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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:45:51 +0800
Sebatik rep submits SD withdrawing resignation
KOTA KINABALU, March 2 — Sebatik assemblyman Hassan Amir Gani today submitted a statutory declaration (SD) to revoke his pre-signed resignation letter that was also submitted by Parti Warisan Sabah to the State Assembly Speaker’s office today....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:40:04 +0800
Putrajaya to lift MCO for KL, Selangor, Johor and Penang
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Three states and the federal territory here will exit the movement control order (MCO) at midnight on March 4, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. Selangor, Johor, Penang and Kuala Lumpur will...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:34:54 +0800
Mais respects Federal Court’s decision in unnatural sex case
SHAH ALAM, March 2 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Islamic religious authorities in the state will work with the police to ensure that investigations into the case involving a man who was alleged to have attempted to commit...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:27:52 +0800
Perikatan gaining support by addressing public issues, says Sahruddin
JOHOR BARU, Mar 2 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s focus on addressing public issues and Malaysians’ concerns instead of politicking were likely major factors behind the recent shift in support by elected representatives. Johor PN...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:20:16 +0800
Pahang health director: Covid-19 vaccine dispensing in Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital postponed as supply runs out
KUANTAN, March 2 — The postponement of appointments for vaccine shots scheduled at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) here is not due to queue jumping but because the doses have been used up, said Pahang Health director Datuk Dr Bahari Che Awang.....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:08:53 +0800
MetMalaysia: Open burning during hot weather cause of local haze
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Several areas in the country are experiencing “local haze” which, among others, results from opening burning, especially during the current hot weather, said Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) deputy...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:03:25 +0800
Kuala Langat Selatan forest fire spreads to over 40 hectares, says Selangor Fire Dept
KUALA LANGAT, March 2 — The fire at Compartment 15 of the Kuala Langat Selatan Forest Reserve, here, which was first detected yesterday has now spread to more than 40 hectares due to the hot, dry and windy weather. Selangor Fire and Rescue...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:56:28 +0800
Minister moots ‘One State, One Federal Park’ concept to make Malaysia ‘Beautiful Garden Nation’ by 2030
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The “One State, One Federal Park” concept will be adopted to ensure the government’s ‘Make Malaysia a Beautiful Garden Nation’ vision is achievable by 2030, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:45:40 +0800
MCMC says will ensure Finance Ministry’s vehicle gives out 5G fairly to telcos
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia and Commission (MCMC) has pledged to subject the government-owned Digital Nasional Berhad to the same regulatory oversight as other service providers amid preferential treatment...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:01:52 +0800
Sebatik rep’s pre-signed letter quitting as assemblyman won’t hold up in court, lawyers say
KOTA KINABALU, March 2 — Lawyers have downplayed the effectiveness of a pre-signed letter by Sebatik assemblyman Hassan Gani Amir, which states that he would have vacated his seat after he left Parti Warisan Sabah. The lawyers said the letter will....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:32:02 +0800
Zuraida: 7,000 firefighters to receive Covid jabs starting March 5
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — A total of 7,000 firefighters, who are also the frontliners, have registered to receive the vaccine in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme said Housing and Local Governm...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:23:22 +0800
Doctors’ group calls for GPs, private clinics to receive early Covid-19 vaccination like govt counterparts
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called for the Special Committee on Covid-19 vaccine supply to review its categorisation of frontliners and vaccinate all health officials exposed to the risk of the disease...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:17:36 +0800
Sarawak to start free electric bus service in Kuching tomorrow
KUCHING, March 2 — The Sarawak government launched today Malaysia’s first-ever public bus running on electric power in Kuching City. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the free shuttle service will be...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:09:12 +0800
Company director charged with cheating lawyer out of RM9m in 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — A company director was charged in the Sessions Court here today on charges of cheating a lawyer in connection with an investment related to property development in Johor involving a loss of RM9 million, in 2014. Sarwan...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:07:10 +0800
Penang govt wants local authority staff classified as frontliners
GEORGE TOWN, March 2 — The Penang government has urged the federal government to recognise local government staff as frontliners under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. State Housing, Local Government, and Town and Country...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:59:35 +0800
Mida: Nearly RM70b more potential investments in pipeline for this year and next
