News near Tumpat
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Paralysed Kelantan worker sells pickled fruit to rebuild income with Perkeso aid
A 40-year-old electrical worker in Tumpat, Kelantan, who was paralysed for almost a year, is walking again with a stick and selling pickled fruits and locong at wet markets to support his family. He says Perkeso's Permanent Disablement Benefit and rehabilitation at the Tun Abdul Razak Rehabilitation Centre in Melaka have carried him since the August 2023 incident, and a Kelantan Perkeso officer says he is now fully independent.
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JPJ Kelantan seizes 12 vehicles in extreme modification op
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.
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Top STPM student in Tumpat cannot pay RM2,549 UPNM registration fee
Siti Farah Damia Mohd Khairi, 20, from Kampung Talak in Tumpat, Kelantan, has won a place on the Bachelor of Defence Human Resource Management degree at UPNM but cannot pay the RM2,549 registration fee due on 20 September. Her mother can only raise RM1,000, and the family is appealing for public donations.
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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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Fire in a two-storey house in Kota Bharu; body of 66-year-old man found in bathroom
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.
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Elderly man, 66, dies trapped in bathroom as house burns in Pasar Gok Kapor
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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Pohon pitis declared Kelantan state heritage at Istana Balai Besar
Pohon pitis was officially declared a Kelantan heritage item in a ceremony at Istana Balai Besar, Kota Bharu. The Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, made the declaration and also launched the 2026 Kelantan Heritage Weapons Festival.
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Tumpat student offered UUM place, worries about RM2,133 fees
Nur Hayati Ramli, 20, from Kampung To'oh, Tumpat, Kelantan, will register at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) for a degree in Economics Science but is worried about the RM2,133 tuition fee she has yet to settle. Her family, who are not well off, could only pay the RM714 registration fee, and the public can donate to her Bank Simpanan Nasional account.
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Dr Ainul Baraah's Body Expected to Be Buried in Kelantan After Sarawak Helicopter Crash
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.