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Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:46:35 +0800
In Perak, 34 pig farms closed for breaching licensing rules, says state exco
IPOH, Nov 24 — A total of 34 pig farms in Perak have been closed for not fulfilling licensing regulations since the enforcement of the Pig Farming Control Enactment 1992 and Pig Farming Control Methods 2009 (Licence), according to a state...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:45:57 +0800
ERL offers joyrides this weekend for just RM1
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Malaysians will have a chance to enjoy joyrides this November 27 and 28 on the Express Rail Link (ERL) at just RM1 for a one-way ticket to any station on the Express Rail Link. The ERL RM1 Joyride Weekend is an initiative by....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:33:33 +0800
HR minister: B40 civil servants can now buy car insurance in instalments
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — About 1.7 million civil servants especially those from the B40 group can now purchase or renew their vehicle insurance with interest-free instalments through MyezyCover scheme introduced by the government today. Human...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:28:15 +0800
Khairy: Food poisoning incidents in Malaysia still under control
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 24 — Food poisoning cases in this country are still under control with the  Ministry of Health (MOH) implementing various intervention programmes to raise the food safety level and preventing food poisoning incidents, says i...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:19:25 +0800
Sarawak natives exhaust all legal means to reclaim customary rights land from company
KUCHING, Nov 24 — A group of native landowners today lost their final legal battle when the Federal Court dismissed their appeal to reclaim over 3,500 hectares of native customary rights (NCR) land at Sungai Liam, Bakong in Miri Division, from a...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:12:22 +0800
PM: Malaysia-Singapore vaccinated travel lane for road transport to start Nov 29
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Malaysia and Singapore were collaborating to open vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) for land transport between both countries on November 29, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. The VTL programme would...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:08:25 +0800
Finance minister: Geran Khas Prihatin recipients will automatically be considered for Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Recipients of Geran Khas Prihatin (GKP) who failed in their applications for Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) or the Covid-19 Special Assistance (BKC) will automatically be considered for the Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM)...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:00:43 +0800
Jelutong MP ordered out of Dewan Rakyat after terse exchange with finance minister over Najib’s IRB blacklist status
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — For his insistence in asking why Datuk Seri Najib Razak was given special dispensation to travel overseas despite not having settled more than RM1.69 billion in tax arrears, Jelutong MP RSN Rayer was ejected out of the Dewan....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:45:53 +0800
Bersatu Balik Pulau division lodges report against portal over fake article linked to senior education minister
BALIK PULAU, Nov 24 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Balik Pulau Division has lodged a police report about an article linked to Senior Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin published by an online portal that it said was inaccurate....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:33:12 +0800
Sabah DAP chief urges Jimmy Wong to reconsider resignation
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 24 — Newly installed Sabah DAP chairman Datuk Frankie Poon has pleaded with predecessor Datuk Jimmy Wong to reconsider his decision to quit the party, after the latter’s shock resignation on Monday. The Tanjung Papat...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:25:35 +0800
Results of teacher transfer applications out on Dec 6, says senior education minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The results of teacher transfer applications for 2022 made via eGTukar will be out on December 6. Senior Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin in a video posted on Facebook said the results of the transfer...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:17:35 +0800
Civil society groups urge EC to allow 250,000 Sarawakians residing in peninsula, Sabah to become postal voters
KUCHING, Nov 24 — A group of 17 civil society organisations today said an estimated 250,000 Sarawakians residing in peninsula Malaysia and Sabah may not be able to vote in the state election on December 18 if the Election Commission (EC) does not.....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:14:28 +0800
Covid-19: Terengganu recording rise in death cases over past two weeks, says state health director
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 24 — A total of 74 deaths due to Covid-19 was recorded over the past two weeks in Terengganu, said state health director Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong. She said the alarming upward trend was rather worrying with eight deaths...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:06:47 +0800
Penang’s famed Hameediyah Restaurant defends price for fried squid after customer claimed of being overcharged
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 24 — Hameediyah Restaurant, famous for its nasi kandar, defended the price it charged a customer who posted on social media that two fried squid from the outlet cost RM100. Hameediyah Restaurant director Mohd Riyazz Syed Ibrahim...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:04:11 +0800
Zahid is on trial when ex-secretary Mazlina is the ‘culprit’, defence lawyer claims in court
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s lawyer has consistently argued in the High Court that the former deputy prime minister should not be on trial for misappropriating or misusing funds belonging to charity organisation Yayasan....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:48:39 +0800
