KPWKM expects number of JKM aid recipients to reach 550,000 this year

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — The number of welfare assistance recipients under the Social Welfare Department (JKM) this year is expected to reach 550,000 people compared to 517,414 last year through the adoption of the Food Poverty Line Income (PGK) limit 2019…

Online recruitment application for foreign workers soon – Saravanan

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said employers will soon be able to submit online recruitment applications for hiring foreign workers in each sector from source countries.In a statement, today, the minister said he…

209 receive awards, medals in conjunction with Selangor Sultan’s birthday

SHAH ALAM, Jan 10 — A total of 209 individuals from Petaling and Klang districts were conferred awards and medals in an investiture ceremony today, held in conjunction with the 74th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.Te…

Flood victims in Johor, Melaka, Pahang continue to decrease

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The flood situation in Johor, Melaka and Pahang has continued to improve, with the number of victims decreasing further as of this evening.In JOHOR, the number of victims declined to 2,935 people as of 4 pm, compared to 3,161 in…

COVID: End of double-digit trend in Sarawak’s daily cases

KUCHING, Jan 10 — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Sarawak recorded another record low today with only seven cases, thus ending the trend of double-digit figures (or higher) over the past two years.The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) in…

COVID-19 delays Kota Bharu’s city status plan

KOTA BHARU, Jan 10 — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Kelantan to review its plan to obtain full city status for the Kota Bharu Municipal Council-Islamic City (MPKB-BRI) in 2023, said Local Government, Housing and Health Committee chairman Dr Izani Hu…

FAMA expects vegetable prices to stabilise in one to two months

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 10 — Vegetable prices are expected to stabilise in the next one to two months following various efforts carried out by the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industrie…