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Single mother in Tumpat seeks help to pay daughter's UKM fees
A 62-year-old single mother from Kampung Kual Lama, Geting, Tumpat, Kelantan, used RM1,500 from a kutu savings scheme to pay her youngest daughter's registration fees at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has not yet figured out how to pay the tuition fees, and her daughter still lacks a laptop for her studies.
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2,000 residents of three Tumpat villages take turns on 50-year-old narrow bridge
More than 2,000 residents of Kampung Teluk Jering, Kampung Chenderung and Kampung Cherang Melintang in Tumpat, Kelantan, must take turns using a narrow bridge that is over 50 years old. The single-lane bridge is their only main access and is now dilapidated and shakes when heavy vehicles pass. Residents are calling for a new bridge to be built for safety and smoother travel.
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Rice smuggler feared drowned after jumping into Sungai Golok during police raid
A rice smuggler is feared to have drowned after jumping into the Sungai Golok river while fleeing a raid by the General Operations Force (PGA) in Tumpat, Kelantan. Authorities seized 1,178 kg of rice and 100 kg of glutinous rice believed to have been smuggled from Thailand.
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Man held in Tumpat with 14,600 vape pods worth RM1.46 million
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Tumpat, Kelantan, after police found 14,600 vape pods worth RM1.46 million at a house in Kampung Kutan, Pasir Pekan. The suspect allegedly admitted to smuggling the vape pods to Thailand via an illegal jetty in Pengkalan Kubor for about two years.