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Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Malay Mail
Dungun cops: Mother and toddler killed in Kerteh crash, four family members injured
DUNGUN, July 27 — A 25-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter were killed while four other family members suffered injuries in an accident on Jalan Kilang Kelapa Sawit, near Gugusan Rasau, in Kerteh, near here, at about 6 pm yesterday. Dungun police chief Supt Maizura Abdul Kadir said Nur Suhailla Azman died at the scene, while her daughter Nur Aira Humaira Mohamad Sharool died on the way to the Ketengah Jaya Health Clinic here. Maizura said the woman's husband, 32-year-old Mohamad Sharool Nizam Hamzah and their three-year-old daughter Nur Aisya Humaira suffered minor injuries. 'Two more victims — Mohamad Sharool's mother Timah Mohamad, 73, and her son Ruzaimi Abd Rashid, 48 — suffered serious injuries. 'It is believed that all victims were in the car on their way home from Dungun to Felda Kerteh 4 when the accident occurred,' Maizura said when contacted. The injured victims were taken to Dungun Hospital, while the two bodies were taken to the hospital's forensic unit. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
PAS not after PM's post, says party veep
PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad said the party has never viewed the prime minister's post as something to chase or lobby for. PETALING JAYA : PAS is not interested in chasing after the prime minister's post or lobbying for top government positions, says party vice-president Idris Ahmad. He said the party's culture has always been guided by humility and a focus on service, not ambition for power. 'We don't chase the position to the point of lobbying or fighting for it. That's not PAS's principle,' he was quoted as saying in a transcript published by Utusan Malaysia. Even with the party's muktamar scheduled for September, Idris said, PAS leaders have refrained from campaigning or seeking support for internal positions. 'I've been attending official functions every week in Dungun, Mersing and Iskandar Puteri, but not once have I spoken about internal contests,' he said. 'All we talk about is the directive to strengthen and reinforce the party. If PAS veers from this, we'd lose even before sunrise.' PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin said last November the party should lead Perikatan Nasional given its parliamentary strength and grassroots machinery. Traditionally, the PN chairman is regarded as the coalition's prime ministerial candidate. Leaders from Gerakan and Bersatu have publicly stated that Muhyiddin Yassin remains PN's sole candidate for the position. Idris also said that what matters to PAS is helping PN perform better than Pakatan Harapan, not fighting over who should be the prime minister. 'The appointment of the prime minister depends on the name submitted to the king. Even discussing this requires consensus within PN,' he said. 'Let us win first. Then whoever is qualified can take the role. The position of prime minister is not something PAS is fighting over.' He said this approach is deeply rooted in the leadership style of party president Abdul Hadi Awang, who once declined to contest a state seat in Terengganu during the 14th general election despite pressure to lead the state. 'Tok Guru Hadi proposed Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar instead. At that time, Samsuri was the election director and didn't even know he would be contesting,' he said.
Malay Mail
27-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Lured by handicraft job offer on Facebook, Dungun housewife loses RM112,206 in scam
DUNGUN, May 27 — A housewife lost RM112,206 after being duped by a syndicate offering a non-existent job. Dungun police chief Superintendent Maizura Abdul Kadir said the 27-year-old victim saw a job offer advertised by a handicraft company on Facebook on May 19 and contacted the suspect on the Messenger application before providing her details for registration purposes. 'The suspect told the victim to make a payment of RM100 as an initial assignment investment. After which she was added to a WhatsApp group which offered huge commissions for every assignment,' she said in a statement today. Maizura said the victim then made 28 cash transactions into 10 different bank accounts totalling RM112,206 using her savings before realising that she had been scammed when the suspect refused to make a refund by claiming that the company's account had been frozen. 'The victim lodged a police report yesterday and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,' she said. — Bernama
