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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:55:10 +0800
Five nabbed for possession of homemade firearms in Baling
BALING, Jan 10 — Two siblings were among five men arrested for possession of homemade firearms in two raids in Kuala Ketil here on Wednesday and yesterday. Baling district police chief Supt Shamsudin Mamat said in the first raid, the siblings,...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:50:18 +0800
Minister: Perlis Geopark development will not hinder others, says minister
PADANG BESAR, Jan 10 — The development of the geopark site near here will not hinder other aspects of development, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. He said the development carried out in the area should be in....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:42:14 +0800
Covid-19 patients in Melaka to be sent to MAEPS as Melaka Hospital overwhelmed, says CM
ALOR GAJAH, Jan 10 — Covid-19 patients in Melaka will be sent to the Low-Risk Treatment and Quarantine Centre (PKRC) at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), Selangor from now on. Melaka Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:32:03 +0800
EPF Temerloh and George Town branches to reopen on Jan 11
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will resume counter services at EPF Temerloh, Pahang and EPF George Town, Penang starting Monday, January 11. In an effort to ensure the safety and health of its members and staff, the fund....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:26:09 +0800
Source: Minister with Covid-19 was at Cabinet meeting
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — A government source confirmed today that Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed attended a recent Cabinet meeting before testing positive for Covid-19. The office of the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:10:29 +0800
MAHB mulls over Pangkor Airport runway extension
LUMUT, Jan 10 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) is studying the details of various aspects including the cost to extend the runway of Pangkor Airport in Teluk Dalam, Pangkor Island so that it can resume operation. Its chairman Datuk Seri.....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:02:21 +0800
DAP: Prepare additional RM45b relief if targeted MCO announced
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng urged the government to prepare an additional RM45 billion stimulus package if it plans to implement targeted movement control orders (MCO) in the country. In a statement today, the Bagan...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:56:45 +0800
Covid-19 hits Royal Perak Golf Club, Horizon Hills, Kota Permai and Templer Park Country Club
KUALA LUMPUR Jan 10 — Two golf clubs in the Klang Valley, one in Ipoh and another in Johor Baru, are the latest to be affected by Covid-19. Horizon HIlls Golf and Country Club in Johor Baru had a staff test positive on January 8, which caused the.....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:39:59 +0800
Health D-G says tracing contacts of minister Mustapa who has Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the authorities were already tracing contacts of Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed who has Covid-19. The office of the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:32:28 +0800
Covid-19: Sibu-Kuching express boat service temporarily suspended
SIBU, Jan 10 — The Sibu-Sarikei-Tanjung Manis-Kuching express boat service has been temporarily suspended today till further notice after Sibu was categorised as a Covid-19 red zone. Sibu region Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) assistant controller...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:59:43 +0800
‘King Kong’ rescues flood victims in Lipis
KUANTAN, Jan 10 — During the 13 years of operating heavy dumper trucks in mining activities, Sadri Asreil Sahair never thought his services would be needed to “mine” for flood victims. Sadri Asreil, 35, said the rescue operation for the flood.....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:59:14 +0800
Sarawak PKR identifies potential challengers to take on Pakatan ‘traitors’ in next elections
KUCHING, Jan 10 — Sarawak PKR has identified all the potential candidates to contest in the 47 seats allocated to it under an agreement with DAP and Amanah, its two Pakatan Harapan (PH) partners. State PKR secretary Joshua Jabeng added that its...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:53:02 +0800
Woman driving against traffic flow on Senai-Desaru Highway arrested
JOHOR BARU, Jan 10 — A woman was arrested yesterday to assist in the investigation into driving a car against traffic flow on the Senai-Desaru Highway (Desaru-bound), near the Cahaya Baru Toll Plaza exit, Masai, here, last Thursday, where the...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:45:37 +0800
Rafizi Ramli hashtags #kalahkalah for Malaysia in anticipation of another Covid lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Former PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli predicts longer suffering for Malaysia and her people in the battle against Covid-19, which shows no signs of retreating. The one-time Pandan MP said he is resigned to another lockdown.....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:00:41 +0800
Setiu Magistrate, Sessions Court to operate from new premises
PERMAISURI, Jan 10 — After 33 years, the Setiu Sessions and Magistrate’s Courts can finally operate in a more comfortable environment, having moved to a new premises. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:37:21 +0800
