MOH given 2-3 weeks to present proposals, SOP on border reopening – PM

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Feb 18 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has been given two to three weeks to present to the Cabinet proposals and standard operating procedures (SOP) for the reopening of the country’s borders. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob…

Bernama photographer shortlisted for Int’l News Photo Awards

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) photographer Mohd Izzul Farhan Ahmad Surianshah has been shortlisted in the 2021 News Photo Awards competition organised by the Russian news agency TASS.Izzul, 28, from Bernama’s Seremban …

Cooperatives can help stabilise prices of goods – PM

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Feb 18 — A collaborative effort among cooperatives in the country can help stabilise and reduce the prices of basic necessities, ultimately benefiting the people, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.He said with a stre…

Seawater receding phenomenon attracts visitors to Pangkor

PANGKOR, Feb 18 — The phenomenon of receding seawater from Pulau Pangkor to Pulau Giam along a 400-metre stretch has attracted hundreds of tourists to this area who do not want to miss the opportunity to enjoy its wonders and beauty.It allows people …

COVID: Gov’t never forced children to be vaccinated – PM

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Feb 18 — The government had never forced parents to register their children to be vaccinated through the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. He sai…

MOE hopes classrooms reserved for SPM examination not be used as polling stations

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will discuss with the Election Commission (EC) not to use classrooms reserved for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination as polling stations in the Johor state election (PRN) on March 12.Seni…

Lorry carrying used cooking oil skids on North-South Expressway causing 5-km traffic crawl

NILAI, Feb 18 — North-South Expressway (PLUS) users were stranded in a five-kilometre traffic jam today as a used cooking oil lorry skidded at KM278.8 (northbound) of the highway.Nilai District Police chief Supt Mohd Fazley Ab Rahman said the incident…