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Authorities in Kuala Terengganu have arrested a secondary school teacher following allegations he sexually assaulted a Form Four student. Police have detained him to assist ongoing investigations into the incident.
SMK Bukit Sawa in Terengganu has launched an innovative UAV-building programme that has already produced five aircraft and attracted national recognition, positioning students for careers in Malaysia's emerging aviation sector.
The General Operations Force raided a Kuala Berang sawmill in Terengganu, confiscating timber and processing equipment valued at RM640,510. A 20-year-old man was arrested during the operation.
Terengganu's Menteri Besar Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has appealed for stronger inter-agency cooperation to tackle escalating human-wildlife conflicts, particularly elephant encounters on major expressways.
Terengganu authorities will convene tourism operators and agencies from August 26-28 to investigate coral reef damage at Pulau Redang, believed caused by illegal anchoring. Stricter enforcement and heavier penalties are being considered.
A 65-year-old man died instantly when his BMW veered off the Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan highway near Marang and struck a driving institute fence, with police investigating under road traffic laws.
Kuala Terengganu City Council spent RM40,000 cleaning up after the RXZ Members 8.0 motorsports event at Gong Badak Circuit, which attracted over 100,000 attendees and generated 130 tonnes of waste.
Authorities have arrested three men aged between 16 and 32 after discovering bottles of ketum water during a vehicle inspection as they travelled to an event in Gong Badak.
A herd of wild elephants invaded a Terengganu residential estate for the second time this year, alarming over 2,500 residents and destroying crops worth thousands of ringgit. Wildlife officials cite habitat loss from logging and mining.
Authorities in Terengganu have remanded three individuals, including a former frozen food company manager, on suspicion of submitting inflated invoices for wedding catering services worth RM51,000.
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin's Dapur Komuniti initiative addresses agricultural oversupply in Besut by converting surplus produce into value-added products, reducing waste whilst creating new income streams for local farmers.