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Perak MB clarifies Gerik housing project, denies RM50m funding claim

IPOH, Dec. 2 -- Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad has reprimanded Kenering assemblyman Mohamad Husairi Ariffin for allegedly making false claims over a housing project in the Gerik consti... Read More


Perak mulls danger-zone map, tighter rules for high-risk hiking trails after fatality on Gunung Liang

IPOH, Nov. 27 -- The Perak Forestry Department (JPNPk) will conduct an accident and disaster risk study for hiking areas to identify danger zones and preventive steps to be taken, following the death ... Read More


Perak opposition leader urges aid for Gerik fishermen as river pollution kills fish, cuts income

IPOH, Nov. 26 -- Perak Opposition Leader Razman Zakaria has urged the state government to allocate compensation under Budget 2026 for fishermen in Gerik whose livelihoods have been affected by the rec... Read More


Perak goes on a fish hunt, removed 9.4 tonnes of 'alien invaders' from local lakes and rivers so far

IPOH, Nov. 25 -- Perak has removed 9.4 tonnes of foreign fishes that have invaded several critical waterways this year that have put local species at risk. The state Fisheries Department has conducte... Read More


Perak goes on a fish hunt, removed 9.4 tonnes of 'alien invaders' removed from local lakes and rivers so far

IPOH, Nov. 25 -- Perak has removed 9.4 tonnes of foreign fishes that have invaded several critical waterways this year that have put local species at risk. The state Fisheries Department has conducte... Read More


Cuepacs: Proposal to raise civil servant retirement age to 65 applies mainly to contribution-based scheme

IPOH, Nov. 20 -- The proposals to extend the retirement age for civil servants to 65 will primarily apply only to those under the permanent appointment with contribution scheme, if approved, said Datu... Read More


In Perak, ex-TNB engineer fined RM150,000 for cheating in RM4.3m tender

IPOH, Nov. 17 -- A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) assistant engineer pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a tender evaluation committee of a cable line project worth ... Read More


In Perak, ex-engineer fined RM150,000 for cheating in RM4.3m tender

IPOH, Nov. 17 -- A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) assistant engineer pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a tender evaluation committee of a cable line project worth ... Read More


Why did Sungai Perak turn blue? Investigators still searching for answers, says state rep

IPOH, Nov. 17 -- The cause of the recent river water discolouration in Sungai Perak, Gerik, remains unknown. State Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Teh Kok Lim said invest... Read More


Blue river, dead fish: Perak halts three mines in Gerik over Sungai Perak pollution probe, says MB

IPOH, Nov. 5 -- The Perak government has ordered three mining operations near Sungai Perak in Gerik to temporarily halt activities pending the investigations into recent river water discolouration, sa... Read More