MetMalaysia: Some areas experiencing rain, floods due to weakening Southwest Monsoon

PETALING JAYA, Sept 7 — The wet weather and flood situation in the country at this time is due to the country experiencing the tail end of the Southwest Monsoon (break in the monsoon), Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general…

Johor keen to participate in committee discussing reopening of Malaysia-Singapore border

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 7 — A special committee set up by the federal government to discuss the reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore border is expected to involve representatives from the state government.Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said th…

Transformation in government, parliament, MA63 top priorities for Wan Junaidi

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 — Transformation in the government and Parliament systems as well as examining the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) will be top priorities of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department’s (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi …

Covid: Five new clusters detected in Sarawak Tuesday (Sept 7) — SDMC

KUCHING, Sept 7 — Five COVID-19 community clusters, of which four involved longhouses and one a village, were declared in Sarawak today, according to the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).It said in a statement that the Pinang Jawa cl…

Tears and heartbreak over Muhammad Fayyadh Ukasyah’s demise

GOPENG, Sept 7 — A mother’s heart is broken into pieces when the body of her young son, who had been missing since yesterday evening, was found floating in a mining pond in Taman Kinta Baru, here, this morning.Nur Shamimi Abdul Malek 27, was seen cryi…

Prime Minister to deliver keynote address at National Recovery Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be delivering the opening keynote address at the National Recovery Summit to be held virtually this Thursday.In a statement today, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific presi…

Cinemas allowed to operate, open to fully vaccinated individuals from Thursday (Sept 9) – PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Cinemas in states that are in Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) will be allowed to operate at 50 per cent capacity beginning Thursday (Sept 9), with only those who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination allowed to…