35 PCT OF NON-PENSIONABLE VETERANS NOT RECEIVING BSH DUE TO FAILING TO UPDATE INFORMATION

KEPALA BATAS, As many as 35 per cent of the 41,000 non-pensionable veterans of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) have dropped out of receiving the Cost of Living Aid (BSH), as they have failed to update their data, said the ATM Veteran Affairs Departm…

DOST hands over P2M for Iloilo City nutrition project

ILOILO CITY: The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Western Visayas turned over on Monday a PHP2 million check to support the nutrition program of the local government of Iloilo City through a food production facility.

‘Our support will b…

SELANGOR GOV’T WELCOMES SELANGOR SULTAN’S ADVICE ON STRENGTHENING UNITY

SHAH ALAM, The Selangor state government welcomes Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s wishes that Malays continue to uphold unity and strengthen harmony among the multicultural and multiracial society in the state.

Selangor Menteri B…

NPC: Data of 597 DOST workers compromised in hacking incident

MANILA: An investigation by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) has found that the personal data of approximately 597 employees of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have been compromised following the hacking of its system last week.

GET PROGRAMME TO BE CONTINUED WITH MORE PREMIUM COMPETITIVE RATES – PETRA

PUTRAJAYA, The Green Electricity Tariff (GET) programme will be continued this year with a quota offer of 6,600GWh (6,600 gigawatt-hours) at a premium rate of 10sen/kWh for low voltage users and 20sen/kWh (20 sen per kilowatt-hour) for medium and hig…

10 firearms recovered from Maguindanao Norte armed groups

COTABATO CITY: Government forces separately recovered 10 assorted high-powered firearms from private armed groups (PAGs) in Maguindanao del Norte over the weekend, police and military authorities said Monday.

In one of the operations, a police team w…

LOGO ON SOLES OF SHOES DOES NOT MATCH WORD ‘ALLAH’ IN ASPECT OF ‘KHAT’ ART – EXPERTS

KUALA LUMPUR, The logo on the soles of shoes produced by Vern’s brand, allegedly resembling the word ‘Allah’, does not match the holy word in terms of the art of ‘khat’ (a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy), said Associate Professor Dr Nor Azlin Hamid…