119,626 household heads eligible to receive BWI – NADMA

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — A total of 119,626 heads of households are eligible to receive the Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) compassionate aid as of 8 am today, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA).NADMA, in a statement, said that out of…

Suhaizan hands over gov’t gazette on dissolution of Johor State Assembly to EC

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 23 — Johor State Assembly Speaker Suhaizan Kaiat handed over the government gazette on the dissolution of the 14th Johor State Assembly dated Jan 22, 2022, to Johor Election Commission (EC) director Nor Nekman Jaimon, this evening…

Clear guidelines over political involvement needed to avoid potential problems – Cuepacs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The government needs to issue a clear circular or guidelines regarding approval for teachers and Community Development Department (Kemas) staff to be involved in politics immediately.The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Pu…

K’tan govt provides RM50 million grant to upgrade KIAS

KOTA BHARU, Jan 23 — The Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic University College (KIAS) in Nilam Puri here will be upgraded to a full-fledged university five years from now.Towards this end, the Kelantan government has allocated a RM50 million gr…

Job seekers in Sabah advised not to be choosy

SANDAKAN, Jan 23 – Job seekers in Sabah need to be more open minded and seize opportunities to gain knowledge and experience by accepting non-choice jobs, said Sabah Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Yakub Khan.He said this is due to t…

COVID: 3,856 new cases, 99.1 pct in categories one and two – Health Dg

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The country reported 3,856 new COVID-19 infections today, a slight dip compared to the 4,116 cases recorded yesterday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. This development takes the cumulative number of…

Family members have interacted with Dr Mahathir, says daughter Marina

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Family members of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have had the opportunity to interact with the former prime minister who is undergoing treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN), his daughter Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir said tod…