Fahmi congratulates Suhaimi Sulaiman on appointment as broadcasting D-G

KUALA LUMPUR– Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has congratulated broadcast personality Suhaimi Sulaiman on his appointment as the new Broadcasting director-general.In a Facebook post, Fahmi said Suhaimi who has extensive experience in …

Employers must not ignore labour requirements despite relaxation plan

PUTRAJAYA– Employers should not ignore aspects related to labour standards eventhough relaxations are granted under the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan to expedite approval of quotas for foreign workers.Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar …

18 pig farms in Penang now hit by ASF – Chow

NIBONG TEBAL– African Swine Fever (ASF) has now spread more widely in Penang, with seven more pig farms being hit, bringing the total number of farms affected by the outbreak until today to 18, in three districts.Chief Minister, Chow Kon Yeow, said th…

Bernama staff affected by floods receive contributions from Kasih@Bernama, Mydin Prihatin

KUALA TERENGGANU– The National News Agency of Malaysia (Bernama) in displaying its caring initiative towards its staff who were affected by the recent floods in Terengganu, contributed cash aid and basic necessities to ease their burden.Bernama’s Head…

Floods: Pahang to get RM27 mln allocation from federal government – Wan Rosdy

KUANTAN– Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said the federal government has allocated a total of RM27 million to the state to solve the flooding issue in the short term.He said the allocation will be used as best possible to implemen…

King, Queen grace rank conferment ceremony for Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal

KUALA LUMPUR– Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today graced the rank conferment ceremony for their son, the Regent of Pahang Tengku Ma…

MINDEF cancels five previous procurement tenders

KUALA LUMPUR– The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has cancelled five procurements for supplies, services and infrastructure projects to avoid leakages in expenditure.MINDEF said this was following its implementation of procuring assets through open tende…