CyCORE introduced to combat digital piracy – Nanta

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 — The Cyber Copyright Enforcement (CyCORE) programme has been introduced to combat digital film copyright infringement or digital film piracy, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.Throug…

Residents upset over viraled photos of flood in Kampung Morten, making it look like an island

MELAKA, Jan 6 — Residents of the Malay heritage village, Kampung Morten, here, especially the food traders regret the viraling of photographs of the flood situation there last Saturday, making the village look like an island.Kampung Morten Development…

Floods: Drop in number of evacuees in five states

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The number of flood evacuees in relief centres in Sabah, Pahang, Melaka, Johor and Negeri Sembilan continued to drop this evening.In SABAH, there was a significant drop from 3,417 evacuees from 1,224 families this afternoon to 28…

Ritual of warding off floods contradicts Islamic teachings

JELI, Jan 6 — A ritual supposedly to ward off floods by ‘Raja Bomoh’ (shaman) or his real name, Ibrahim Mat Zin with a woman in Teluk Intan recently, clearly showed elements that contradicted Islamic teachings, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minist…

Sabah JKR plans to implement sewerage fees

SANDAKAN, Jan 6 — The Sabah Works Ministry (JKR) plans to implement sewerage maintenance service charges in the state to ensure the sewerage system is at the optimum level.Its minister, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, who is also Sabah Deputy Chief Min…

Over RM39 million in compassionate aid distributed to flood victims

SHAH ALAM, Jan 6 — Over RM39 million in compassionate aid (BWI) have been distributed to heads of households affected by the recent massive floods, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Tasks) Datuk Mastura Mohd Yazid said.“The a…

Govt to improve communication, create early warning system for disasters – Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The government will set up a task force to improve the existing communication system and create a faster and effective early warning system for disasters for the benefit of the people.Minister of Communications and Multimedia (KK…