EC: Covid-19 SOP for Sarawak poll to be announced later
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Ministry of Health (MoH), National Security Council (NSC), police and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) are in the midst of updating the Covid-19 Prevention Guidelines for 12th Sarawak state election,...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:35:55 +0800
The answer is 0.01pc? MP Maszlee questions deputy education minister’s math skills after getting reply to percentage of retiring teachers
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — If 4,360 teachers requested early retirement from a total of 409,997 nationwide, what percentage of teachers have requested early retirement? Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik posed this question to Deputy Education Minister.....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:15:42 +0800
Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases inch up to 5,755
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Health Ministry today reported 5,755 new Covid-19 infections, continuing a trend of daily new cases above 5,000 in recent days. Yesterday's new cases numbered 5,594 while on Monday, it was 4,885 cases. Health...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0800
Abang Johari: Gabungan Parti Sarawak to unveil full list of candidates Dec 4
MIRI, Nov 24 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will announce its full list of candidates for the 12th state election on Dec 4. GPS chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the coalition had already anticipated the dates for...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:28:58 +0800
Over 1.25 million Sarawakians eligible to vote in 12th state election
KUCHING, Nov 24 — A total of 1,252,014 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in upcoming Sarawak election, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh. He said the latest electoral roll, which included the Supplementary...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:20:08 +0800
Guan Eng questions BN’s Melaka manifesto promises, KL-Singapore HSR revival
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng is not giving the Barisan Nasional (BN) any breathing space after the latter won back Melaka in a state election last Saturday. The Opposition lawmaker pressed BN to clarify its election promises, in...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:12:25 +0800
Anwar, quartet fail in bid to challenge Muhyiddin's advice to King to suspend Parliament
PUTRJAYA, Nov 24 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and four elected representatives have failed in their bid to challenge Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's action in advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to suspend Parliament during the emerg...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:55:04 +0800
Covid-19: 97.5pc of teachers fully vaccinated as of Oct 31, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 ― A total of 97.5 per cent of teachers have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of October 31, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mah Hang Soon said 99.04 per cent of teachers had received...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:51:38 +0800
EPF withdrawals of RM101b will not affect domestic financial markets, says deputy finance minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 ― The withdrawals of RM101 billion under the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) i-Sinar, i-Lestari and i-Citra facilities will not affect the domestic financial markets, said Deputy Finance Minister I Mohd Shahar Abdullah. H...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:44:30 +0800
Dewan Rakyat Speaker promises action after police summon Warisan MP for questioning on parliamentary speech on Budget 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 ― Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun gave an assurance today that he will do the necessary after an Opposition MP’s parliamentary privilege against legal immunity was threatened. The Opposition bench had earlier....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:13:25 +0800
Family of missing Amri Che Mat denied govt’s report on disappearance, told it’s ‘secret’, release against ‘national interest’
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 ― The Malaysian government has refused to provide the family of Amri Che Mat with the findings of its special task force set up to look into his disappearance in 2016. Surendra Ananth, a lawyer representing Amri’s family,...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:59:43 +0800
Happiness in Penang Index: Think tank finds three-quarters of residents pleased with freedom, green efforts, livability
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 24 ― Penang Institute today unveiled the results of its Happiness in Penang (HIP) Index and found that 76.5 per cent of the 3,011 residents surveyed identified as happy. The survey, which was conducted during October 2020 and May.....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:02:36 +0800
Why mention Zahid’s luxury goods ‘shopping spree’, spending habits in court? Lawyer asks in CBT case
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s spending habits and the description of his and his wife’s credit card spending as a “shopping spree” in luxury goods outlets should not have been mentioned in court, the former deputy.....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:50:01 +0800
Appellate court rejects Najib’s request to change dates for decision on SRC International conviction
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Court of Appeal has rejected an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to reschedule the decision date for his conviction and sentencing from the SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption trial.  A notice issued by the...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:44:57 +0800
Sarawak state election: EC sets nomination for Dec 6, polling on Dec 18
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Election Commission (EC) has set December 18 as Polling Day for the upcoming 12th Sarawak state election.  Nomination Day will be set on December 6, while early polling will be held on December 14.  This...



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