Vaccinate pharmacists so they can in turn immunise community from Covid-19, society tells Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) hopes the government will include pharmacists in the private sector when it rolls out the first phase of the Covid-19 immunisation next month. Its president Amrahi Buang also urged the....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:22:30 +0800
Preparing for the long-haul, PKR launches new bureau to rope in younger professionals into politics
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — PKR today launched a professional bureau under its Youth wing to entice younger Malaysian professionals to join politics. Its Youth chief Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said including younger professionals from various sectors...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:07:24 +0800
Penang CM acknowledges criticism against his new Benz, says takes it as a lesson
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has acknowledged that his state government could have decided on a better time to replace his official car, after backlash over the new Mercedes-Benz S560e luxury hybrid saloon. Chow has...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:51:55 +0800
Minister Mustapa Mohamed has Covid-19, his office says
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of economic affairs, has been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive. The announcement was made by his office today. “He underwent Covid-19...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:25:52 +0800
PAS minister says Umno MP's withdrawal of support no effect on Perikatan govt
PERMAISURI, Jan 10 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is not affected by Machang Member of Parliament Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakob’s retraction of support for it, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:11:52 +0800
MetMalaysia issues bad weather warning, alert for several states
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a bad weather warning with very heavy rain expected to continue in Johor until tomorrow. MetMalaysia in a statement issued at 11am today said the areas...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:00:47 +0800
No Pasai Siong residents placed in quarantine centre, says Sarawak public health assistant minister
SIBU, Jan 10 — Claims that residents of Rumah Langi, one of the eight longhouses in Pasai Siong here, that have been placed under lockdown, are undergoing quarantine at Dewan Suarah Sibu as depi...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:37:03 +0800
MMEA finds drugs at buoy in waters off Batu Pahat
BATU PAHAT,  Jan 10 Jan —  The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has uncovered another tactic by smugglers with the discovery of about eight kilogrammes of syabu at a buoy in the waters of Sungai Sarang Buaya yesterday....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:32:47 +0800
Remember your oath to defend the Constitution? Time to seek audience with Agong, PKR MP tells Muhyiddin after losing majority support
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is obliged to seek an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to inform the Ruler that he no longer commands the majority in the Dewan Rakyat, PKR lawmaker Hassan Karim said today.  The Pasir...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:28:17 +0800
Pahang govt allocates RM11m for flood victims
KUANTAN, Jan 10 — The Pahang state government has allocated RM11 million to help in the daily needs of flood victims, especially those housed in temporary evacuation centres (PPS), said Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. He said.....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:24:35 +0800
PM Muhyiddin visits flood victims in Pahang
TEMERLOH, Jan 10 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin visited flood victims housed in two relief centres in Pahang today.  The prime minister’s visit to the relief centres at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seberang ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:03:35 +0800
Man claiming to be related to Johor royalty claims trial to laundering RM2.45m
JOHOR BARU, Jan 10 — A businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to money laundering, involving RM2.45 million. Mohd Yazzid Ahmad, 40, who claimed to be related to the Johor royal family and uses the...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:58:21 +0800
Kolej Laila Taib hostels in Sibu not allocated as quarantine centre, clarifies management
SIBU, Jan 10 — The management of Kolej Laila Taib (KLT) today clarified that the intended buildings to be allocated as one of the quarantine centres is not related to the college or its hostels. This comes following speculation that KLT hostels...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:55:18 +0800
Kuching South council cancels CNY bazaar as Covid fourth wave sweeps Sarawak
KUCHING, Jan 10 — There will no annual Chinese New Year (CNY) festive sales or CNY Bazaar at Kenyalang Park here this year. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the cancellation was in view of the worsening...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:50:19 +0800
Avoid going to Sibu Hospital unless absolutely necessary to prevent new cluster, says director
SIBU, Jan 10 — The people should avoid going to Sibu Hospital unless it is absolutely necessary, says Sibu Hospital director Dr Nanthakumar Thirunavukkarasu. He pointed out this is necessary to prevent the hospital from becoming a new Covid-19...



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