ALOR GAJAH, 23 Feb -- Fakulti Kejururawatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Kolej Universiti Islam (KUIM), melaksanakan dua program kesihatan iaitu 'Fat to Fit' dan 'Body Weight Management' di dua Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) di Melaka selama 50 hari bermula 20 Feb lepas. Dekan Fakulti Kejururawatan dan Sains Kesihatan Saadiah Ridzuaniah Abu…
PETALING JAYA: Experts are divided as to whether a floor price for parcels will make the courier business more sustainable. While a group representing 25 courier companies and a federation of trade unions believe it may be the way forward in light of shrinking profit margins, two economists argue such…
Benjamin Netanyahu was formally charged last year over allegations of accepting improper gifts and seeking to trade regulatory favour with media moguls in exchange for positive coverage. — Pool pic via Reuters Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. JERUSALEM, Feb 23…
PETALING JAYA: Kedah’s decision to demolish temples and not allow a state holiday for Thaipusam triggered the resignation of PAS Supporters Assembly secretary S Barathidasan, who left the party last week. He said all his pleas on these issues to the PAS leadership fell on deaf ears, while Kedah menteri…
KUCHING: With Covid-19 vaccinations just days away, a Sarawak assemblyman has turned to using chat messages to help his rural constituents in longhouses to register for the vaccination. Registration for the national immunisation campaign can be made through the MySejahtera app or at district offices and health clinics, but limited…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is scheduled to launch the state-level COVID-19 Vaccination Programme on March 4, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun. Masidi, who is also the state government spokesperson for COVID-19, said the first delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine is…
PETALING JAYA: Three main peninsula-based coalitions are trying to cosy up to political parties in Sabah and Sarawak as they prepare for the next general election (GE15) but Barisan Nasional has the best chance to woo them, says an analyst. Socio-political analyst Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said local…
Bekas setiausaha agung Barisan Nasional (BN) Annuar Musa membidas pemimpin PPBM yang menggesa Umno mendedahkan keputusan mesyuarat Majlis Kerja Tertinggi parti itu di Janda Baik, Pahang dengan berkata, tiada mana-mana pihak yang mempunyai kuasa veto ke atas Umno. Annuar, yang sebelum ini dibidas segelintir pemimpin Umno kerana dilihat akrab dengan…
Ketua Pembangkang Perak Abdul Aziz Bari dijangka dipanggil polis Rabu ini untuk memberi keterangan berhubung kenyataan yang dibuatnya tentang Yang di-Pertuan Agong dalam satu siaran langsung di Facebook.Aziz yang juga naib presiden DAP Perak berkata, siasatan tersebut mungkin berkenaan kenyataannya berkenaan kedudukan Agong dalam proklamasi darurat."Ia hanyaa isu yang dibincangkan…
The Health Ministry reported 2,192 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today.The Klang Valley made up more than half of the new cases today. Other states with more than 100 new cases include Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Penang and Sabah.On the flip side, the number of active cases continued to decline as…
Dreadful road conditions on the main road leading to Kampung Pagoukon Makalias in Tenom have affected the livelihood of farmers and smallholders there, prompting them to plead to the authorities to resolve the matter. With their income already severely affected by the pandemic for about a year now, their misfortunes…
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief, Datuk Azizman Alias said the offence has been established in accordance with Rule 103 of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Rules 1959 (LN 170/1959). ― Picture by Hari Anggara Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news…
The Multimedia and Communications Ministry’s Quick Response Team today said that the Kuantan district police headquarters and its Covid-19 DCC Hotline denied releasing any statement or poster regarding the enforcement of such a SOP under the CMCO. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest…
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state police department will appeal to the Home Ministry to reinstate ex-gratia payments, that was originally offered in 2007, to affected residents at the site. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you…
PETALING JAYA: In the late 1970s, an air force cadet refused to clear a senior officer’s flight for take-off. The flight did not meet the requirement and the cadet refused to bend the rules. She had to answer to her commandant at the Sungai Besi air base for that. Her…
PETALING JAYA: The Perikatan Nasional government will always be unstable as there are two core Malay parties fighting for dominance, says an analyst. James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute said these two parties were Umno and PPBM, both currently part of the ruling administration. “You have two…
SUNGAI BESAR: The education ministry will give priority to teachers in the high-risk group for the Covid-19 vaccine if a request for them to be included in the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme starting Wednesday, is approved. Deputy education minister 1 Muslimin Yahaya said the education ministry was…
PETALING JAYA: After police reports were lodged against him for his comments on the Federal Court’s decision on Malaysiakini last week, Klang MP Charles Santiago says he was only exercising his right to free speech. The DAP leader said it was important to note that Article 10 of the Federal…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak says a faster customs and immigration clearance process will be the key to the success of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS). Najib said while the trains can deliver when it comes to travel times, customs and immigration clearance is the…
PETALING JAYA: Sectors severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will need additonal targeted assistance, a World Bank economist says, with industries like tourism and hospitality expected to take longer to recover. The World Bank’s lead economist for Malaysia, Richard Record, said sectors such as trade and manufacturing are back on…