Banyak daerah di Kedah dijangka alami ribut petir, hujan lebat
ALOR SETAR: Pejabat Meteorologi Malaysia Kedah (MetMalaysia) memberi amaran, kebanyakan daerah di negeri ini dijangka mengalami ribut petir disertai hujan lebat pada sebelah petang dan malam. Pengarahnya, Muhammad Khalil Abd Aziz, berkata perubahan mendadak dalam corak cuaca itu berikutan bermulanya Tempoh Peralihan Monsun yang dijangka berterusan dari akhir Mac hingga Mei. Beliau berkata, Tempoh Peralihan […]
Health Ministry: Talks with Pfizer over bivalent Covid-19 vaccine still ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Discussions on Malaysia’s procurement of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine are currently ongoing between the government and pharmaceutical company Pfizer-BioNTech, the Health Ministry said today. Its minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, said that the government will announce the distribution date once negotiations have concluded. “(On the) bivalent vaccine, we are still negotiating […]
MMA: Govt should have more than one medical supplier for public health care
PETALING JAYA: Other sources for the supply and distribution of medicines for the public must be considered by the government as it is too risky to have a sole provider, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). Its president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai urged the government to be more open to the idea of having more […]
995,396 kuota pekerja asing diluluskan sehingga 14 Mac
KUALA LUMPUR: Persidangan Dewan Rakyat diberitahu sehingga 14 Mac lalu, sebanyak 995,396 kuota pekerja asing telah diluluskan oleh Kementerian Sumber Manusia (KSM). Timbalan Menteri Sumber Manusia, Mustapha Sakmud, berkata daripada jumlah itu, sebanyak 84.7 peratus kuota pekerja asing sudah dibayar levi oleh pihak majikan. “Majikan diberikan sehingga 18 bulan bagi urusan membawa masuk pekerja asing […]
LLM, syarikat konsesi lebuh raya kerjasama laksana sistem pembayaran tol terbuka
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) akan bekerjasama dengan syarikat-syarikat konsesi lebuh raya untuk melancarkan pelaksanaan sistem pembayaran tol secara terbuka. LLM dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan pelaksanaan itu akan mengambil kira keseluruhan persekitaran sistem tol sedia ada. “Pelaksanaan sistem pembayaran tol secara terbuka ini juga adalah inisiatif awal bagi peralihan ke arah sistem Multi […]
31,600 bakal haji digesa segera jawab surat tawaran
Kuala Lumpur: Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) menggesa 31,600 bakal haji supaya segera menjawab surat tawaran haji bagi musim 1444H/2023M yang dikeluarkan kepada mereka, bermula 22 Mac lalu. Pengarah Eksekutif Haji Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman berkata, pihaknya memohon kerjasama semua bakal haji tahun ini untuk memberi jawapan sama ada setuju atau tidak menerima […]
Water supply in Klang, Shah Alam fully restored, says Air Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR: The water supply in 55 areas in Klang and Shah Alam that were affected following repair works due to a pipe burst at Taman Mutiara Bukit Raja 2, Klang, were restored at 6am on Sunday (March 26). Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Corporate Communications head Elina Baseri, in a statement, thanked […]
Man accused of groping teen girl, giving her RM50 as ‘compensation’
AMPANG: A foreigner was accused of groping and molesting a 13-year-old girl in Jalan Kampung Fajar here and slipping her a RM50 note as “compensation.” Ampang Jaya district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Farouk Eshak said the incident happened around 7am sometime at the end of December last year. He said the suspect, who was […]
No more Puspakom monopoly on vehicle inspections once concession ends, says Transport Minister
PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has decided that vehicle inspection services will be opened to all parties who meet the conditions once Puspakom’s concession ends on Aug 31, 2024, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the Puspakom concession would end on Aug 31, 2024, which means parties interested in vehicle inspection services will be invited to […]
