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Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:38:41 +0800EC sees 50pc voter turnout at Johor election as of 4pm
JOHOR BARU, March 12 ― Around 50 per cent of the 2,539,606 ordinary voters eligible to vote in the Johor state election today went out to exercise their voting rights as of 4pm today, according to the Election Commission (EC). The voting process...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:19:00 +0800Johor polls: State PKR chief alleges rival parties operating voter canvassing booths in Gambir seat
JOHOR BARU, March 12 ― Johor PKR chief Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh today questioned the actions of several political parties in Tangkak, after they allegedly set up voter canvassing booths, or popularly known as pondok panas, in violation of the...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:05:09 +0800Johor state election uneventful thus far, say police
JOHOR BARU, March 12 ― The voting process in all 56 state assembly seats in the Johor state election is running smoothly so far, without any untoward incidents. Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat told Bernama that police had not received....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:53:45 +0800PM Ismail views voting process in Johor state election
JOHOR BARU, March 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today viewed the voting process in the 15th Johor state election which began at 8am. He arrived at Sekolah Kebangsaan Perumahan Tampoi 2, Kempas, which is one of the1,021 polling....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:31:32 +0800Report: Dutiful but Covid-19 positive Johor voter to pay RM1,000 after turning up at Larkin polling centre
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — A Johorean voter who was under mandatory Covid-19 quarantine now has to pay a fine of RM1,000 after she went to the polling centre in Larkin earlier today believing she could cast her ballot, several news outlets reported.....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:15:15 +0800EC: Johor polls voter turnout at 40pc as of this afternoon
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― Close to half of the 2.6 million of Johor’s eligible voters have cast their ballots as of 2pm, the Election Commission (EC) announced this evening. With just three hours left for polling, 40 per cent or roughly 1.03...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:06:30 +0800Azmin Ali: Miti, Health Ministry in talks to set up Covid-19 booster dose programme in manufacturing sector
KOTA BARU, March 12 ― The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is in talks with the Ministry of Health (MoH) to set up a vaccination programme to administer Covid-19 booster doses to nearly two million workers in the manufacturing...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:46:51 +0800Cops: Post-mortem to be carried out to find cause of couple’s death in Cameron Highlands electrocution case
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, March 12 ― A post-mortem would be carried out on a husband and wife who were believed to have died from electric shocks here on Thursday, from today to find the actual cause of death, said Cameron Highlands police chief DSP Mohd....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:41:06 +0800Man allegedly stabs twin brother during argument in Kuala Langat
SHAH ALAM, March 12 ― Police arrested a local man on suspicion of stabbing his twin brother in their rented house at Kampung Seri Cheeding, Banting, Kuala Langat yesterday. Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said the.....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:33:43 +0800MMA: Ample supply of Covid-19 self-test kits in the market
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― There is ample supply of self-test kits in the market and the public should refrain from panic buying and hoarding the Covid-19 self-test kits, said the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today . Its president, Dr Koh Kar....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:04:41 +0800Covid-19: Health Ministry says vaccination for children important for transition to endemic phase
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― The Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11, is very important, particularly as the country will begin the transition phase to endemic on April 1, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). MoH, in a post on its.....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:52:50 +0800Johor state election SOP well complied with, says Hishammuddin
KLUANG, March 12 ― The standard operating procedures (SOP) for the Johor state election have been well complied with by the voters going to the polls today. Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said all the election workers were....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:48:55 +0800Not a candidate, but Muda chief Syed Saddiq draws in voters in Perling
JOHOR BARU, March 12 — Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was a magnet for voters at SK Taman Sutera this morning even though he is not contesting in the ongoing Johor state election. The batik-clad....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:28:55 +0800Making history in Johor: Some of the Undi18 beneficiaries voting for the first time
MUAR, March 12 — The Johor state election began slowly today despite the clear skies in the morning, with the Election Commission announcing a turnout of 29 per cent out of some 2.5 million eligible voters as at noon. Even so, there were still...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:20:26 +0800Hydrogen economy: Sarawak needs to produce its own skilled manpower, says Abang Jo
KUCHING, March 12 ― Sarawak needs to produce its own skilled manpower to ensure the success of the state government’s hydrogen economy agenda. Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said this was because the development of skilled human.....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:13:34 +0800Find ways to reduce price of RTK-antigen, Bandar Kuching MP urges govt
