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New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
Foreign man found with serious head injuries at HKL carpark, police confirms
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that a foreign man was found with serious head injuries at the car park of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), as seen in a viral video. Dang Wangi police chief ACP Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman said a report was received at 8.56pm on June 29 from an assistant medical officer at the hospital. "At about 5.20pm, a male patient — believed to be a non-Malaysian citizen and without any form of identification — was brought in by a Klang Valley Ambulance Service (KVAS) unit from the HKL multi-level car park," he said in a statement. The man was admitted to HKL's emergency department for treatment of a head injury. Medical examination confirmed he suffered a fracture to the right rib in addition to the wound to the head.
New Straits Times
17-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Woman dies, son injured in motorcycle crash near Batu 5 junction
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman died and her son was injured after their motorcycle crashed into a car near the Batu 5 traffic light junction along Jalan Ipoh yesterday. The 55-year-old woman, who was riding pillion, died at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL). Her 20-year-old son sustained minor injuries to his legs and arms. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa, said the incident, which involved three vehicles, was reported at 1.45pm. "Preliminary investigations showed the motorcycle was heading from Jalan Ipoh towards the Kepong Roundabout when a 35-year-old man suddenly opened the door of his parked Toyota Vios. "The rider could not avoid it in time and crashed into the door. He fell onto the road, while his mother was thrown under a moving lorry in the right lane," he said in a statement today.
Malay Mail
21-05-2025
- Health
- Malay Mail
Cancer Diaries: Carrying around a bottle of blood and other hospital horror stories
MAY 21 — Good or bad news depending on how you feel about me: I survived my surgery! Facetiousness aside, as per usual my hospital escapade was a horror-comedy. Let me list down the funny (or not funny) bits: 1. Being asked if I had my mammogram and ultrasound documents with me... at 10 minutes to four, the day before surgery, when they could have just asked me to bring them last week, maybe? Was not told by radiology to bring said documents but I guess, dear reader, just bring all your documents to every visit where they might be useful lest you be me and have to call up my hapless housemate to rush over to HKL in the middle of rush hour. 2. The general surgery unit was unaware I had a CT mammogram as well as an ultrasound last Friday by radiology. Apparently the departments do not talk to each other, which means It's my job to update them. I did not sign up for this. 3. Being unable to sleep in the daycare ward because it is uncomfortably warm, your pyjamas are rather thick (though decent quality), another ward occupant is playing loud videos on her mobile phone while another occupant is busy throwing up. I also did not sign up for this. 4. The ward bathroom is stuff of (my) nightmares — no soap dispenser, the one soap bar placed on the sink on top of its wrapper ended up being stolen, one toilet was broken, some stalls are too small and the floor is full of puddles, some ankle-deep. If you end up being warded, have someone bring you soap because you'll want it. 5. Due to a sudden influx of patients, I got a free ward upgrade on my second night to the first class ward where I had a nice time chatting with two occupants and another occupant just happened to be the mother of an old friend. I also got to sleep peacefully for a blissful, uninterrupted four hours until I got woken up multiple times to be fed pain medication, then have my drain bag emptied, then be told to prepare for my surgeon to see whether I was fit for discharge. 6. My surgeon looked at my wound for 15 seconds before declaring: 'OK boleh discharge.' (OK she can be discharged.) After my worries over the weekend that my lesion was too large (my radiologist declared it was rather long and had 'legs') I guess it didn't prove to be worrisome to the surgical team? So I was rather surprised to wake up with more of my boob than I expected but perhaps it will shrink once the swelling goes down. 7. I take back what I said about men being worse at blood draws. Three women junior doctors attempted to stick me with a needle for IVs but failed to the point I was screaming in the middle of the night — and by most people's standards I have ridiculously high pain tolerance. Hours before my surgery, another junior doctor tried... I have never had my veins slapped as violently, as though their refusal to give into the needle was a personal affront. Alas, it was also unsuccessful until a male junior looked over my veins and somehow inserted the needle around the site where a previous doctor had failed without blowing my vein. 'You owe me one!' He told one of the other doctors. I probably owe him too, as by the fourth needle stick attempt I was telling the doctors that if they failed again I was walking out of the hospital, surgery be damned. So far, so good. The wound cleaning session went well though next week will be a challenge getting to the hospital as KL roads will likely be in a gridlock — Picture by Erna Mahyuni How am I now? Well I caught a throat infection and the right side of my jaw refused to unhinge, even with muscle relaxants. My wound is healing nicely (according to the private GP I visited on the third day due to paranoia and being unable to open my mouth properly) though no one told me that it's perfectly normal to have fluid seep from my wound randomly. You can imagine my horror on waking up and discovering wet spots on my night clothes, thinking my drain tube had dislodged while I slept. The hospital's dedicated breast cancer nurse changed my dressing on Monday to waterproof ones — I can shower like a normal person now, huzzah — and said no, miss, you can't have your drains out yet, come back next week. Next week is also when a big Asean event is happening so pray for me as I attempt to get to HKL, on a Monday morning, with multiple road closures and diversions. Stay tuned for next week's update. * This is the personal opinion of the columnist.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
4 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks Undergoing Strategic Reviews: Are They Worth a Second Look?
