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MPAJ backing drives Melayu Selangor's double title hunt
Melayu Selangor retained the Agong Cup for a fourth straight year after beating Kuala Lumpur 2-0 at Stadium Sungai Besar in Sabak Bernam. Coach Ahmad Fairuz Mohd Yunus credited the support of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) as the backbone of the team's success. The side now targets the Raja-Raja Gold Cup, which starts Friday.
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Two FELDA retirees in Sungkai grow chillies commercially
Two FELDA retirees in FELDA Jaya Trolak, Sungkai, have been growing chillies commercially under fertigation for five years as post-retirement income. The 2,500-plant project on 0.5 hectares receives fertiliser, coco peat and pesticide aid from the Perak Agriculture Department.
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Selangor Malay team target Raja-Raja Gold Cup after Agong Cup defence
Selangor's Malay team retained the Agong Cup for a fourth straight year after beating Kuala Lumpur Malay 2-0 at Stadium Sungai Besar. Coach Ahmad Fairuz Mohd Yunus said the win is a tonic for the Raja-Raja Gold Cup, which starts Friday, with Selangor drawn in Group C with Terengganu, Perlis and Penang's Flex Hi Suria FC.
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Raja Muda of Perlis opens MIDF CSR study room at MADI
The Raja Muda of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, opened a study room donated through a CSR initiative worth RM98,125 at Al-Madrasah Ad-Diniah Al-Islamiyah (MADI) in Kangar. The contribution is part of MIDF's CSR initiative with MAIPs, during a visit to several locations in Perlis including MATRI, Masjid Sirajuddin Padang Pauh, a house in Batu 20 Kok Mak and the Kampung Nelayan Seberang Ramai Kuala Perlis transformation project.
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Two teens trapped by flash flood at Sungai Bill, Slim River, rescued
Two 17-year-old boys were trapped across Sungai Bill in Slim River, Tanjung Malim, after a flash flood around 5.03pm. Fire and Rescue Department personnel from Perak located them and guided them out through a forest path before handing them to police.
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Selangor retain Piala Agong for fourth straight year
Selangor beat Kuala Lumpur 2-0 in the Piala Agong final at Stadium Sungai Besar in Sabak Bernam, keeping the trophy for a fourth consecutive year. Muhammad Aisar Fahmi scored in the 15th minute and A Thiruchelvan added the second in the 48th. Selangor took home RM7,000 while Kuala Lumpur received RM3,000.
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PBMM Veterans beat Sungai Besar United 5-3 on penalties
At Stadium Sungai Besar in Sabak Bernam, the Veteran Persatuan Bolasepak Melayu Malaysia side beat Veteran Sungai Besar United 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 friendly draw held ahead of the Piala Agong 2026 final. The final itself, at the same stadium this evening, pits last season's Piala Agong champions Selangor against Kuala Lumpur, the reigning Piala Emas Raja-Raja winners.
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Bagan Datuk fishing villages, sunflower garden and Sky Mirror draw visitors
Bagan Datuk in Perak, about three hours from Kuala Lumpur, is being promoted as a quieter coastal getaway. Attractions include the Bagan Sungai Burung fishing village, a 1.5-hectare sunflower garden, the Sungai Burung Aquarium and the Sky Mirror at Beting Beras Basah, a sandbank reached by a 15-minute boat ride from Bagan Datuk jetty.
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Two Sarawak school teams head to Asia-Pacific after third place at MRCC 2026
Two Sarawak student teams won third place at the Malaysia Rocket CanSat Competition (MRCC) 2026 held at FELCRA Seberang, Perak, from 8 to 10 September. SMK Padungan took third in the 1KM Rocket & CanSat category while Sekolah Seni Malaysia Sarawak took third in the 1KM Rocket category. Both teams will represent Sarawak at the APRSAF-32 CanSat International Competition in Thailand from 27 to 30 October 2026.
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Two men held over electric cable theft in Ayer Tawar
Police arrested two local men suspected of stealing electric cables around Kampung Sungai Ramai near Ayer Tawar yesterday. Seized items included 102 black cables of various sizes and burnt cable pieces. The case is being investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code and Section 235 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998; both suspects are remanded for four days.
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Three held, RM50,000 of TNB cable seized in Ayer Tawar
Manjung police arrested three men suspected of stealing Tenaga Nasional Berhad electrical cable around Kampung Sungai Ramai, Ayer Tawar. Forty-three lengths of TNB-marked cable worth about RM50,000 were found in a lorry, and the suspects were remanded four days.
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Eight Malayan tiger cubs born under MPOGCF-Perhilitan programme
Eight Malayan tiger cubs were born to one female between 2023 and 2025 under a conservation programme run by MPOGCF and Perhilitan, with the births recorded at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak. MPOGCF has spent RM2 million since 2021 on ex-situ breeding, research and training, and a new MoU with FELDA is being finalised.
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High Court in Tapah orders Perak exco Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 costs in defamation suit
The High Court in Tapah ordered Perak executive councillor A. Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 in costs after allowing former Bagan Dalam assemblyman Satees Muniandy's application to transfer the defamation suit to the Butterworth Sessions Court. Sivanesan sued Satees over a TikTok video uploaded in June last year that he says portrayed him as unfit for public office.
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Forest fire at FRIM Bidor research plot fully extinguished
A forest fire affecting a research plot at the FRIM Research Station (SPF) Bidor in Perak was fully extinguished yesterday afternoon. The operation involved multiple agencies including the fire department, and an impact assessment on the affected plot will be conducted.