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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:46:28 +0800
Johor polls: Young voters can’t wait to create history
JOHOR BARU, March 11 — Excited to be part of history tomorrow, Raja Muhammad Haiqal Raja Jaafar, 20, plans to arrive early at the polling centre in Pasir Gudang to vote for the very first time. The Johor state election has provided that...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:33:42 +0800
PM: Govt committed to ensure GLC, GLIC employees get at least RM1,500 a month
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The government is committed to ensuring that permanent employees of government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) are paid at least RM1,500 a month. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail.....

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:33:39 +0800
Education Ministry: 4,828 newly-recruited teachers can check placements on March 18
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The official results of the placement of 4,828 successful candidates in the special one-off recruitment of Education Service Officer (PPP) grade DG41 will be announced on March 18, according to the Education Ministry...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:22:18 +0800
Islamic affairs minister confirms squid rings issue still being investigated, says samples given priority for lab analysis
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The frozen squid rings product that was alleged on social media to be pig intestines is still under investigation by Malaysian authorities, Islamic Affairs Minister Datuk Idris Ahmad confirmed today. In a statement, Idris.....

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:58:50 +0800
PM: GLC, GLIC disaster response network gets new name, scope expanded to cover education and life sustainability
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced the rebranding of the Government-Linked Companies (GLC)/Government-Linked Investment Companies (GLIC) Disaster Response Network (GDRN) to better coordinate the.....

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:54:53 +0800
BN to win at least 35 seats in Johor as Opposition split, local factors give coalition edge, says think tank
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to form the new Johor government after tomorrow by winning at least 35 of the 56 state legislative seats where Malay voters make up to two-thirds of the electorate, according to a survey by...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:25:42 +0800
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine to skip Malaysia’s arms fair
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Russian, Ukrainian and Belarussian weapons makers will not take part in Malaysia’s biennial arms show Defence Services Asia (DSA) this month amid the war in Ukraine, the fair’s organiser said today. The event, hosted...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:14:57 +0800
Temporary employment visit passes: Four businessmen, including ‘Datuk’ plead not guilty to 21 charges of money laundering involving millions
SHAH ALAM, March 11 — Four businessman, including one with the “Datuk” title, were charged in the Sessions Court here today with a total of 21 counts of money laundering involving millions of ringgit in connection with the issuance of...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:08:05 +0800
Perak Fire and Rescue Dept to deploy dog unit to detect two victims buried under Simpang Pulai rockfall rubble
IPOH, March 11 — The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will be engaging the service of the Dog Unit (K9) to identify the exact position of the two victims buried under rubble of a rockfall in Kampung Pulai at Jalan Simpang Pulai to Cameron...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:07:58 +0800
EC reminds Johor voters to comply with SOP when going to the polls tomorrow
JOHOR BARU, March 11 — The Election Commission (EC) today reminded all Johor voters who will cast their ballots in the state election tomorrow to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP). EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said this...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:31:55 +0800
Cops confirm identities of quartet who died in Ampang landslide
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Police today revealed the names of the four victims who perished and one who was injured in the landslide at Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang here yesterday. The dead are A. Mahendra, 36; E. Ramasamy,...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:28:08 +0800
Over 200 residents ordered to vacate homes after cracks found near site of landslide in Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — More than 200 residents from 48 houses in Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang were ordered to vacate their houses following cracks found at the landslide location due to land movements.  Hulu Langat district offi...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:24:06 +0800
Why extend MoU with Pakatan? Let's go for GE15 now while 'feel good factor' is with BN, Zahid tells Putrajaya
JOHOR BARU, March 11 — The federal government need not consider extending its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pakatan Harapan (PH), as the Opposition coalition wishes, to the end of the year, Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad.....

