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1. Former project manager charged with CBT over RM14,000 Tabung Haji project penalties

   1 day ago Bernama Sofea Residensi, Kota Bharu, Kelantan 9.8 km

   A former construction project manager pleaded not guilty in the Kota Bharu Sessions Court to criminal breach of trust involving RM14,000 in penalties collected from a contractor for a Tabung Haji commercial building project. Mohamad Hashim Mukhatap, 53, is accused of depositing the funds into his personal account between November 2017 and August 2018 at Sofea Residensi in Kota Bharu. The court set bail at RM8,000 and fixed October 19 for mention.

2. JPJ Kelantan seizes 12 vehicles in extreme modification op

   2 days ago Astro Awani Kota Bharu, Kelantan 9.8 km

   JPJ Kelantan seized 10 cars and two motorcycles with extreme modifications in Ops Ekstrem around Kota Bharu last Friday. A total of 131 notices were issued, including 52 P22 summonses and 12 seizure notices. From January to date, 18 Ops Ekstrem operations were conducted with 5,616 notices issued.

3. Fire in a two-storey house in Kota Bharu; body of 66-year-old man found in bathroom

   5 days ago Makkal Osai Kota Bharu, Kelantan 9.8 km

   A fire broke out last night in a two-storey house near Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan in Kota Bharu, in the Pasar Kok Kapur area. Firefighters found the body of 66-year-old Kang Chu Hak in the bathroom of the house, which was 95 per cent destroyed. Thirty-five firefighters from the Kota Bharu, Kota Darul Naim and Pengkalan Chepa stations brought the fire under control; the cause is under investigation.

4. Elderly man, 66, dies trapped in bathroom as house burns in Pasar Gok Kapor

   5 days ago Harian Metro Pasar Gok Kapor, Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan (PCB) 8.5 km

   A 66-year-old man was found dead after a two-storey house he lived in caught fire at Pasar Gok Kapor, Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Kota Bharu, last night. Firefighters received the emergency call at 8.43pm and brought the fire under control at 9.24pm. The victim was found in the bathroom and his body remained inside the house as the operation continued.

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6. Dr Ainul Baraah's Body Expected to Be Buried in Kelantan After Sarawak Helicopter Crash

   6 days ago Bernama Kota Bharu 9.8 km

   The body of Dr Ainul Baraah Kamarudin, 33, who died in a helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak, is expected to be buried at the Sri Kedeper Islamic Cemetery in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Her father, Kamarudin Salleh, said the funeral prayer will be held at the Al Karamah Mosque in Mukim Baung Besar, Pengkalan Chepa. All five individuals on board the helicopter were confirmed dead.