More parties should assist less fortunate students achieve academic excellence – Tengku Hassanal

KUANTAN, Jan 20 — The Regent of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah wants to see more parties involved in programmes to help less fortunate students achieve academic excellence. The prince said this could be done through effor…

Friday prayers: New ruling made on advice from Selangor Health director

SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 — The new ruling on the implementation of Friday Prayer in Selangor, which received the consent of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, was made after obtaining the advice and views from Selangor State Health direct…

COVID: 3,764 new cases reported today – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — There were 3,764 new COVID-19 cases reported as of noon today, a slight increase from yesterday’s 3,229, bringing the cumulative number of infections in the country so far to 2,820,927.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hi…

896 AEFI reports linked to booster shots received, 42 serious – Health DG

– A total of 896 of 24,286 reports received on adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) cases up to Jan 15 is related to COVID-19 booster shots, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.He said of the 896 cases, 42 involved seve…

MCMC denies being involved in telco company contest

— The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) stressed today it has never been involved in any contest involving a telecommunications company that offered consolation prizes.In a statement today, MCMC said the notice was issued follo…

PLUS committed to preventing congestion at toll plazas

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has identified areas of improvement in response to the recent inconvenience of congestion during the initial implementation of the second public pilot Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) along the N…

Official document on flood impact out next week

JITRA, Jan 20 — The official document of the special report on the impact of the floods that hit several states including Selangor and Pahang last month will be released to the government next week.Chief Statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir …