Hospital this morning. Palanivel, a former Cameron Highlands MP, joined MIC as an ordinary member in 1968. He took over the leadership of the party when long-serving president S Samy Vellu stepped down in 2010. MORE TO COME