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Approximately RM65.9 billion worth of potential investments are currently being evaluated by the government for this year and for 2022, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) said today. It said some 240...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:56:37 +0800
Mida says Malaysia’s investments fell 22.4pc to RM164b last year amid pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Approved total domestic and foreign investments for Malaysia stood at RM164 billion for 2020, a drop from the previous year as opportunities took a hit due to Covid-19. In its Investment Performance Report 2020 released...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:40:20 +0800
If deputy minister wants to be in NZ, let him but find another in Malaysia to work, PKR MP tells PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should find a replacement for Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara Kumar if the deputy Federal Territories minister can’t be in Malaysia to perform his duties, Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:30:48 +0800
Maszlee demands apology, compensation from Umno’s Asyraf Wajdi over communism claim
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Former education minister Maszlee Malik today said a legal letter has been sent to Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki to demand for an apology, compensation and the immediate removal of an alleged defamatory...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:21:19 +0800
Mida: Manufacturing sector led investments within country in 2020 with RM91.3b
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sector recorded a total of RM91.3 billion in approved investments for 2020, making it over half of the total approved investments in the country. Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:04:07 +0800
Now, non-Chinese Malaysians can join MCA
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The MCA can now welcome Malaysians of ethnicities other than Chinese into its party. The political party that had been Sino-centric all this while said the Registrar of Societies (RoS) had finally approved its 2019 proposed....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:44:08 +0800
Etiqa launches fourth phase of its free mammogram programme
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Insurance and takaful services giant Etiqa launched the fourth phase of its Free Mammogram Programme today together with the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM). Etiqa said the programme provides free breast cancer...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:34:11 +0800
Payment for current i-Sinar applications starts today, says EPF
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Applicants for the i-Sinar facility under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) submitted before February 25 will be progressively approved in batches following the removal of all previous criteria set for the withdrawals, and....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:16:36 +0800
Court fines trader RM6,000 for transporting live pigs without permission in Penang
BUTTERWORTH, March 2 — A trader was fined RM6,000 in default three months jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for transporting six pigs without the permission of the Penang Veterinary Services Department. Magistrate Nurul Huda Idris...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:09:48 +0800
Amid economic doldrums, PM says Asia's biggest paper maker from China to pump RM5.4b more into Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — China’s Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, the largest paper and paperboard manufacturer in Asia, is committed to increasing its investment by RM5.4 billion in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:49:58 +0800
Tabung Haji announces profit distribution of 3.1pc
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), the pilgrims fund board has announced a competitive profit distribution of 3.10 per cent (after zakat) for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2020, compared with 3.05 per cent in 2019, to all...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:28:55 +0800
Ripple effect for Malaysian film industry if cinemas cannot reopen, says DAP MP
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming today joined a growing group calling for the reopening of cinemas nationwide under the movement control order (MCO). The Opposition lawmaker said the prolonged forced closure of cinemas could impact...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:03:26 +0800
DAP’s Yeo Bee Yin ‘fully vindicated’, her lawyer says after Jamal Yunos’ court apology over fund abuse claim (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The defamation suit filed by DAP lawmaker Yeo Bee Yin against Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos was settled today after the Umno grassroots leader tendered an apology in court for accusing her of misusing funds from a...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:42:28 +0800
Ex-Johor lawmaker questions Putrajaya’s Covid-19 frontliner guideline listing general medical practitioners, dentists under second tier
JOHOR BARU, March 2 — Former Johor assemblyman Dr Boo Cheng Hau has questioned the government’s guideline to “downgrade” medical frontliners including general practitioners (GPs), dentists and those working in the healthcare industry in its.....

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:00:43 +0800
Your personal data may have been compromised, Malaysia Airlines tells its frequent flyer members
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — National carrier Malaysia Airlines informed members of its frequent flyer programme Enrich that there had been a “data security incident” at one of its third-party IT service providers. According to the airlines, the...



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