PICKids: Sabah expands vaccination to primary schools – Masidi

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 15 — The National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), for children aged five to 11 in Sabah, has been expanded to primary schools, said state Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun.He said th…

MMEA to get new assets to beef up security in country’s waters – Hamzah

PORT KLANG, Feb 15 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will get more ships and helicopters to assist enforcement and rescue operations in national waters, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.He said this was aimed at strength…

Additional RM200 mln allocation for MSMEs impacted by COVID-19, flood – Noh

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 15 — The government has approved an additional allocation of RM200 million to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as well as the informal sector that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and floods.Entrepreneur Deve…

Individuals facing technical issues with booster dose record urged to lodge complaints

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Individuals facing technical problems with regard to the COVID-19 booster dose vaccination record on their MySejahtera app have been urged to lodge complaints through the app or revisit the location where they received the shot…

Pahang revokes logging approval on 40.47 hectares of land in Bukit Makro

KUANTAN, Feb 15 — The Pahang Forestry Department (JPNP) confirmed that the state government has revoked the approval of a logging area of 40.47 hectares in Bukit Makro, Maran involving government land, to Amanah Saham Pahang (ASPA) on Jan 17.The Depar…

King, Queen convey condolences to family of Semret Singh

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the family members of former national ha…

Faulty electrical fence believed to be cause of elephant entering army camp

IPOH, Feb 14 — A faulty electrical fence at the Sri Banding Camp, Gerik, is believed to have been the cause of an elephant seen entering the area, which was captured on videos which have since gone viral on social media today.Perak Department of Wildl…