COVID: Sabah allows 300 congregants for Friday prayers at main mosques – Masidi

The Sabah government allowed 300 congregants to perform Friday prayers at the state’s main mosques effective today, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.The minister, who is also Sabah COVID-19 spokesman, said the main m…

141 fly to Langkawi from Ipoh on maiden flight

IPOH, Sept 17 — A total of 141 passengers, including 23 children, took off on the first flight from the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here today to Langkawi under the travel bubble pilot project. Perak Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Co…

‘Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 8th Annual Meeting’ kicks off Oct 6 – 7

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The ICEF Secretariat has announced that Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will host ‘Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 8th Annual Meeti…

JKR signs MoU on data integration programme to monitor federal projects in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 17 — The Public Works Department (JKR) and Sabah JKR today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to carry out the Control and Reporting System (SKALA) data integration programme to further facilitate the process of monitoring …

4-day 18th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society forum begins Oct 2

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The STS forum, a non-profit organisation will hold its 18th Annual Meeting from Oct 2 to 5, which will be LIVE ONLINE from Kyoto, Japan.World leaders, including professional scientists, policymakers and business leaders, will g…

COVID-19 vaccination for teens in Pahang to start on Monday

KUANTAN, Sept 17 — The COVID-19 vaccination programme for teenagers aged 16 and 17 in Pahang will begin on Monday (Sept 20), said state health director Datuk Dr Nor Azimi Yunus.Dr Nor Azimi, in a statement posted on her Facebook account, said the Paha…

COVID: 17,577 new cases reported, Sarawak still highest – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Malaysia’s new COVID-19 cases dipped further again after 17,577 infections were reported today, compared to 18,815 cases yesterday.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in sharing COVID-19 related data on his…