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1. Japan health minister visits Perkeso rehabilitation centre in Ipoh

   4 days ago The Sun Sultan Nazrin Shah PERKESO Rehabilitation Centre, Meru Raya, Ipoh, Perak 31.5 km

   Japan's Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno visited the Sultan Nazrin Shah PERKESO Rehabilitation Centre in Meru Raya, Ipoh, praising its vocational training and return-to-work model. He noted the centre's use of Japanese HAL rehabilitation technology and hoped it could be introduced to more Malaysian facilities. PERKESO officials said the visit could strengthen Malaysia-Japan cooperation in rehabilitation technology and training.

2. Landslide at KM 263.6 on PLUS southbound, traffic jammed for eight kilometres

   4 days ago Berita Harian KM 263.6, Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan, Ipoh, Perak 43.9 km

   A landslide occurred at KM 263.6 of the North-South Expressway southbound this afternoon, forcing the left lane to close and causing an eight-kilometre crawl from the Menora Tunnel towards Ipoh Utara. LLM said all lanes reopened at 6.56pm, and the cause of the slope collapse has not been confirmed.

3. Two men held over electric cable theft in Ayer Tawar

   4 days ago Harian Metro Kampung Sungai Ramai, Ayer Tawar, Perak 47.9 km

   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.

4. McDonald's holds Piknik Famili Terbesar at Pengkalan Chepa and Pantai Batu Buruk

   5 days ago Utusan Sunway City Ipoh 36 km

   McDonald's Malaysia held its Piknik Famili Terbesar @ Mekdi at two East Coast locations, Pengkalan Chepa in Kelantan and Pantai Batu Buruk in Terengganu, on 5 September. The event offered free meals, traditional games, a children's fashion show and the Mekdi mascot, and introduced the new Ayam Goreng McD Rasa Ori menu.

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6. Three held, RM50,000 of TNB cable seized in Ayer Tawar

   5 days ago Utusan Kampung Sungai Ramai, Ayer Tawar, Perak 47.9 km

   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.

7. Yasin Sulaiman freed, advises against prison

   5 days ago Utusan Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Ipoh, Perak 42.3 km

   Singer Yasin Sulaiman, 50, is enjoying freedom after being released from detention at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta. He described his four-and-a-half-year ordeal in Sungai Buloh Prison, Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta and Kajang Prison as the hardest phase of his life, and advised people not to end up in prison.

8. Eight Malayan tiger cubs born under MPOGCF-Perhilitan programme

   5 days ago Bernama National Wildlife Rescue Centre, Sungkai, Perak 37.9 km

   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.

9. Malaysian woman held in New Delhi, 15kg cannabis seized

   6 days ago Utusan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Indira Gandhi (IGI), New Delhi 34 km

   A 22-year-old Malaysian woman from Perak was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on 4 September after 30 plastic packets containing more than 15kg of cannabis were found in her trolley bag. She arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Batik Air flight OD205 and has a prior drug-related record, and remains in Indian custody.

10. High Court in Tapah orders Perak exco Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 costs in defamation suit

    6 days ago New Straits Times Tapah, Perak 16.6 km

    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.

11. Perak: residents' associations need approval before hiring security guards

    6 days ago Berita Harian Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Ipoh, Perak 34.9 km

    Residents' associations in Perak cannot appoint or train security guards for Community Security Schemes without approval and compliance with regulations. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said the state is focusing on education and giving associations time to correct shortcomings before enforcement. She also clarified the difference between gated and guarded communities and the rules on public road access.

12. First azan and recitation contest for Orang Asli children in Pos Lenjang

    6 days ago Astro Awani Pos Lenjang 43.6 km

    Thirty-five V1M volunteers visited the Semai Orang Asli community in Pos Lenjang, Kuala Lipis, Pahang on 31 August and 1 September. For the first time an azan and Quran recitation contest was held for children from the area's 18 villages, alongside food baskets and clothing.

13. Forest fire at FRIM Bidor research plot fully extinguished

    6 days ago Astro Awani SPF Bidor, Perak 25.8 km

    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.