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KUALA LUMPUR: One luxury hilltop bungalow was split into two after the 43m retaining wall at Jalan Puncak Setiawangsa 2 collapsed last night.
The house belonging to a foreign family, was the most severely affected by the landslide.
Luckily, no one was injured as the family was believed to have moved out after noticing cracks in the building recently.
The residents of 88 other homes and shoplots nearby were also ordered to be evacuated following the incident which started from 6pm.
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Research Institute maintains its Overweight outlook on Malaysian banks as inexpensive valuations, heavyweight sector and ample liquidity in the system mean the sector should not be ignored, especially for funds benchmarked to domestic indices.
The research house said on Monday banking stocks fit in well with its market strategy and could offer investors the best of both halves.
"We think the sector's 'defensive' qualities will help tide investors through the volatile first half on even keel," it said.
RHB Research said the two key factors are earnings, which it sees as robust and "safe".
KAPIT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak knows what to do for the Orang Ulu community as he had vast experiences in assisting the Orang Asli people in his parliamentary constituency of Pekan.
Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Billy Abit Joo said he believed Najib would implement more development programmes for the Orang Ulu people, especially those in Belaga, if he were given the mandate to lead the country again in the impending general election.
“Our Prime Minister knows how to assist the rural folks as he had done it in his own parliamentary consitutency of Pekan for the Orang Asli people who are very similar to the Orang Ulu folks in Belaga,” he said at the ‘Pesta Ria Kaum Ibu BEM (Borneo Evangelical Mission)’ of Uma Bakah in Sungai Asap recently.
TUARAN: The state government has allocated RM1.5 million to rebuild and enlarge the Linangkit Cultural Village (LCV) in recognition of the tourism role played by LCV.
The Village was founded several years ago to showcase Lotud culture and has since attracted thousands of local and foreign tourists alike.
Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Hajiji Mohd Noor announced the allocation yesterday during a year-end social gathering at LCV in Selupoh here yesterday.
TUARAN: The state government has allocated RM1.5 million to rebuild and enlarge the Linangkit Cultural Village (LCV) in recognition of the tourism role played by LCV.
The Village was founded several years ago to showcase Lotud culture and has since attracted thousands of local and foreign tourists alike.
Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Hajiji Mohd Noor announced the allocation yesterday during a year-end social gathering at LCV in Selupoh here yesterday.
DILI: The UN ends its peacekeeping mission in East Timor today after 13 years of boots on the ground in Asia’s youngest nation following a bloody transition to independence.
The mission, which saw the presence of some 1,500 UN troops and police, will take down its flag and send home the last of its peacekeepers, including five Portuguese officers, while a “liquidation team” of 79 will remain to tie up loose ends.
The mission began withdrawing troops in earnest in October when national police resumed responsibility for security, following the peaceful election of a new president and parliament
Read more: E. Timor bids farewell to peacekeepers after 13 years
GOLD has fascinated mankind for thousands of years. It is the ultimate symbol of wealth and has been used as currency and crafted into beautiful jewellery. A person’s wealth can even be measured in gold.
What makes gold so valuable? It’s the shine that gives its owner pride and joy. And it never loses its glitter.
I recalled a Chinese proverb that goes, “If you are gold, you will shine anywhere”.
This reminds me of another type of pride and joy — our children. Are we treating them like pieces of gold? Do we let them come shining through? Do we put a high value on our relationships with them? Do they shine everywhere they go?
Read more: Smart parenting: Our children, our treasure
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