Three children drown: Family leaves it to fate

SETIU, Oct 9 — Losing the only daughter to a tragedy is hard to swallow, what more when she is the lifeblood of the family.But that is the dilemma Che Mohd Humaizi Che Jemani, 38, has to face when his only daughter Nurulhasha Humaira, 11, was found dr…

COVID: 14,422 recovery cases today, higher than new infections – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia recorded 14,422 recoveries from COVID-19 today, exceeding the number of daily new infections which were at 8,743.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement today, said of the total new cases …

100 school children with learning problem to get free tuition

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 9 — Some 100 Year One to Year Three school children who have learning problem were chosen to attend free tuition through the Reading Skills Programme organised by the Layang-Layang State Assembly Service Centre (DUN) in Kluang beginni…

Vetting process for Zone ‘A’ fishermen gives opportunity for new licence applicants – Ahmad

KOTA TINGGI, Oct 9 — A vetting process for Zone A fishermen will be done if there are fishermen who are no longer active in carrying out fishing, thus providing an opportunity for new applications.Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister I (MAF…

KKMM plans to establish creative arts associations – Zahidi

KANGAR, Oct 9 — The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) plans to establish a creative arts associations at both national and state levels to facilitate the coordination of efforts to further develop the industry.Deputy minister Datuk Zahidi …

COVID: Only 0.89 per cent of new cases in Sarawak involve lung infection

KUCHING, Oct 9 — Only 0.89 per cent or 10 of the 1,126 COVID-19 positive cases in Sarawak today involve lung infection which require oxygen support and use of ventilators.State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the other 99.11 p…

Mercy Malaysia activates Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — MERCY Malaysia has activated its Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan that details strategic objectives and priorities for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan including core relief as well as i…