Companies will stagnate and fail to grow if they do not innovate and, instead, choose to stick with the 'same old, same old' formula. This is especially true of blue-chip stocks, as many have long track records but tend to stick with a familiar playbook when it comes to running the business. Hence, a strategic review can help to shed old practices and assets and allow the organisation to head in a new direction. Such reviews may also unlock value along the way as the company pivots towards better profitability and returns. Here are four blue-chip stocks that have announced strategic reviews and could be worth a second look. Hongkong Land, or HKL, is a property development, investment, and management group with a real estate portfolio spanning more than 850,000 square metres of luxury retail, grade A office, and residential assets across Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. The property giant initiated a wide-ranging strategic review back in November last year. The review consisted of more than 50 in-depth interviews with tenants and investors along with consultation with more than 10 sector experts. HKL plans to simplify its business to drive value, as the business lacks a clear positioning with its current businesses. Therefore, the group intends to release capital from existing assets to accelerate its growth and improve its return on equity. It has set a strategic vision to grow its underlying earnings and double its profit before tax by 2035, while also doubling its dividend in the same period. At the same time, HKL aims to grow its assets under management (AUM) to US$100 billion and recycle up to US$10 billion of capital. In line with this strategy, HKL will no longer invest in the build-to-sell segment but will instead invest in new integrated commercial property opportunities. The group has seen some progress towards these objectives. For 2024, its underlying profit excluding mainland China non-cash provisions fell by 12% year on year to US$724 million. Despite this decline, the property group upped its 2024 dividend by 5% year on year to US$0.23. Singtel is Singapore's largest telecommunication company and offers a range of mobile, broadband, and Pay TV services. Singtel initiated its strategic review way back in May 2021 and has provided regular updates on the progress of this review as the years went by. The telco reported a strong set of earnings for the first nine months of fiscal 2025 (9M FY2025) with underlying operating revenue inching up 0.7% year on year to S$10.6 billion. Underlying operating profit rose nearly 13% year on year to S$1.1 billion, while underlying net profit climbed 11.3% year on year to S$1.9 billion. The better performance was due to its Australian unit, Optus, as well as higher operating profit from NCS. The strategic review, which involves capital recycling to unlock value from Singtel's assets, has borne fruit for income investors. Singtel paid out a higher interim dividend of S$0.056 (1H FY2024: S$0.053) for the first half of fiscal 2025 (1H FY2025) and also dished out a value realisation dividend (VRD) of S$0.014. The group intends to continue its recycling efforts to fund both its growth and value realisation dividends. It has identified a pipeline of around S$6 billion worth of assets that can be monetised. Keppel is a global asset manager providing sustainability-related solutions for the infrastructure, real estate, and connectivity sectors. Keppel has gone through radical changes over the years, beginning with the unveiling of its Vision 2030 goals way back in May 2020. This plan involved a transformation from being a conglomerate to an asset-light business with strong recurring income streams. Over the years, Keppel has worked towards these goals, starting with the sale of its offshore and marine division back in November 2022. Then, in May 2023, Keppel announced a major reorganisation to split its business into three platforms while updating its Vision 2030 goals. Fast forward to today, and the asset manager reported a strong set of earnings for the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025). Net profit excluding legacy assets improved by 25% year on year, with recurring income making up over 80% of the group's net profit. Sembcorp Industries, or SCI, is an energy and urban solutions provider with a balanced energy portfolio of 25.1 GW and urban development projects spanning close to 14,800 hectares across Asia. Back in March this year, SCI announced a strategic reorganisation and appointed managers for key business lines while identifying three growth engines to power the group's growth. The group reported a 9% year-on-year decline in revenue for 2024 to S$6.4 billion because of a major planned maintenance shutdown of a cogeneration plant in Singapore, and also because of lower electricity prices. Net profit, however, remained flat year on year at S$1.02 billion. SCI declared a final dividend of S$0.17, more than double the S$0.08 that was paid out a year ago. Coupled with the interim dividend of S$0.06, the total dividend for 2024 came up to S$0.23. The higher dividend reflects management's confidence in the group's future performance and ability to generate sustainable returns. Earlier this month, SCI signed a sale and purchase agreement to increase its stake in Senoko Energy to a maximum of 70%. This acquisition is expected to be accretive to SCI's earnings. Also in April, the group signed a joint venture agreement to boost the green hydrogen transition and renewable energy in India. Don't let uncertainty steal your investment momentum! 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Rakyat Post
22-04-2025
- Health
- Rakyat Post
Abandoned In HKL: Madam Soh's Silent Cry For Family
Subscribe to our FREE Time moves differently in hospitals. Between the mechanical beeps and fluorescent lights, social activist Kuan Chee Heng walks these corridors where thousands of stories intersect daily. Today, he shares one that strikes at the heart of Malaysia's changing social fabric – a story that begins with a name, Soh Swee Yong, and unfolds into a mirror of our society's evolving values. 'If she were a Puan Sri or Datin Seri, many would come visit her,' Kuan observes, his words cutting through the pretence of modern prosperity. But Madam Soh is just herself – an 80-year-old woman from Setapak Jaya, now lying alone in her Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) bed. The Price of Progress: Our Elders Left Behind When Kuan met her, the story she shared was heartbreakingly simple. Yes, she has siblings. Yes, she has family. But since her admission to HKL, not a single visitor has darkened her doorway. Her words, as reported by Kuan, carry the heavy burden of abandonment – downcast, disappointed, deeply sad. Now, as Malaysia races toward development, another elderly citizen slips through the cracks. Madam Soh's next destination: an Indian non-governmental organisation (NGO)-run home in Batu Caves. 'Most probably she will end her journey of life there,' Kuan notes with characteristic directness. For family members who might still harbour a flicker of conscience, Kuan shares her future address: Pusat Jagaan Orang Tua Cahaya Maju No. 2, Jalan Melati 1, Taman Sri Melati, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor (Contact: Saravanan, 018 2623023). His parting shot lands with prophetic weight: 'As our country progresses into an old, aged country, we will see more of this kind of case. BE PREPARED.' READ MORE : READ MORE : READ MORE : Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