KUCHING, March 12 ― The government should find ways to reduce the price of RTK-antigen (RTK-Ag) self-test kits to as low as below RM5 as Malaysia approaches endemicity, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. The Democratic Action Party leader said.....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:01:31 +0800CovidNow: Sarawak continues to lead in vaccinating children, still behind national rate for other age groups
KUCHING, March 12 ― Sarawak’s Covid-19 vaccination rate for children aged five to 11 went up slightly to 61.7 per cent yesterday. According to the Ministry of Health’s CovidNow website, the state’s vaccination rate for this age group was way....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:49:59 +0800Azmin Ali: Govt committed to develop Malaysia in a fair, equitable and inclusive manner
KOTA BARU, March 12 ― The government remains committed to making Malaysia a country that continues to develop sustainably in line with a fair, equitable and inclusive economic distribution at all levels of income groups, ethnicities, regions and...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:08:40 +0800Guan Eng: No guarantee Putrajaya won’t tax foreign-sourced income from Malaysian residents after GE15
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― The Malaysian government may have exempted individuals in the country who are earning foreign-source from paying tax, but this may only be temporary, according to DAP leader Lim Guan Eng. The former finance minister said...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:33:42 +0800Election Commission sees 13pc voter turnout in Johor election as at 10am
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― Despite the clear weather, only 13 per cent of Johoreans had voted two hours after polling stations opened across Malaysia’s southernmost state this morning, according to the Election Commission. A total of 1,021 polling....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:10:17 +0800Perikatan leader Muhyiddin casts his vote in Johor election, says will respect results come what may
MUAR, March 12 ― Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is upbeat about his coalition’s chances in the ongoing Johor state election as he joined the morning throng of voters who turned out early to cast their ballots. The...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:51:07 +0800Malaysia logs 32,800 new Covid infections, 76 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases continue to increase for the second day straight with 32,800 reported in the last 24 hours. The latest numbers show a rise of 2,013 cases compared to the number of new infections recorded...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:05:56 +0800Report: Najib, Rosmah on list of Malaysians to be bribed for 1MDB scheme, 1MDB trial in US court told
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― Then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor topped a list of Malaysian names that were to be bribed to secure approval a fundraising deal for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), former....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:53:13 +0800Johoreans rise early to cast their ballots in state election
JOHOR BARU, March 12 ― Voters in the Johor state election are taking advantage of the fine morning weather to go to the polls early today. They looked enthusiastic and arrived as early as 7am to queue at their respective polling centre, which only....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:50:42 +0800Air Selangor: Water supply in 13 areas of KL region fully restored at midnight
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― The water supply in 13 areas in the Kuala Lumpur region which was affected following the emergency repair works on the pipe burst in Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru here has been fully restored at 12am today. Pengurusan...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:25:01 +0800CovidNow: Over 31pc of children in Malaysia received first dose of vaccine as of yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 ― A total of 1,119,954 children aged between five and 11 years, or 31.5 per cent of their population in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for.....
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:17:23 +0800Selangor exco says flood warning system with seven-day notice to be ready by end March
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Selangor will soon be able to manage future floods more effectively by the end of this month once its flood warning system, which is being revamped, comes on at the end of this month. State infrastructure and agriculture...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:11:24 +0800Sarawak cops nab missing boy's parents, babysitter and husband as probe takes an unexpected twist
KUCHING, March 12 ― The police have confirmed that two of the four individuals arrested over the disappearance of Eric Chang Wei Jie were his parents. The mother and the biological father of the missing four-year-old were arrested on Thursday to...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:03:58 +0800Johor polls: Cops receive 140 reports, 37 investigation papers opened
BATU PAHAT, March 12 ― Johor police have received 140 reports for various offences during the Johor state election campaign period from February 26 until yesterday. Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said 37 investigations were opened,...
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:00:35 +0800Johor votes today, polling starts at 8am
JOHOR BARU, March 12 ― Johor goes to the polls today for its 15th state election to enable its people to exercise their rights to elect a new state government. This election will also witness those aged 18 to 20, who are automatically...