PLUS committed to preventing congestion at toll plazas

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has identified areas of improvement in response to the recent inconvenience of congestion during the initial implementation of the second public pilot Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) along the N…

Official document on flood impact out next week

JITRA, Jan 20 — The official document of the special report on the impact of the floods that hit several states including Selangor and Pahang last month will be released to the government next week.Chief Statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir …

Climate Change Bill legal framework completed – Tuan Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) has completed the climate change legal framework in December last year which will be the basis for the development of the country’s Climate Change Bill.Its Minister, Datuk Seri Tuan …

Pulau Burung landfill operator fails to adhere to concession agreement – CM

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 20 — The operator of the Pulau Burung landfill in Nibong Tebal has failed to adhere to several conditions in the concession agreement made in 2012, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.He said the state executive council meeting yesterd…

Canada puts on hold contracts with Malaysia glove maker Supermax

Published by Reuters UK (This November 14, 2021 story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to say contracts put on hold, not paused imports.) KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Canada has put on…

Fake COVID-19 vaccination certs detected in Kedah – Exco

ALOR SETAR, Jan 19 — The sale of fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates has also been detected in Kedah, said State Health and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Hayati Othman.He said an investigation was underway to identify whether th…

COVID: Sabah records 73 cases from new cluster involving school in Sandakan

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 19 — Sabah has reported a new COVID-19 cluster with the index case being a male student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sandakan and up to today, 73 positive cases have been recorded from this cluster.State Housing and Local Go…