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:02:15 +0800
Selangor MB promises RM10,000 to families of those who died in Ampang landslide, mulling aid for other displaced residents
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 ― No logging or land clearing activities were carried out at Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang, which could have led to the landslide yesterday, as the incident was actually triggered by soil movement on the hill as a result of...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:47:44 +0800
Isa Samad gets passport back from court to attend stepdaughter's UK convocation this month
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 ― The Court of Appeal here today allowed an application by former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad for the temporary return of his passport, which had been surrendered to the court, to enable him to travel to the...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:30:02 +0800
MACC remands two more individuals for five days in RM29m corruption case involving shipping company
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 ― Two more individuals were remanded for five days from today until March 15 to assist in the corruption case involving a shipping company, said a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) source. He said the suspects...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:21:17 +0800
Family members say last met Ampang landslide victim Magindran on Feb 16 during 37th birthday celebration
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 ― For family members of A. Magindran, one of the victims killed in the landslide at Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang, here, yesterday, last February 16 was the last time they met him. The family had gathered to celebrate his...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:29:53 +0800
Air Selangor says one of the Ampang landslide victims was a hired contract worker, not its staff
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) today clarified that one of the four victims who died in the Bukit Permai landslide incident in Ampang was not its employee as reported earlier. Air Selangor Corporate...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:01:01 +0800
BN’s Hasni seeks to balance racial representation in Johor govt through state poll
IPOH, March 11 — Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Hasni Mohammad has promised to redress the racial composition in the Johor government if he is reelected tomorrow. The caretaker mentri besar who is up against four other candidates for the....

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:47:42 +0800
Malaysia sees 30,787 new Covid-19 infections, 70 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Malaysia recorded 30,787 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The latest numbers represent an increase of 541 cases compared to new infections recorded yesterday. With this latest figure, the total number of cases...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:40:18 +0800
Air Selangor: Water supply to 13 areas in KL to be fully restored tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Water supply in the 13 areas in the federal capital that are affected by the unscheduled water supply disruptions due to a broken pipe at Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, is expected to be fully ...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:02:55 +0800
Johoreans finally turn out in droves as party bigwigs hit the stump hard before polling day (VIDEO)
JOHOR BARU, March 11 — Johor appears to have finally caught the election fever judging from the huge crowds of people who turned out in person to catch the political action live in the last 48 hours to polling day tomorrow. Ever since Putrajaya...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:42:32 +0800
CovidNow: Over 91pc of Malaysia’s adolescent population fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11— A total of 2,834,807 individuals or 91.1 per cent of adolescent population aged between 12 and 17 in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the CovidNow website, 2,9...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:32:22 +0800
Johor state election in spotlight as reforms see youth voter influx
JOHOR BARU, March 11— Malaysia’s Johor state will on Saturday hold the first elections since the country lowered its voting age to 18, with 750,000 new ballots added to regional polls seen as a litmus test for a general election that could be...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:48:57 +0800
Johor polls: So what does the sleepy town of Renggam want? PKR’s Mazlee had the answer in 2018... but now?
KLUANG, March 11 — With the advent of highways to Peninsular Malaysia came better connectivity and prosperity, creating new towns and business opportunities. But there were also small towns which were left out, bypassed by the highways, despite...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:44:17 +0800
Ampang landslide claims four lives
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11— A landslide in Taman Bukit Permai, Ampang near here yesterday evening claimed four lives while another victim escaped with light injuries in an incident that also affected 15 homes and 10 vehicles.  The search and.....

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:39:36 +0800
Air Selangor: 13 areas in KL to face unscheduled water cut due to burst pipe
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — A total of 13 areas around the capital will experience unscheduled water supply disruption following emergency repair work on a burst pipe in Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, which occurred at 8.45pm today. Pengurusan Air....

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:19:58 +0800
Ampang landslide: Police find body of elderly woman
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Police confirmed that an elderly woman, who was the second victim found in the landslide incident at Taman Bukit Permai, Ampang here has died. Ampang Jaya District Police chief ACP Mohamad Farouk Eshak said the body of the....

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:05:00 +0800
Ampang landslide: Eyewitness recalls hearing loud bang before running for their lives
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — “There were two landslides during the drizzle”, a witness of the landslide incident in Taman Bukit Permai 2,  Ampang, involving 15 houses and 10 cars this evening, said. The eyewitness, Azril Sham Mohamed, 50 s...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:46:18 +0800
Rais Yatim: Eight senators to take oath on March 21
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Eight newly appointed Senators are scheduled to be sworn in on the first day of the Dewan Negara meeting on March 21. They are Senators Datuk Azhar Ahmad, Datuk Arman Azha Abu Hanifah, Datuk R Nelson, Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe....



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