Over 20,000 individuals benefited from KEDA housing projects for rural poor

KUALA NERANG, Feb 13 — A total of 23,775 individuals have benefited from houses built by the Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA) for the poor in the state since its establishment over 40 years ago.Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir …

No decision yet on extension of subsidy for chicken rearers

ALOR SETAR, Feb 13 — The government has yet to decide whether to extend or not the subsidy for poultry farmers after June 4, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister (MAFI) Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee. He said the current subsidy is provided …

RM16 million sardine processing plant to be built in Tok Bali

PASIR PUTEH, Feb 13 — A sardine processing plant will be built in Tok Bali with a RM16 million allocation and the move will help boost development in the area, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II, Datuk Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi Sa…

Terengganu Sultan confers state awards on 24 recipients today

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 13 — The Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, today conferred state awards and honours to 24 recipients for 2021.The investiture ceremony was held at Istana Sharqiyyah here and was also attended by the Sultanah of …

UiTM collaborates with UMK for double degree academic programme

KOTA BHARU, Feb 13 — Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) today signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to offer a double degree academic programme which combines two bachelor’s degree programmes from the two public u…

COVID: 22,802 new cases , cumulative total surpasses 3 million mark

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The number of new COVID-19 cases continued on a rising trend with 22,802 cases recorded today, with cumulative infections surpassing the three million mark at 3,019,163.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in …

Minimum wage set based on discussions with various parties – Saravanan

NILAI, Feb 12 — The monthly minimum wage of RM1,500 a month was not a rash decision but was determined after discussion with various parties, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said.He said the setting of the minimum wage also involved d…