25). The blasts, which occurred at about 10pm, were even heard in Pengkalan Kubor, Tumpat located opposite

Pengkalan Chepa, Bechah Mulong, Kampung Pengkalan Kubor, Kampung Laut and Kampung Paloh, he added

KOTA BARU( Bernama): All assets, including vehicles and buildings, of the Malaysian Border Security Agency( Aksem) in Kelantan will be taken over by the General Operations Force( GOF) from Oct 1, following a rationalisation exercise by the government recently. GOF South-East Brigade commander Senior Asst Comm Hasan Basri Ahmad Safar said 101 police personnel who were in Aksem in the state would also be absorbed into the GOF.He said with the rationalisation in place, it is expected that all offic

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will seek more information on whether or not any of its citizens were affected in the series of bomb blasts at the Thailand border town of Tak Bai, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.“ For now, we have not received news of Malaysians being involved in the incident." We need to get more information on this, ” he said at the Immigration Department Hari Raya open house here on Thursday( May 26). Asked if security at the Malaysia-Thailand border would be tightened afte

JELI: The reopening of the country’s borders will revive the economic sectors of Malaysia and Thailand, as well as enhance bilateral relations between the two countries, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department( Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.He said the government's decision to reopen the borders on April 1 was eagerly awaited by all parties, especially those affected by the pandemic." We( Malaysia) have good relations with Thailand in terms of economy and tourism, the decision to

KOTA BARU: A total of 14 routes in Kelantan have been closed to all traffic after the state was hit by floods on Friday( Feb 25). According to the Public Works Department( JKR) disaster management portal, five of the affected roads are in Pasir Mas, namely Jalan SK Gual Tok Deh, Jalan Banggol Kulim, Jalan Pengkalan Rakit-Batu Karang, Jalan Sekolah Cina and Jalan Bunga Raya near Rantau Panjang. Three of the routes closed are in Tanah Merah-Jalan Panglima Bayu-Rantau Panjang; Jalan Masuk Forest Ch

KOTA BARU( Bernama): A motorcycle workshop proprietor has been left devastated after more than 40 of his customers' motorcycles, worth over RM100, 000 in total, were destroyed in a fire in Jalan Sultan Sultanah Zainab here. Wee Jit Hwa, 38, said the 30-year-old workshop that was started by his father, as well as 10 houses and four other shoplots nearby, were razed in the 7. 22pm fire on Tuesday( Nov 9) night." I was not at the shop during the incident as I had gone out to buy food." I started ge

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BANGKOK: Malaysia and Thailand have agreed in principle to implement air, land and sea VTL to facilitate the movement of people of the two countries. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the related ministries and agencies would be holding discussions on the details of the standard operating procedure( SOP) to reopen the border soon via Vaccinated Travel Lane( VTL) and Test Go scheme." For a start, we can implement the Air VTL between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok for travellers who are