Tioman Island

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today visited the Kampung Tekek Jetty, Tioman Island to observe the upgrading work being conducted at the jetty, which serves as one of the entry points to the resort island.

The RMN detained a Vietnamese fishing boat with 15 people on board, believed to have encroached the national waters at about 30 nautical miles north of Tioman Island yesterday.

Tourism operators are ready to comply with SOPs set by the government and MKN to enable them to receive visitors again.

The mission will be coordinated by Pahang Human Resource, Sports and NGO committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Hussain, who is also Tioman assemblyman.

Johor Bharu kadi (marriage solemniser), Mohd Fahami Abd Samad is believed to have drowned while diving on the coast of Kampung Air Batang, Tioman Island, Rompin about 150 km from here today.

The personnel, from the Maritime Region 1 (MAWILLA 1) in Tanjung Gelang near here, deployed the KD Terengganu vessel at midnight last night for the mission.

It is understood that Sinar Widjoyo Tugi, 73, had come to the popular holiday island with his family and was last seen at a resort there.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has extended his condolences to the family of Gareth David Huntley.

The police informed that the initial DNA report of the remains which was found on Wednesday in Tioman Island is expected to be known tomorrow.

Gareth David Huntley, 34, was believed to have gone to the vicinity of the waterfalls alone about noon on Tuesday.

A total of 55 scuba divers converging on the rustic island village of Kampong Genting in Tioman to celebrate Merdeka.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

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A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

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